NACo on the Move

In the News Ouray County, Colo. Commissioner Lynn Padgett was quoted in CQ Roll Call regarding the proposed rule for "waters of the U.S." She spoke on behalf of NACo. Clinton County, Pa. Commissioner Pete Smeltz was quoted in DTN-The Progressive Farmer regarding EPA's proposed "waters of the U.S." rule. He represented NACo's stance on the issue. NACo was mentioned in Agri-Pulse in conjunction with the "waters of the U.S." proposed legislation. NACo Officers and County Officials NACo President Riki Hokama, First Vice President Sallie Clark, Second Vice President Bryan Desloge and the leadership of the Transportation Steering Committee convened in Redlands, San Bernardino County, Calif. at Esri's headquarters on March 19 for a day of interactive sessions on building smarter apps and tools for county governments. NACo Staff Emmanuelle St. Jean, health program manager, spoke at the 2015 Healthcare IT Connect Summit March 23 in Baltimore, Md. with Nick Macchione, director of the San Diego County, Calif. Health Human Services Agency. The title of the panel was Data Driven Coordination of Health and Human Services. St. Jean represented NACo's Healthy Counties Initiative. Research Director Emilia Istrate presented NACo's County Explorer at the White House Rural Council meeting on March 24, in Washington, D.C. Jen Horton, program manager, gave a presentation at the Sustainable Communities Leadership Academy event in Boston, Mass. March 25. Chief Innovation Officer Bert Jarreau presented at the Esri Public Sector CIO Summit March 26 in San Bernardino County, Calif. The panel session was entitled The Next Big Thing in Government Innovation. Coming Up Caitlin Myers, membership services associate, will be exhibiting on behalf of NACo at the ACCG Advancing Georgia's Counties Annual Conference in Chatham County, Ga. April 17 20, 2015.