Conduit Street

Are you looking to generate business with local governments? Are you interested in new promotional opportunities?  Advertise in MACo’s biennial publication Directory of County Officials that is relied upon by Maryland government officials as a reference for contact information for  County, State, and Federal elected and appointed officials.  This 400+ page Directory, compiled and published by MACo contains the following information:

• County Elected and Appointed Officials by County
• Counties and County Seats Map
• Counties Fact Sheet
• County Sections for each 23 counties and Baltimore City
• State Listings:
  • Executive Branch
  • Agencies
  • Departments
  • Judiciary
  • General Assembly
  • Regional Agencies
  • MD Congressional Delegation

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As bad weather has already reached Maryland, and the legislative session is in full swing, MACo wants our members and meeting participants to have easy and timely access to information on Annapolis events. On any day with inclement weather, MACo will post information to the blog site on its policy for that day as early as possible — usually by 7:30am.

Here are a few guidelines and procedures for events:

The General Assembly – Bill hearings, briefings, and other public events conducted by the General Assembly are very rarely canceled due to bad weather. The General Assembly’s website is a reliable source for any overall closures, and if MACo is aware of anything being delayed or canceled, we will post it on the Conduit Street blog.

MACo Meetings – For the MACo Legislative Committee and other meetings at the MACo offices, MACo staff will consult with Association leadership in determining a closure policy. Recognizing the statewide nature of the organization, we seek to be respectful of those who face substantial travel to attend these meetings — so our consideration will include looking at multiple regions of the state, not just the state of the roadways in and around Annapolis.

Please be aware, though, that cancellation of a Legislative Committee meeting will often lead to bill positions or other strategic considerations being delayed – and may trigger extraordinary procedures to direct MACo’s advocacy. Leadership and staff will seek to balance these needs against the travel concerns in making case-by-case decisions on meeting cancellations.

MACo will be closed Thursday, January 27 due to the inclement weather.

MACo’s series of meetings scheduled for the morning of January 26 will go on as scheduled:

Education Committee meeting at 10am
Tax Committee meeting at 10am
Legislative Committee meeting at 10:30am

We encourage our members to drive safely and take precautions as needed.

The Maryland Association of Counties has launched a  Twitter page to provide quick updates on the on-goings of the Association.  Follow our page for MACo legislative action, General Assembly news and  conference updates.

The full-time position of Meetings and Events Coordinator is available at the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo).  Principal responsibilities include coordinating conference/event logistics, including site selection, program development, vendor relations, and general event oversight to ensure highly regarded and effective meetings and conferences.

The successful candidate possesses excellent planning, organizational, communication and written skills; can accomplish many and varied tasks, and has good interpersonal skills to communicate with members, staff, attendees, presenters, and vendors; is a team player who is flexible and adaptable to shifting roles and responsibilities, and who can succeed with minimal guidance and oversight.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree, computer proficiency, some relevant work experience preferred, familiarity with Maryland state and local government a plus. Salary is negotiable based on qualifications, with generous benefits provided.

Interested parties should refer to the MACo Website for application process, greater position & benefits detail, and MACo background. Completed applications are due by November 29, 2010.

MACo and MML are proud to offer an additional training workshop for government officials entitled, Dealing with Angry People.   The workshop is designed to help local government officials become more effective in conflict situations where anger and intense emotions can otherwise derail meetings and the important day-to-day business of governing. 

The free workshop will be held in Westminster on June 11th.  To register for the workshop, please email efahey@westgov.com .  A boxed lunch can be ordered at cost.  Indicate in email when registering.

Date:     Friday June 11th
Time:    11:30 am – 4:00 pm
Location:  City of Westminster
                Police Department Training Room
                36 Locust Street
                Westminster, MD 21157

Register today as the workshop is limited to 25 attendees!