Mitch Hammes has a built a national reputation as "That Code Enforcement Guy" having worked himself up front the frontlines as a code enforcement officer all the way to the top as a city administrator.

In this episode, we avoid getting into the weeds and examine code enforcement related topics at the 30,000 foot level in a manner that his hopefully more relevant to city managers and executives. In essence, I wanted to give a voice to the code enforcement officers on the frontlines and allow them to speak to their city managers and department heads through the voice and experience of Mitch -- who has walked their path.

Cool note! When Mitch stopped by my home in Wichita to record this episode in person, he was a finalist for his first city manager gig. Shortly after recording this interview he was selected to lead the city of Lamar, Colorado, and started at the end of October.

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Mitch Hammes' LinkedIn profile

Website for "That Code Enforcement Guy"

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This is the second installment in our new "Black City Manager" series featuring Troy Body, the city manager for Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

"I can't love your neighborhood more than you love it," Troy explains as we navigate his philosophical approach to city management. He uses the "pick up the can" metaphor to explain how he believe residents must taker ownership for the condition of their own neighborhoods and community.

At the end of the day, he says that the residents "have to meet me halfway" for true change to take place.

He also states that too many city managers oversell and overhype themselves by projecting the idea that they are transformational leaders and that that can lead to conflict with elected officials and stakeholders.

SHOW NOTES:

The LinkedIn page for "Black City Managers"

Website for "Black City Managers"

Troy Body's LinkedIn profile

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Are your elected officials overreacting to negative comments and criticism on social media? Tired of watching them get spun up by a handful of keyboard warriors living in their mother's basement?

Then you need to enroll your elected officials in Sam Toles' new social media training course for elected officials. He is the social media master and a former council member.

Lean on his experience and expertise to show your governing body how to analyze and assess the social media landscape.

SHOW NOTES

Sam Toles' LinkedIn profile

Link to CiviSocial website

Link to Sam Toles' New Book: The Social Media Playbook For Local Elected Officials

Link to the AAME discount for the CiviSocial Social Medial Training for Elected Officials

Link to CiviSocial's DeepFake Program

Link to CiviSocial's Referendum Ready Program

Sam previously appeared on the following episodes:

Episode 67: Your City is Doing Social Media Wrong

Episode 68: Keyboard Warriors & Social Media Terrorists

Episode 108: Social Media Training for Elected Officials with Sam Toles

Claim your FREE copy of "The Social Media Playbook for City & County Managers" at this link: https://civisocial.com/the-social-media-playbook

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