National Association of Counties
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This year's annual CIO Forum is focused on moving beyond being successful and making an impact by building resiliency through neurodiversity and skills training for IT, as well as developing short term and long-term strategies that bring innovation and transformation and keeps pace with the changing landscape of technology. Technology areas that will be covered include workforce, cybersecurity collaboration, change management, criminal justice and innovative opportunities. |
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NACo’s Finance, Pensions and Intergovernmental Affairs Policy Steering Committee meeting will discuss a wide range of matters of importance to counties related to county revenues and fiscal management, federal tax reform, pension and retirement benefits, municipal bonds, the intergovernmental partnership and the balance of federalism, elections, and more. The committee will also hold its business meeting to consider policy resolutions related to relevant federal actions and updates to our platform. |
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The Telecommunications & Technology Policy Steering Committee will discuss topics including broadband infrastructure funding, internet affordability and adoption measures at the local level, rural cellular initiatives, next-generation 911 funding support, cybersecurity initiatives at the local level, and more. The committee will also hold its business meeting to review and vote on policy resolutions proposed before the committee for consideration. |
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The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Subcommittee of the Information Technology Standing Committee focuses on GIS education, national trends and proposed legislation that might affect GIS. Members are county elected officials, surveyors and planners, GIS directors and other county GIS leadership. The subcommittee will hear from national organizations and partners on relevant topics on current and future landscape of GIS policies and practices including uncrewed vehicles. |
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County governments are critical to the nation's workforce, employing more than 1 in every 50 American workers. Join this workforce development summit to explore solutions and innovative approaches for applying skills-based practices to hiring and investments for improving the county government workforce. All county administrators and human resource and benefit professionals are encouraged to attend this workshop and become a part of NACo's new Workforce Network. |
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NACo's Large Urban County Caucus meeting will feature conversations with national and local leaders on topics of importance to urban counties, including transportation and infrastructure, urban development, and workforce. |
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The Information Technology Standing Committee, which consists of elected officials and county IT leaders, will focus on national trends and policies that could impact county technologies. Topics will cover cyber security resiliency, technology best practices, cloud vendor checklists. An overview of NACo pilots will be shared with members as well. |
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NACo's Rural Action Caucus will discuss issues important to rural America and to hear from guest speakers who are helping to shape policies important to rural communities. |
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Championed by U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), the bipartisan State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act grants additional latitude to county governments in investing resources from the American Rescue Plan’s (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, which allocated $65.1 billion directly to every county, parish and borough. The new flexibilitiy includes allowable investments in infrastructure, community development, and disaster response. Participants will hear an overview of the U.S. Treasury Department's new Interim Final Rule that outlines the updated eligible uses under the Cornyn/Padilla amendment, the coinciding reporting requirements, and how counties are implementing this new rule ahead of the December 31, 2024 deadline. |
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In our electoral system, the nation’s county governments typically administer and fund elections at the local level, including overseeing polling places and voting systems, and coordinating poll workers for federal, state and local elections. The specifics of elelction administration align with federal standards but vary from county to county and state to state, resulting in a variety of approaches to ensure safe, secure and fair elections. During this session, participants will hear from county election officials on the basics of election administration and will walk away with an understanding of key authorities and themes that are common and unique to counties across the country. |
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In our electoral system, the nation’s county governments typically administer and fund elections at the local level, including overseeing polling places and voting systems, and coordinating poll workers for federal, state and local elections. The specifics of elelction administration align with federal standards but vary from county to county and state to state, resulting in a variety of approaches to ensure safe, secure and fair elections. During this session, participants will hear from county election officials on the basics of election administration and will walk away with an understanding of key authorities and themes that are common and unique to counties across the country. |
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The Achievement Awards Luncheon & General Session will feature best-in-category winners of NACo’s Achievement Awards program and keynote speakers. This luncheon is open to all conference attendees. |
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County authority and responsibility is granted by state constitutions and statutes, and states are increasingly passing laws that preempt county authorities and limit local policymaking in a range of issues. This session will explore county authority in revenue generation and land use planning, state preemption of county authority to manage, protect and tax local land, and point participants toward solutions that can be tailored for unique local circumstances. |
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Hear how we as leaders can make decisions in policy and service delivery to improve the trajectory of our communities regardless of our function in county government. Learn about the unique opportunites that face us and how we can leverage resources to ensure equity is central to our governance. |
