Regional Council of Rural Counties Installs Executive Officers and Selects Legislators
This week the Regional Council of Rural Counties (RCRC) installed its newly elected officers for leadership positions of one-year terms during its annual installation meeting and reception in Sacramento before an audience of approximately 100 attendees from various local and state agencies, as well as legislators and congressional field representatives.
Supervisor Kim Dolbow Vann of Colusa County was installed as Chair, Supervisor Kevin Cann of Mariposa County as 1st Vice Chair, Supervisor Nate Beason of Nevada County as 2nd Vice Chair and Supervisor Diane Dillon as Immediate Past Chair. Also during its reception, RCRC acknowledged Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries (Riverside) and Senator Lois Wolk (Yolo) as recipients of its 2012 Legislator of the Year with its annual "Patti Mattingly Award". The Patti Mattingly Award is given to a policymaker who has demonstrated leadership on rural issues and an understanding of the unique challenges that rural communities face.