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glad to be educate them on how to build FULL COVERAGE OF NACo ANNUAL CONFERENCE COMING AUG. •
the policies, what vendors are
f the coun- looking for,these are the ques- Meet NACo's new executive team(1-r):Immediate Past President Denise Winfrey of Will County,II
he initiative tions you should ask." President Mary Jo McGuire of Ramsey County,Minn.,First Vice President James Gore of Sonoma
to harness The committee membership County,Calif.and Second Vice President J.D.Clark of Wise County,Texas.Photo by Denny Henry
artificial in- spans the spectrum of county by Mary Ann Barton al Business Meeting in Travis new second vice president,a I
otect coun- government,including state as- editor County,Texas. fellow candidate Roane Cou
t outcomes. sociation personnel like Crary, And to the relief of the Aus- Tenn. Commissioner Ron l
r of NACo's elected officials like Alameda Dozens of Minnesotans tin Convention Center staff, the ry,conceded the race before
Committee, County, Calif. Supervisor Keith climbed on stage to support stage supported the crowd, the election in a gracious speech
ver the next Carson, specialists like King Ramsey County Commission- likes of which an Annual Busi- fore NACo members.He was
mine a way County, Wash. Chief of Staff er Mary Jo McGuire as she was ness Meeting had never seen. er re-elected South Region I
nology that Shannon Smith or appoint- sworn in July 24 as NACo's new Wise County,Texas Judge J.D.
service de- ed administrators like Peoria president at the 2023 Annu- Clark was sworn in as NACo's See ANNUAL pal
worse. County,Ill.Administrator Scott
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