GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government
GovLove is a podcast about the people, policies and profession of local government. From Mayors and City Managers to interns and everyone in between, we interview the people making a difference in their communities to learn about the great work being done at the local level. GovLove is brought to you by Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL).
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 693
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
#13 Lets Get Ethical, Local Government Staff Debating ICMA's Two Year Guideline
Join Tim Wolff (Lake Isabella, MI), Matt Yager (Plano,TX), Mike Ekey (Raymore, MO) and Ben DeClue (Lebanon, MO) as they discuss the benefits and drawbacks of ICMA's Tenet 4, which includes a guidelin…
#12 Let's Get Ethical, Explaining ICMA's Two Year Guideline with Martha Perego & Julie Underwood
This week the GovLove team sits down with Martha Perego from ICMA and Julie Underwood the Assistant City Manager of Daly City, CA to discuss one of the hotly debated guidelines for ICMA members, the …
#11 Halloween in Chapel Hill, NC Managing Large Downtown Crowds
In honor of Halloween we’ve got a scary local government story. What would your town do if about 80,000 people descended upon it for a night? That isn’t a bad dream, it happened to the Town of Chapel…
#10 Between Two Interns, Meet Roger Gonzalez & Mark Yager, the Oregon Local Government Fellows
We introduce a semi-recurring series called 'Between Two Interns,' and talk with the Oregon Local Government Interns. Roger Gonzalez and Mark Yager discuss everything from their impressions of Oregon…
#9 Millennials in the Workplace, a Conversation with Cam Marston
In this episode of GovLove, we talk with Cam Marston, an expert on the impact of generational change and its impact on the marketplace. As an author, columnist, blogger, and lecturer, he imparts a cl…
#8 The Asheville Budget Explorer with Eric Jackson & Tony McDowell
Anyone that works in local government knows that the annual budget is one of the most important efforts an organization goes through each year. But getting citizens involved can be challenging. Our t…
#7 Tom Lundy, County Manager, Catawba County, NC
From intern to County Manager. Tom Lundy has become a legend in Catawba County, NC. He's been the Manager at Catawba for 36 years as well as served as the President of ICMA, the National Association …
#6 We Love Local Government with Glen Ocsko
"A computer beat me once at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing." Glen Ocsko is chock full of these kinds of equal parts hilarious and true -isms for local government folks. As the founde…
#5 Reducing Domestic Violence with Catherine Johnson, Family Justice Center, Guilford County, NC
Guilford County recently opened its own Family Justice Center with the vision, "To protect the vulnerable, stop the violence, restore hope, and make our community safer." This episode of GovLove is w…
#4 Social Media in Local Government, Lori Hall, West Linn, OR
How can governments up their Twitter followers? Increase traffic to parks? Lori Hall, the Citizen Engagement Coordinator at the City of West Linn, breaks down her social media strategy.
#3 Increasing Women in Leadership, Gender Equality in Local Government
GovLove Co-Host Kirsten Wyatt and Bridget Kozlowski, Community Relations Director for Sterling Heights, MI, dive into the important issue of increasing the percentage of women in local government. Th…
#2 Budgeting & Engagement in Durham, NC with Bertha Johnson & John Allore
Two guests from the City of Durham, North Carolina join GovLove to discuss budgeting and engaging residents in the budget process. Bertha Johnson, Director of Budget & Management Services, and John A…
#1 Local Government Finance with Casey Camors, Milwaukie, OR
GovLove Co-Host Kirsten Wyatt interviews Casey Camors, the new Finance Director of Milwaukie, Oregon. They discuss her unique path to a leadership position in Finance plus her passion for working in …