How to Get Involved with NACo
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Apply for a policy steering committee, standing committee, caucus or innovation council.
Making a Difference for Every County
NACo members have the opportunity to serve on 31 committees, caucuses, task forces and advisory boards to inform national policymaking and help solve problems impacting counties, boroughs and parishes.
- Any elected or appointed officials and county staff of NACo member counties, boroughs and parishes.
- Inform national policy and stay up-to-date on issues impacting your county
- Access to best practices
- Network with leaders facing similar issues
- Policy steering committees: create and drive federal policy and advocacy
- Standing committees, caucuses, task forces and advisory boards: drive programs and projects pursued by NACo for counties
Level of involvement is based on your schedule. Committees hold:
- Monthly conference calls
- Meetings at the NACo Annual and Legislative Conferences*
*Attendance to in-person meetings and participation on conference calls are encouraged, but not required.
- Members serve one-year terms from July to July of the following year.
To apply for a policy steering committee or ad hoc committee, caucus or task force, please click here. Once you submit, your application will be routed to the appropriate approval process (your state association for policy committees and NACo staff for ad hoc committees).
How to Join
To apply for a policy steering committee, standing committee, caucus or innovation council, please click here.
- Sign in to your MyNACo Portal
- Click apply and submit your application
- For policy steering committees, your application will be routed to your sate association for approval. Members can only serve on one policy steering committee per year. No more than two individuals from the same county and ten individuals from the same state can serve on the same policy steering committees. Applicants should indicate their first and second choices.
- For standing committees, caucuses and innovation councils, your applications will be routed to NACo staff for acceptance.
- Members wishing to serve as the chair of vice chair of a committee must apply before NACo’s Annual Conference and will be appointed by the NACo President
- If you have any questions, please contact membership@naco.org. Click here to see a list directory of NACo’s programs and resources.
Innovation Councils, Standing Committees & Task Forces
These committees support NACo’s ability to foster innovative programs and services focused on building stronger counties that result in a stronger America. Committee members work together to ensure NACo’s initiatives align with the needs of county, parish and borough governments.
Policy Steering Committees
The steering committees review and make recommendations on federal policy issues and legislation that supports local decision-making, prevents unfunded mandates and provides direct federal investments in county priorities.
