2014: A Year in Review
During this holiday season, we wanted to pause to send you
greetings and our sincere wishes for good health and much
happiness in the coming year. Your support of our work is
very much appreciated.
The Institute for Local Government has enjoyed serving you in
2014. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with and be a
resource for local governments across California.
It’s been a busy year for ILG as we work to serve the needs of
local governments across California. Our annual report that provides a look
back at our accomplishments this year is available here. A
few highlights of our work this year include:
Awarding the second full Beacon
award and 27 Beacon Spotlight awards to cities and counties
across the state and helping local governments make measurable
progress toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions, saving energy
and implementing sustainability best practices through the Beacon
Program;
Creating a Good
Governance Checklist: Good and Better Practices to help local
agencies identify policies and practices to promote and build
public trust and confidence;
Expanding our Collaborations and Partnerships
Program to include the Cities Counties Schools Partnership
and the Summer Meal Coalition; and
Sharing resources to ensure
elected officials have the tools they need to make informed,
ethical decisions; and
Providing technical assistance to the City of Turlock to help
them create and implement a successful community engagement
strategy surrounding district elections and overwhelmingly pass a
ballot measure and avoid costly litigation.