Deadline Approaching for MACo Public Service and Innovation Awards

MACo invites nominations for the Marilyn J. Praisner Public Service Award and the County Innovation Award. DEADLINE: October 11, 2017

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Cecil County Peer Recovery Program with their County Innovation Award

Award nominations should be completed and submitted to the Academy for Excellence in Local Governance through the University of Maryland School of Public Policy no later than October 11, 2017.

The prestigious Marilyn Praisner Public Service Award honors and recognizes current or former elected county officials who have demonstrated outstanding service to a county, his or her constituents, and MACo.

MACo’s “Hall of Fame” award – the County Innovations Award – celebrates superb and leading-edge county programs that improve overall quality-of-life and service delivery for a county’s residents.

Details are included in the application links below.

Please follow the nomination instructions carefully:

Award winners will be celebrated at MACo’s Winter Conference Inaugural Banquet & Awards Ceremony on Thursday, December 7, 2017 in the company of approximately 400 county elected officials and staff, legislators, State and Federal officials, and traditionally, the Governor.

If you have questions about either of these awards, please contact MACo’s Member Services Director, Virginia White.