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• Job Opportunities: Multnomah County
• Blazers Public Employee Appreciation Night
• ELGL Recommends. . . . .
• Last Call for Feb. 9th Luncheon RSVP
• Job Posting: City Manager
• ICMA Opportunities for Mid-Career Professionals
• 01.30.12 The Morning Buzz

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Voters Urged to Drop Off Ballots Early

Washington County elections officials are encouraging voters to drop ballots off as soon as possible for the January 31 election so that all ballots are processed in a timely manner.

TOWN HALL MEETING WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15th 2012 6:00 P.M. At the FAMILY SERVICES BUILDING. The OAA (Older Americans Act) requires that the Mid-Columbia Council of Governments, through the Area Agency on Aging, develop a plan that meets the needs of older adults age 60 and above, including those who are rural and low-income. We need your help. This is your opportunity to let us know what programs and services work and what could be improved upon.

Citizen Involvement Recruitments

Clackamas County Water Environment Services, on behalf of the Surface Water Management Agency of Clackamas County (SWMACC), is seeking citizens to fill three vacancies on its Budget Committee beginning in spring 2012. Three 3-year terms are available.

Clackamas County Commissioners are seeking volunteers interested in serving on the Diversity Leadership Council (DLC) for a three year term. DLC advises the Board of County Commissioners and are meant to be representative of Clackamas County’s diverse populations.

Congressional City Conference to Focus on Local Innovation, Federal Advocacy | nlc.org

Learn more about Congressional City Conference to Focus on Local Innovation, Federal Advocacy at nlc.org

Spotlight

Do public employee appraisals actually accomplish anything?

Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane

Blog on items related to local government law.

Future Leaders of Local Government

Why would any young career-minded professional desire to seek out a position in public service? Today there is a rapidly changing, increasingly vitriolic public arena, questioning the purpose and value of government. Is the public sector losing its ability to attract and pluck out the smartest, most talented young professionals?

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: 1 metro, 3 vastly different approaches to public transit 

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area is home to nearly 6.4 million residents, the fourth largest metro area in the country. But what makes the Metroplex especially interesting is the disparate ways its three principal cities handle transit.

Federal Buzz: The price of innovation in federal government

To what lengths should government go to discover the next great innovation?

Inside the UGB

• Community Grant Programs | City of Oregon City
• Former manager in the Portland Bureau of Transportation says he was forced out because Tom Miller said they ‘lacked chemistry’: Portland City Hall roundup
• School district, city will discuss River Terrace area at joint meeting in Tigard
• Oregon’s “first lady” endorses Brady for mayor 

Outside the UGB

• Emergency volunteer management system worked
• Latest Economic Data: Are we in a recovery or not?
• Editorial: Lawmakers lack commitment to solving Oregon’s boom, bust revenue system 
• City plans to replace Bauer as city manager