RCRC Leadership Attends Annual NACo Conference

The 2019 National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference concluded on Monday, with a number of members of the RCRC Board of Directors attending the four day series of meetings in Las Vegas, NV, from July 12-15, 2019.  

RCRC Chair Matt Kingsley (Inyo), 1^st Vice Chair Daron McDaniel (Merced), 2^nd Vice Chair Stacy Corless (Mono), Immediate Past Chair Rex Bohn (Humboldt), Supervisor Kevin Cann (Mariposa), and Supervisor Lee Adams (Sierra) joined other supervisors from RCRC member counties for the conference.  Supervisor Cann serves as President of NACo’s Western Interstate Region (WIR) and Supervisor Adams serves as RCRC’s WIR representative.  

Of importance were conversations in the Public Lands Committee, including an appearance by USDA Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen.  Other important items that were discussed included funding for the Federal Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program and the upcoming “PILT Fly-In” in Washington, D.C. in early September. 

The final action was the election of DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson to serve as NACo 2nd Vice President. 

RCRC leadership will provide an overview during the August RCRC Board of the Directors meeting.  Next year’s Annual Conference will be held in Orlando, Florida on July 17-20, 2020.