MACo Summer Conference

WICOMICO COUNTY OFFICIALS TO ATTEND MACo CONFERENCE IN OCEAN CITY AUGUST 18-21

Representatives of Wicomico County will join their Maryland local government counterparts at the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) Annual Summer Conference, August 18-21, 2010 in Ocean City at the Roland Powell Convention Center.

The conference theme is “Pride of Maryland.” Included among the many topics for discussion are: BRAC and Cyber Security; the Chesapeake Bay TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load of Nitrogen); School Accountability and Measuring Success; Maryland’s Treasure: How the Chesapeake Bay Defines Us and How We define It; Marketing Maryland: Selling Our Strengths; Issues and Resources for Older Workers; Keeping Children Safe at School; Utilizing Maryland’s Blue Infrastructure for Economic, Recreational and Environmental Benefits; The Changing Role of Local Management Boards; the Future of Land Preservation and Open Space Funding; the Importance of Prison Intel and Inmate Surveillance; Dealing With Sexual Predators; Stormwater Management: Where Do We Flow From Here?; Maryland’s Public Information Act in the Digital Age; Prevention of the Spread of Rabies Through Casual Contact; the Role of Preventive Health Care in Health Care Reform, the Creation of a Leaner, Greener Local Government; Lessons Learned From the 2010 Snow Storms; and PlanMaryland: The Trials and Tribulations of a State Land Use Plan.

Various meetings include those of the County Human Resources Directors, Public Information Officers, Administrators, Attorneys, Parks & Rec Directors, the Maryland Department of Planning and a County Elected Officials Breakfast.

Governor Martin O’Malley will deliver his traditional closing address on Saturday.

Wicomico County Executive Richard M. Pollitt, Jr., who is also a member of the MACo Board of Directors, will moderate The Future of Land Preservation and Open Space Funding panel.

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The goal of the MACo Summer Conference is to provide county elected and appointed officials and other participants with continuing education toward gaining a clearer perspective on the challenges facing counties and to provide strategies and resources for addressing them.

MACo and its predecessor organizations have been in existence since the early 1950s. The association represents the interests of county government before the State and Federal governments. MACo’s members are the elected officials of the 23 counties and Baltimore City. A 15-member Board of Directors governs the Association with legislative priorities and positions determined by a Committee composed of representatives of all member subdivisions.

The full schedule and more details about the MACo Summer Conference can be found at: http://www.mdcounties.org//events/sum/sc_schedule.cfm