 National Association of Counties * Washington, D.C. Vol. 32, No. 23 * December 18, 2000 Previous story | Table of Contents | Next story NACo Board adopts $21 million FY2001 budget By Tom Goodman
The NACo Board of Directors, meeting in Blaine County, Idaho on Dec. 8–9, adopted a $21 million operating budget for 2001, a strategic plan for the future, and legislative priorities for 107th Congress. In a special ceremony during the meeting, the board celebrated the association reaching its goal of 2,000 member counties. Madison County, Fla. became the 2,000th member on Nov. 30 and with that honor, as part of a special promotion, wins a free trip for two to a NACo conference of its choice. The budget provides funding for:
The board approved $2.5 million for the purchase of a new association management database and accounting system. This funding also includes funding for replacement of computer hardware, software upgrades, and a re-design of the NACo Web site. While the board approved funding for the new database system, it also asked that the NACo Information Technology Committee review the proposal and make a recommendation to the executive committee about its merits. The budget plans for NACo to end 2001 with a surplus of $836,000 bringing net assets to $8.3 million. Administrative and overhead costs are 19 percent of the budget. The budget provides for no new staff positions. Actually, there is a reduction of two staff positions — from 92 to 90. Included in the budget are an average 3.5 percent salary increase and a 1 percent bonus rate for staff. The six key legislative priorities approved by the board are:
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