MACo's "Good Government" Book Club will launch again for December 2019. Help us pick the book, then come and join the conversation at the Winter Conference. MACo is proud to again host a "book club" conversation -- each conference a cohort of county officials agrees to read one book, with a topic relating to public service or governance. During the conference, we'll have a breakout session where those who read the book (and anyone else…

MACo's County Champion Award series celebrates innovative county programs and county leaders who demonstrate extraordinary public service. Nominations are due October 11, 2019, and award winners will be celebrated at MACo's Winter Conference on December 4, 2019. 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, 2019. Details are included in the application links below.…

Interested in speaking at MACo's upcoming Winter Conference (December 4-6, 2019: "Building for the Future")? Submit your proposal today! "Building for the Future" will focus on county governance challenges and best practices - from the foundation to the rooftop – that will decide Maryland’s future. Topics to be discussed include school construction, clean energy infrastructure and solar siting, “The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future,” medical cannabis in the workplace, land use and zoning, long term traffic…

MACo's Board of Directors and Conference Planning Committee are proud to announce the theme of the upcoming Winter Conference December 4-6, 2019: "Building for the Future." "Building for the Future" will focus on county governance challenges and best practices - from the foundation to the rooftop – that will decide Maryland’s future. Topics to be discussed include school construction, clean energy infrastructure and solar siting, “The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future,” medical cannabis in the workplace,…

MACo's Winter Conference is December 4-6, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Hotel in Cambridge, MD - it always sells out, so book your room today! The Summer Conference is only a couple of weeks away, but it's not too soon to be thinking about the Winter Conference. The theme and call for proposals will be announced shortly after Summer Conference. Registration will also open in late August. We've booked two blocks of discounted…

MACo’s 2019 Winter Conference – “Charting the Course” – on January 2-4 focused county government priorities and legislative strategies. The full conference schedule and program of events can be viewed online. Save the date for MACo’s next Winter Conference: December 4-6, 2019 at the Hyatt in Cambridge, MD (this conference is held in December for 3 years of every 4, with the post-election conference being held in January to allow newly elected officials from the…