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Call on Congress to Support County COVID-19 Response Efforts
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Pressure is mounting on Congress to pass another COVID-19 relief package, and we need your voice to ensure that county priorities are included.
Thanks to those of you who have submitted letters and reached out on social media. If you haven’t reached out, please use NACo's template letter to customize for your congressional delegation. |
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CONTACT YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
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Below are sample Tweets for you to underscore the importance of direct and flexible funding to county governments. We have also included below several letters that support our priorities for the next relief package.
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TAKE ACTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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CONGRESS
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PRESIDENT TRUMP
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U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY MNUCHIN
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Click here to access all of NACo's curated social media posts and graphics on COVID-19.
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LETTERS SUPPORTING COUNTY PRIORITIES
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Help NACo estimate the cumulative impact of COVID-19 on county finances and budgets by taking a quick, five minute survey. The results will allow NACo to ensure the needs of county leaders are accurately understood and adequately met in upcoming federal legislation responding to COVID-19.
If you are not the right person to respond to questions on the county’s budget, please forward the survey to the appropriate employee in your county’s finance or budget department.
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FEDERAL POLICY NEWS & RESOURCES
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As part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127), Congress expanded paid family and medical leave benefits through two new laws applicable to businesses with fewer than 500 employees and to government employers of all sizes, including counties. On April 13, a group of bipartisan U.S. House legislators sent a Dear Colleague letter to congressional leadership urging a legislative fix on new paid leave requirements impacting counties as employers.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has developed a feature that allows public viewing of all COVID-19 grant and cooperative agreement awards released by the agency on its website. The new feature provides data on awards made by all HHS awarding agencies under the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act, when awards are made.
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In an effort to ensure that prevention, treatment, recovery support services, and safe and effective pain management remain available during the COVID-19 crisis, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has drafted a fact sheet of priorities and multi-agency resources that supports accessible addiction treatment and recovery maintenance.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has compiled a list of federal programs that can help rural communities, organizations and residents impacted by COVID-19. The resource matrix also organizes funding opportunities identified in the CARES Act that can help support rural America during this time.
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HOW COUNTIES ARE RESPONDING
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San Francisco County, Calif., one of the first places to issue stay-at-home orders, is experiencing significant revenue loss. The mayor's office issued new hiring policies that restricts new employment to essential workers only. The budget office is also reviewing and pausing all non-essential capital projects funded by the county government
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In an effort to mitigate the COVID-19 impact on its budget and start the recovery process strong, Carroll County, Md. increased its waste disposal fee, created a recycling disposal fee and increased certain development review fees, beginning in January 2021. With the number of infections increasing, Carroll County’s budget director predicts a $5 million cost to the county by the end of 2020. The increase of fees is expected to cover 65 percent of this additional cost.
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With 252 COVID-19 cases as of April 10, Johnson County, Kan. had the second most confirmed cases in the state. The county board approved a grant from its reserves of up to $400,000 to enable between 3,000 and 5,000 additional tests. The county has also launched new testing plans to significantly increase its testing capabilities.
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County leaders work every day to ensure they have the financial and human resources and program flexibility to mitigate COVID-19 and its far-reaching impacts, and continue to deliver vital services to our residents.
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Recognize your innovative county program by applying for a NACo Achievement Award. A non-competitive program, the NACo Achievement Awards recognize outstanding county government programs and services in 18 categories covering a vast range of county responsibilities.
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MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
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NACo PARTNER RESOURCES
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Esri’s tools can help centralize your county’s COVID-19 data, making it easier to contextualize and analyze.
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Join this Tyler Technologies webinar to learn more about how to protect government employees from becoming targets while transitioning to a work from home model.
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COVID-19 UPDATES FROM NACo
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During this critical and unprecedented time, NACo is focused on advocating for the needs of counties at the federal level, disseminating useful information to our members, and facilitating the exchange of effective strategies and approaches.
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We have launched www.NACo.org/coronavirus, as well as this recurring digest of key resources for counties. Click below to subscribe to updates.
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