President John Barr has sent a letter on MACo's behalf to the Governor asking him to fully fund the budget passed by the General Assembly, including several local priorities funded through…
During the 2015 legislative session the Pensions Subcommittee of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee asked the the Department of Legislative Services to conduct a study of when a recipient of a…
On March 1, 2016 MACo Executive Director Michael Sanderson testified in support of HB 835, Local Facility Closure Reserve Funds - Investments and Reinvestments, to the House Appropriations Committee. This…
The National Association of Counties (NACo) is actively seeking interested county officials – either elected representatives or professional managers – who have knowledge or an interest in a certain issue…
At this week's meeting of the State Retirement and Pension System Board of Trustees, the trustees voted down a proposal to reduce the assumed rate of return for the Pension…
The State must balance its budget, yes. . . but how does the State budget balance according to county concerns? As this year's budget acrobatics draw to a close - the…
An article in Governing describes the nationwide negative effect for local governments of a new GASB rule. MACo has been advocating in defense of counties on the issue. As reported…
On May 10th, the Washington County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an operating & capital budget totaling $300.5 million for FY 2017. This budget is an overall decrease of $3.6…
