MN REPRESENTATION ON NACo BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • NACo Delegate - Harlan Madsen, Kandiyohi County
  • Presidential At Large Appointment - Tony Bennett, Ramsey County
  • NACo Representative (top 12 membership state) - Paul Wilson, Olmsted County
  • NACo Representative (100% membership state) - Currently Vacant
  • NACo Past President (1997) - Randy Johnson, Hennepin County
  • NACRC Affiliate Chair - Patty O'Connor, Blue Earth County

NACo COMMITTEE CHAIR/VICE CHAIR APPOINTMENTS

  • AGRICULTURE: Vice Chair - Bob Fox, Renville County Commissioner
  • ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & LAND USE: Vice Chair - Dennis Fink, St. Louis County Commissioner
  • HEALTH REFORM SUBCOMMITTEE: Vice Chair - Randy Johnson, Hennepin County Commissioner
  • HUMAN SERVICES AND EDUCATION: Chair - Paul Wilson, Olmsted County Commissioner
  • JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY: Vice Chair - Tony Bennett, Ramsey County Commissioner
  • JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY: Vice Chair - Nancy Schouweiler, Dakota County Commissioner
  • TRANSPORTATION: Vice Chair - Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County Commissioner
  • LARGE URBAN COUNTY CAUCUS: Vice Chair - Jim McDonough, Ramsey County Commissioner
  • Land and Solid Waste Subcommittee: Vice Chair - Victoria Reinhardt, Ramsey County Commissioner
  • Medicaid & Indigent Care Subcommittee: Chair - Amy Wilde, Meeker County Commissioner
  • Geospatial Information Systems Subcommittee: Chair - Randy Johnson, Hennepin County Commissioner

Tarrant County, Texas, Judge Glen Whitley was elected as NACo's new president at the the association's annual business meeting in Washoe County, Nevada, in July.  In his acceptance speech Whitley outlined a seven-point agenda for his term and set as a goal "not only to be a voice in Washington, but a choice for Washington."

He announced the formation of a veteran's task force and a new effort to assist the Gulf state counties in their efforts to deal with the BP oil leak. "We'll have a heart for the veterans and a hand for our Gulf counties."
Also elected to the new NACo leadership team were: Lenny Eliason, commissioner, Athens County, Ohio, first vice president; Chris Rodgers, commissioner, Douglas County, Neb., second vice president; and Valerie Brown, Sonoma County, Calif., immediate past president.
 

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