This week and next, 53 representatives from 29 Counties,
including CSAC President and Sonoma County Supervisor James Gore,
1st Vice President and Siskiyou County Supervisor Ed
Valenzuela, and Immediate Past President and Orange County
Supervisor Lisa Bartlett will represent California in person
during the 2021 National
Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference in Prince
George’s County, MD. As NACo is offering the meeting in a hybrid
in-person and virtual format, representatives from another six
California counties will be participating remotely.
Tomorrow’s first General Session features Vice President
Kamala Harris, followed by policy steering committee
meetings where attendees will consider a number of policy
resolutions that guide NACo’s federal lobbying efforts. CSAC is
sponsoring two resolutions – one related to low-income housing
tax credits (in partnership with Mono County Supervisor Kreitz
and County Welfare Directors Association) and one related to
the use of Federal Highway Administration emergency relief funds
(in partnership with Santa Cruz County Supervisor Friend). The
California Caucus will be held on Sunday evening.
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of
Representatives will speak during Monday Morning’s general
session, which will be followed by the NACo Annual Business
Meeting & Election.
In between, attendees both in-person and virtual have a host of
sessions and meetings to choose from, on topics ranging from
broadband and the American Rescue Plan Act to COVID-19 mitigation
best practices, local workforce development, wildfire and
disaster resilience, and much, much more.
Be sure to follow CSAC’s Twitter and Facebook for “as they
happen” updates from the NACo Conference.
