Engaging Local Government Leaders

📚 Local Gov should be more like a serious book club. Today’s Morning Buzz from Josie Peery, enterprise account executive at Zencity and ELGL Board Member, takes something wonderfully simple; a group of friends reading books together and turns it into one of the best reflections on community, leadership and culture we’ve seen in a while.

The big takeaway?
✅ Show up.
✅ Respect disagreement.
✅ Take turns leading.

Whether you work in city hall, public works, communications, budgeting or somewhere in between, this is a reminder that strong communities aren’t built by everyone thinking the same thing — they’re built by people who keep showing up for each other anyway.

Honestly, local government really is just one giant group project/book club/community meeting hybrid.

👉 Give this one a read.

🏁 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… START. YOUR. NETWORKING. 🏁

The green flag is about to drop on the 🏎️ ELGL Government Grand Prix 🏎️ and this isn’t your average annual conference pit stop.

We’re intentionally capping attendance at around 100 racers because the goal isn’t a bigger crowd; it’s better connections.

As a volunteer organization committed to the idea that No One in Local Gov Leads Alone, we are going for less “find your people in a sea of thousands.” And want more “you leave knowing people by name.”

Expect fast ideas, meaningful conversations and enough energy to fuel the whole track. ⚡

So grab your crew chief, tune up your stories, and get to the starting line before all the spots are gone.

🚦Ready to race?

Right on the heels of sharing our Top Influencers and all the events around Public Service Recognition Week, we hope everyone is feeling a little extra ✨ inspired and joyful ✨ when it comes to hashtag !

This is the perfect time to let everyone know that we are now accepting applications for our Board of Directors. As an all-volunteer organization, we are looking to fill two seats on our board that will serve three-year terms.

With our new strategic plan in place, we are doubling down on our commitment that no one in local government leads alone. This next cohort of board members will really help lead that through 2029!

Application link can be found in the comments! 👇