NACo News Arkansas officials encouraged to attend NACo conference


Elected officials from all levels of Arkansas county and district government are encouraged to participate in the annual NACo Legislative Conference, scheduled this year at the Marri- ott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., March 5-9. Te NACo Legislative Conference is held


each year in Washington, D.C. Tis meeting brings over 2,000 elected and appointed county officials from across the country to focus on legislative issues facing county government. At- tendees hear from key Administration officials and members of Congress and are offered a myriad of additional educational opportunities addressing current and hot topic issues.


Highlights


Steering Committee, Sub-Committee and Affiliate Meetings will be held Saturday and Sunday; they are open to all who wish to at- tend. Educational workshops, starting Monday morning, include: A New World in Transpor- tation; Affordable Care Act: Prevention and Public Health Investments; Government Initia- tives to Lower Jail and Prison Populations; Re- newable Energy Siting Issues: What You Need to Know; Looking Ahead: Public Finance De- velopments that Benefit County Government; How Am I Going to Retire?; Cloud Computing: How It Improves Ser- vices and Reduces Costs; Workforce Develop- ment in a Changing Economy: Te Future of WIA; Foreclosure: Support for Home Owners and Communities; A New Day, A New ADA; Te Federal Benefits Debate for Incarcerated Veterans and Military Service Members; Les- sons Learned: What You Want to Know about Disaster Recovery; Year One Review: Federal Partnership for Sustainability; It’s All About the Numbers: Records Management in an In- tegrated Jail System; Redistricting in a Nutshell; Te Economic Development Administration


and Your Community; Te Next Farm Bill: Advocating for Rural County Priorities; What’s New with the Older Americans Act; Homeland Security in 2011: Federal Initiatives to Secure Your County; Kids and Gangs: Te Preventa- tive Potential of Federal Youth Legislation; Out with the Wash: Proposed Clean Water Act Changes; Tools You Can Use to Promote County Government; Federal Debt and Fiscal Responsibility: What


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Reform Efforts Mean to Your County; Te New Political Landscape: What to Expect From the New Congress. Wednesday, March 9 is set aside for Capitol


Hill visits – Counties on Capitol Hill Restor- ing the Partnership. Be part of a strong show of counties voicing their concerns on behalf of county government. Personal meetings are the most effective means of communicating with your lawmaker. Not only are you a constituent, you are elected by the same citizens. Set your appointments in advance to meet with congressional staff and members of Con- gress. NACo encourages you to schedule your Capitol Hill visits during this time. (For more information on how to schedule your visits please contact the Counties).


Association of Arkansas Key Speakers Guest speakers include: Former Congress-


man Joe Scarborough (R-FL), aka “Morn- ing Joe”, will address attendees on Monday, March 7, during the Opening Session of the 2011 NACo Legislative Conference. MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” features interviews with top newsmakers and politicians, in-depth analysis of the day’s biggest stories and is described by Te New Yorker as “appallingly entertaining”. A signer of the Contract with America and member of the 1994 Republican takeover of the House of Representatives, the former Flor- ida Congressman has been on the front lines of political history for over a decade. Scarborough talks with audiences about the state of the con- servative movement, where it has gone wrong and what leaders in Washington need to do to curb reckless spending. Scarborough is the author of two books in- cluding the recently released Te Last Best Hope, where he takes on the Republican Party establishment and lays out a way forward for both political parties.


Paul Ballew, serving as Nationwide’s chief economist, he also directs the company’s fore- casting and planning. Ballew’s vast experience, prior to joining Nationwide, includes: Execu- tive Director for Global Market and Industry Analysis at General Motors; Senior Advisor on industry conditions and corporate strategies for J.D. Power and Associates; Research Officer


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Scholarship open to Arkansas students


For the sixth straight year, four high school


seniors will earn $2,000 for college from the NACo-Nationwide Scholarship. Winning ap- plicants will be chosen based on a short essay describing why it is important for a public sec- tor employee to start saving early for retirement. Applicants must be the child or grandchild of a participant in NACo’s Deferred Compensation Program, administered by Nationwide Retire- ment Solutions. More information is available at www.nrsforu.com/scholarship.


County leaders sought for criminal justice network


NACo is helping to establish a Criminal Jus- tice Coordinating Councils Network to share information and ideas about common problems and promising approaches to local criminal jus- tice systems. An advisory board is also being formed, and county leaders are encouraged to apply. Te project is funded by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance and in collaboration with the Justice Management Institute, the Pretrial Justice Institute and NACo.


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and Senior Economist with the Federal Reserve. Today he maintains his advisory role with


the Federal Reserve in addition to serving on a number of Boards of non-profit organizations. He will join NACo attendees Tuesday morning and provide his insight about the current eco- nomic climate and what the future holds.


Te featured speaker is Dr. David G.


Brown, Psy.D. Clinical Psychologist, Resilience and Prevention Directorate Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE), Dr. Brown is a Special Operations combat veteran and was a frequent guest on Armed Forces Networks television and radio in Japan, India, and Germany for a range of psychological topics. Dr. Brown will share his knowledge on ser- vice member issues related to deployment and community re-integration and the impact this has on county services.


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