NACo News Whitley: Continued from 55 >>> Te transition from a war zone to a neighbor-
hood and a job at home is a hard one. Tese heroes have done so much for us. It’s the least we can do for these heroes to help them return home as successfully as possible. When we send our troops into war, we give them a battle plan. We should do the same thing when we bring them back to peacetime. I propose a task force that looks for ways to help our veterans find jobs as well as find any medical or counseling support they may need.
And while they are fighting for our rights
overseas, we will protect their rights here at home. No one serving in combat should face the loss of a job or the loss of a home while they are on active duty. I will do everything I can for those who are doing everything they can to protect us. Please let me know if you would be interested in serving on this task force. Let’s serve those who have served us. Finally, we will help counties affected by
the British Petroleum oil spill. Tis disaster is unlike anything we’ve ever
seen before. It presents ecological and economic challenges to all counties along the Gulf Coast. Tese counties face job losses and declining rev- enues. I pledge to do whatever is needed to help them fight back. So that is my agenda for NACo: Greater pub-
lic awareness; a stronger presence at the policy table in Washington; Restoration of the Partner- ship; a better focus on immigration; a heart for our veterans.; and a hand for our Gulf counties.
Mary Louise Williams (center), a justice of the peace on the Pulaski County Quorum Court, accepts an award in Reno, Nevada honoring her two years’ service as chair of the National Association of Counties’ Arts and Culture Commission and her pending retirement, this December, from public service. The award was presented by Jay Dick, Americans for the Arts, and Linda Langston, past chair of the commission, during NACo’s summer conference in Reno. (Photo courtesy Jack Hernandez/NACo)
Tis is an ambitious agenda, but we have al- ways been an ambitious organization. We can and will achieve these goals. We know what needs to be changed. And we
have the courage to get it done. Together, we will focus on the challenges facing our citizens and
find solutions for our counties. Together, we will do things right... and we will
do the right thing. And together, we will make decisions today that will create a better tomor- row. Tat is our mission... this is our moment.
U.S. Communities switches office supplies vendor effective Sept. 1
Te U.S. Communities-administered of- fice supplies contract has been awarded by the County of Los Angeles to Independent Statio- ners, Inc. Independent Stationers is a cooperative of 250 locally owned independent office supply dealers. Te new office supplies contract, ef- fective Sept. 1, 2010, replaces the contract formerly held by Office Depot. Office Depot chose not to bid on the new Los Angeles-U.S. Communities contract. “NACo is excited about this new office sup- ply contract under our U.S. Communities program,” said Larry Naake, NACo executive director. “We have always tried to offer nation- ally priced contracts that are delivered through locally based suppliers. Tis partnership with Independent Stationers and its extensive dealer
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organization provides us with a very aggressive- ly priced contract as well as an opportunity to use local dealers in our communities.” Te new contract delivers innovative office supply solutions to public agencies nationwide. Independent Stationers was established in 1977 and is an industry-leading office supplies pro- vider with advanced distribution capabilities located throughout the United States. Below are some of the benefits offered under the new contract with Independent Stationers: • Locally based service, sales and support via
more than 250 local office supply dealers • Opportunities for participating public agencies to save money and support local busi- ness, create local jobs and enhance the local tax base • Opportunities to meet and exceed locally
established goals for participation of minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBE) • National distribution and delivery • Access to over 19,000 office supplies prod-
ucts • Online ordering, next-day delivery, no minimum order limits, e-payment options in- cluding p-card, EDI and ERP integration • Free delivery • A fixed price contract to facilitate transpar- ency and public agency pricing audits • Electronic ordering and volume purchase
rebates To learn more about the products and so- lutions provided under the new U.S. Com- munities’ office supplies contract, please visit
http://uscommunities.isgroup.org or call 1.877.872.8599.
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