Ten California Counties received prestigious
Achievement Awards this week from the National Association of
Counties (NACo) for innovative and effective programming in a
wide array of categories. Three counties — Los Angeles, Orange
and San Bernardino — received “Best in Category Awards” and
several of the 10 received multiple awards. Other California
County recipients include: Alameda, Placer, San Diego, San
Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Sonoma and Tuolumne.
The Investment Trust of California (CalTRUST), a program of the
CSAC Finance Corporation, held their Annual Meeting on April 19,
2017. At this meeting, the Board of Trustees considered a
number of important issues including the appointment of a new
President of the Board. The Board elected Dan McAllister,
San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector, as the new President of
CalTRUST.
If you want to
register online for the upcoming CSAC Legislative Conference,
time is running short; advance registration for the Conference,
set for May 17- 18 in Sacramento, ends Friday, May 5.
Register by this time to receive $50.00 off on-site registration
rates.
It’s National
County Government Month — and there’s no better time than
this month to start brainstorming what innovative programs you
want to enter in the 2017 CSAC Challenge Awards. Although the
deadline to enter isn’t until June 23, it’s never too early to
begin putting together the required two-page executive summary
for each entry.
There’s still time to
register online for the CSAC Legislative Conference,
scheduled for May 17-18 in Sacramento. To be held just days
after the release of the Governor’s May Budget Revision, the
conference will provide an opportunity to hear the latest news
out of Sacramento.
National
County Government Month (NCGM), held each April, is an annual
celebration of county government. Since 1991, the National
Association of Counties has encouraged counties to actively
promote the services and programs they offer. Counties can
schedule activities any time during the month. NCGM is an
excellent opportunity for your county to highlight effective
county programs and raise public awareness and understanding
about the various services provided to the community.
The early bird deadline to register for the upcoming CSAC Legislative Conference is
Friday. If you
register by the end of the day, you can save $50.00 off
advance registration rates. After that time, you can still
register online through May 5.
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services has
released the Request for Proposals for the Increased Access to
Services (XU) Program. The purpose of the XU Program is to
provide one-time funding to victim service providers to increase
physical and/or programmatic access to services for victims of
crime with disabilities. Eligible Sub recipients include
community-based organizations and governmental agencies that
provide direct services to victims.
CSAC convened the first meeting of 2017 of the Local Government
Mandated Services working to review a host of items related to
securing payment for state mandated programs and services for
counties, cities and special districts.
As part of CSAC’s ongoing series highlighting California
Counties’ best practices, today we feature Sacramento County
Probation Department’s Training Center Partnership. This
effective program provides vocational and educational services
for clients on probation. And perhaps more importantly, it
provides these clients with hope.
In the last few years, CSAC has produced dozens of short video
programs that document the great work counties are doing in a
variety of disciplines. We produce videos for each of the county
programs that have earned CSAC Challenge Awards, and we also
create special videos that detail how counties have recovered
from devastating fires and earthquakes. There’s a video that
documents the impact of tree mortality in our forests, and one
about how Yuba County put together a uniquely effective program
to help the homeless in their community.
