Elected Officials Legislation Operations 
Barrett & Greene
AUGUST 5, 2024
And they often tell us (usually off the record) that it’s the mayors, councilmembers, governors and legislators who stand in their way. Sometimes solid performance management operations – including the emphasis on evidence-based practices, evaluations, and performance measurements – can be downplayed, unused or ignored.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
MARCH 10, 2024
The paper also analyzes good cause legislation in other cities and states to help policymakers consider how to balance anticipated tradeoffs. In 2023, Albany lawmakers failed to pass any significant legislation that could have addressed the city’s affordability problems, with a good cause bill at the center of the legislative stalemate.
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Center for Community Progress
JUNE 6, 2022
At the height of the foreclosure crisis post-2008, a group of elected officials, community development practitioners, and lawyers came together to craft a strategy to respond to the hemorrhaging real estate market in Ohio. In 2006, the Ohio General Assembly passed this legislation. Ohio’s Traditional Land Bank Law.
Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast
OCTOBER 3, 2023
One of the additional duties for emergency managers at the local level is to make and maintain connections with local and state elected officials. This is not everyone’s “cup of tea” but it can be a vital aspect of having a disaster management program that enjoys the support of legislators.
American City & Country
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Florida made legislative changes requiring buildings that are three stories or higher and more than 30 years old, to undergo a milestone inspection. This can be seen more recently after events like the 2021 Surfside, Fla., condo collapse that killed 98 people and the Grenfell Tower fire in London, killing 72 in 2017.
Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast
DECEMBER 12, 2023
She recently had a book published, Getting Elected is the Easy Part: Work and Winning in the State Legislature In this podcast we learn about her personal experiences and then also dive more deeply into her advice for people aspiring to be elected officials.
Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast
JANUARY 25, 2022
In this podcast the guest is Jim Buck, a former Washington State legislator. Call and email your city, county and state elected officials, your school principals, school district and then contact the respective Parent Teacher Association (PTA) to tell them to take action. In Washington State that might not be true.
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