2018-2019 Annual Report
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MISSION Strengthen America’s counties.VISION Healthy, safe and vibrant counties across America. |
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Member Engagement
1,470 county officials on NACo committees
4,028 county officials participated in at least one NACo event
82 The number of state association meetings NACo participated in
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In partnership with the Professional Development Academy, including Gen. Colin Powell, NACo launched the High Performance Leadership Academy and Enterprise Cybersecurity Leadership Academy – world-class online professional development designed for county employee |
20 county leaders participated in the County Leadership Institute
Since its inception 15 years ago, 243 total counties, parishes and boroughs in 44 states and 18 state associations of counties have been represented in the program
22 states plus the District of Columbia have 100% NACo membership
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Policy Advancement
Significant Accomplishments
- Disaster Recovery Reform Act prohibited FEMA from taking back funds provided to local governments starting three years after the funding is released
- Maintained investments in key economic and workforce development programs, including Community Development Block Grants, Economic Development Administration and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
- New active forest management authorities for federal agencies to partner with counties and renewed legislative traction on permanent Secure Rural Schools funding
- Spearheaded local feedback on the EPA’s new “Waters of the U.S.” rule
- Secured local government consultation requirements with the Army Corps of Engineers in the Water Resources Development Act
- Included the Second Chance Act in justice reform bill, providing consistent investments in local reentry programs to help reduce recidivism
- Preserved the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by maintaining eligibility and work requirements for SNAP recipients
- With the TestIT app, helping to improve the FCC’s broadband mapping process and subsequently the broadband funding decisions made by the federal government
» 9,500 app downloads with over 60,000 tests - Five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration, including wins for counties that own or are involved in airports
- Favorable ruling in the South Dakota v. Wayfair decision regarding online sales tax collection
Secured increased federal investments in programs important to counties:
Payments in Lieu of Taxes: fully funded at $515 million
Secure Rural Schools: $261 million
2020 Census: $3.8 billion, a $1-billion increase
Opioids & Substance Abuse: $1.4-billion increase to fight the opioid epidemic
Farm Bill: Five-year, $867-billion reauthorization to support rural and underserved communities
USDA Rural Development: $3 billion, including $550 million for rural broadband
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Focusing on major opportunities and threats, including:
Transportation and infrastructure⪠FCC regulations that impact local zoning authority⪠Long-term PILT/SRS funding certainty and active forest management⪠National Flood Insurance Program⪠Entitlement program reform⪠“Waters of the U.S.” rule finalization⪠Online sales tax Supreme Court ruling impacts⪠Election security⪠Opioid epidemic and other substance abuse
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Thought Leadership
Stepping Up: A National Initiative to Reduce the Number of People with Mental Illnesses in Jails
NACo, The Council of State Governments Justice Center, the American Psychiatric Association Foundation and other partners continued efforts to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in jails
Nearly 500 counties passed resolutions to join the initiative
2020 CensusWith the support of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the New Venture Fund, NACo is providing counties with resources and tools on important information related to Census 2020 to ensure fair and accurate counts 
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Counties Advancing Economic Mobility and OpportunityLaunched a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to assess the barriers to economic mobility and share scalable, transferable programs across the country
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Connecting the Unconnected: Counties Addressing PovertyUnder the leadership of NACo President Greg Cox, NACo embarked on an initiative focused on the critical role counties play in delivering people-centered services to vulnerable populations through effective use of technology, data and financing |
Counties Matter Campaign
Refreshed the Counties Matter campaign with updated data and graphics featured in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and The Hill
https://www.youtube.com/embed/qJofdMI0D-E
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616 Achievement Awards were given to counties and state associations in 32 states |
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My County Works – an activity book for elementary students – distributed more than 4,300 copies, and thousands more through 970 online downloads |
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Produced 24 issues of County News, along with special editions on rural broadband, human trafficking and disaster mitigation. |
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Counties Work educational game – more than 2 million game plays since its 2017 launch |
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County Solutions middle and high school curriculum – 13,000 downloads since 2017
https://www.youtube.com/embed/kFEWlHLH6jA
Additional signature projects include:
MacArthur Foundation Safety & Justice Challenge⪠Pritzker Children’s Impact Network⪠County Health Rankings and Roadmaps⪠Data-Driven Justice Initiative⪠Healthiest Cities and Counties Challenge⪠Healthy Counties Initiative⪠Resilient Counties Initiative⪠Creative Counties Placemaking Program⪠Strengthening Economies in the West: An Economic Diversification Initiative for Coal-Reliant Communities⪠USDA Rural Economic Development Challenge⪠SolSmart Initiativeâª
Livestreaming & Webinars
Delivered 162 webinars, conference workshop recordings and livestreamed events – including the PILT/SRS Capitol Hill press conference and topics like ethics and leadership, affordable housing, early childhood development, immigration reform, county resiliency and infrastructure – with over 12,000 attendees and viewers
NACo.org and County Explorer
Nearly 3.2 million page views and over 1.3 million sessions, an increase of nearly 20,000 page views
31 interactive toolkits and reports, utilizing infographics, interactive charts and maps, photos, videos and more
Updated County Explorer includes the latest data for the nation’s 3,069 counties and has more than 800 indicators, each telling a unique county story
Video
More than 100 new videos, with more than 89,900 views and 90 days of watch time – a watch time increase of over 50%
Social
Reached over 3 million user impressions, an increase of 7%
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Cost Saving Solutions
Nationwide Retirement Solutions
NACo’s Defined Contribution and Retirement Services Program offers county employees a voluntary, tax-deferred savings opportunity to supplement employer-sponsored retirement plans. It also offers a 401(a) match and stand-alone defined contribution plans.
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More than 410,500 county employees participated in the program with over $21.4 billion in assets Since the partnership began, we’ve served more than 1.6 million county employees and retirees |
Live Healthy U.S. Counties1,301 counties participate in the Prescription Discount Program 32 state associations endorse Rx; 22 endorse Rx, Health and Dental |
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NACo FSC Revenue Recovery
NACo FSC’s new local government debt offset service helps counties collect outstanding debt in a timely, cost-effective manner. The service allows counties to compile and submit delinquencies for offset against pending state personal income tax refunds and lottery winnings.
In 2019, $9.5 million has been returned to local governments in Indiana and California
Financial Health
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NACo Leadership
Executive Committee
Standing Committee Chairs
Caucus Chairs
Policy Steering Committee Chairs
Board of Directors
NACo Officials on Federal/External Boards and Committees
Thank You to Our SponsorsStrategic Partners
Federal Funders
Foundations and Non-Profits
Premier Members
Large Urban County Caucus
Healthy Counties
Next Gen
Resilient Counties and Community and Economic Development
Rural Action Caucus
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