National Association of Counties
This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2011) |
![]() | |
Abbreviation | NACo |
---|---|
Formation | 1935 |
Type | non-governmental organization |
Location | |
Executive Director President | Matthew Chase Denise Winfrey[1] |
Website | www |
The National Association of Counties (NACo) is an organization that represents county governments in the United States.[2] It is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States.
Founded in 1935, NACo provides services to the nation's 3,069 counties.
NACo's membership totals more than 2,350 counties, representing more than 80 percent of the nation's population.
With its headquarters on
County officials and their staffs also participate through NACo's affiliates. These organizations are composed of officials who share similar responsibilities, interests, or knowledge areas. To keep county officials informed, NACo publishes a biweekly newspaper, County News, with a circulation of 29,000[citation needed], that focuses on issues and actions in Washington, D.C., and throughout the country.
NACo's committees, whose members include county officials from every region of the country, are charged on an annual basis with evaluating issues and policies. The policy development process leads to the publication of the American County Platform, which NACo uses as a guide to deliver county government's message to the Administration, Congress and the American public.
NACo is considered part of the "Big Seven", a group of organizations that represent local and state government in the United States.[citation needed]
Advocacy
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/National_Association_of_Counties_and_National_League_of_Cities_doorway.jpg/220px-National_Association_of_Counties_and_National_League_of_Cities_doorway.jpg)
NACo strongly supported the
NACo supported the
See also
- The Council of State Governments
- National Center for State Courts
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- National League of Cities
Notes
- ^ "Hon. Denise Winfrey".
- ^ NACo | Introduction to NACo Archived 2011-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CBO - H.R. 2919". Congressional Budget Office. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "H.R. 2919 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ a b Chase, Matthew D. (7 August 2013). "Letter in Support of H.R. 2919" (PDF). National Association of Counties. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "South Florida Reps File Bills To Crackdown [sic] On Identity Theft". CBS Local - Miami. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "New NACo policies adopted at D.C. conference". National Association of Counties. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.