ELGL is excited to announce a webinar series all about innovation! Check out the lineup of speakers and mark your calendars for these great learning opportunities. Innovation! Innovation is a popular buzz word especially in local government and there seem to be speakers, classes, seminars and more, extolling the virtues of innovation or telling organizations how … Continued
It’s our pleasure to announce the fourth #ELGL14 conference sponsor: the City of Gresham, Oregon! Gresham employees have long been ELGL members and we’re so happy to have their support for #ELGL14. Are you interested in becoming an #ELGL14 sponsor? Click here to learn more and sign up today – spaces are limited. A huge high five to … Continued
It’s our pleasure to announce the third #ELGL14 conference sponsor: the Novak Consulting Group! ELGL first met Julia Novak at CPBB, and we’re excited to continue working with the Novak Consulting Group. Special thanks to Julie Underwood, ACM in Daly City, CA for helping with this sponsorship. Are you interested in becoming an #ELGL14 sponsor? Click here … Continued
Passionate. Driven. Courageous Leslie Knope would be impressed by Dave & Julie Morris’ recent #CityHallSelfie tour of the Western United States. We saw picture after picture of city hall buildings and fire halls, thanks to Dave & Julie’s dedication. When they’re not snapping selfies, Dave is the Battalion Chief for the Lake Oswego Fire Department, and … Continued
#ELGL Conference – October 17 Registration for #ELGL14 is now open. Here’s the full conference agenda for October 17 at the Kennedy School in Portland, Oregon. We’re limited to 150 people so make sure you sign up today if you want to attend. Use this link to register – we will only accept online registrations. #ELGL14 EcDev Pub Crawl – October … Continued
Welcome to week #7 of the Cookingham Connection. Today, we hear from Allen Barnes, the city manager of Gonzales, Texas. Mr. Barnes had been city manager in Sachse, a suburb of Dallas, from 2007-11, and was city manager at Liberty from 2002-07. He has a Master of Public Affairs degree. Barnes and his wife, Brenda, have been married 23 … Continued
Time to release the last conference session for #ELGL14, and it’s a good one! Get your calculator app ready for this session. If you want to learn how to be the most effective at the bargaining table, this session with Steven Schuback and Brando Leos from the Local Government Personnel Institute is for you. We’ll … Continued
Updated 9/11/2014 8:23 am In order to help our members get to know one another and save on costly trips to the gas station we provide a list of attendees for upcoming lunch and learn events. So call someone up, message them on LinkedIn or Tweet them and join in the carpool. Register for the … Continued
Here we are. Day 30/30. What a fantastic opportunity it has been to write about Emily Badger, feature her articles, and create some buzz for her upcoming appearance at #ELGL14. My takeaway from the 30 Days of Badger column: There is a true value in exploring the work of a journalist like Emily Badger. Her … Continued
Welcome to week #6 of the Cookingham Connection. Today, we hear from Ben Kittelson, the Project Manager for ELGL. Ben recently completed his MPA at Portland State University and has worked for several municipalities in the Portland area including: Beaverton, West Linn, Gresham and Oregon Metro – the regional government for the area. ___________________ Guidepost #6: “Lead those … Continued
