National Association of Counties
The National Association of Counties (NACo) is pleased to announce that the winners for the 2016 Achievement Awards are now available in our searchable awards database. This year, NACo proudly awarded 618 entries from 112 counties in 34 states. The NACo Achievement Award Search Portal can find winning programs by cycle year, category and state dating back to 2007. To check out the 2016 Achievement Award Story Map click here.
Winners of 2016 Achievement Awards are cordially invited to the NACo Achievement Awards Luncheon from 12 noon to 2 p.m. on July 24, 2016 at NACo’s 2016 Annual Conference and Exposition in Los Angeles County, California. NACo will list each award winner in the event’s program booklet and honor the Best of Category winners on stage. To RSVP, please click here.
NACo would like to recognize the following 2016 Achievement Award Best of Category winners:
| Category | County | State | Program Title |
| Arts and Historic Preservation | Russell County |
AL |
Crawford Park at the Historic Tuckabatchee Masonic Lodge |
| Children and Youth | Alameda County | CA | SafetyNet Program |
| Civic Education and Public Information | Henrico County | VA | Home Maintenance Workshops |
| Community and Economic Development | San Diego County | CA | The Fishermen Market and Pacific to Plate |
| County Administration and Management | Maricopa County | AZ | Citizen Consultancy Program |
| County Resiliency: Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability | Monmouth County | NJ | Monmouth County Community Rating System Assistance Program |
| Court Administration and Management | Los Angeles County | CA | Audio Remote Interpreting (ARI) Assistance at Public Counters |
| Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Clackamas County | OR | A Safe Place Family Justice Center: Wrap Around Services for Domestic Violence Victims |
| Emergency Management and Response | San Diego County | CA | Butane Honey Oil Lab Safety Guide for Emergency First Responders |
| Employment and Training | Chester County | PA | The County Cup |
| Financial Management | Harris County | TX | Property Tax Audit Automation |
| Health | Los Angeles County | CA |
Improving Care for Incarcerated Patients |
| Human Services | Washoe County | NV | Crossroads Program |
| Information Technology | San Diego County | CA | Improving Probation Officer Effectiveness with Mobile Applications |
| Libraries | Maricopa County | AZ | Airport Library Lounge |
| Parks and Recreation | Miami-Dade County | FL | Bike305 |
| Personnel Management, Employee Training & Benefits | Henrico County | VA | Fire Fit: An Intensive Focus on Firefighter Wellness |
| Planning | Leon County | FL | DesignWorks |
| Risk Management | Kitsap County | WA | Risk Check |
| Transportation | Montgomery County | MD | Creation of Wiki Database for Bus Stop Inventory/ADA Compliance |
| Volunteers | Baltimore County | MD | Volunteer Recognition Luncheon/Community Resources Publication |
NACo is pleased to announce the winners for the 2023 Achievement Awards.
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