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July 8 is the filing deadline for candidates to register for the fall elections. Candidates must file registration materials with the State Government Accountability Board (GAB) by 5 p.m.
A list of all candidates filed will be available on the GAB website later this week. |
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Estimate of the number of people who were moved out of downtown Washington, D.C., in 90 minutes after the Fourth of July fireworks on the National Mall, which a city transportation official said met the city's goals in a test of its emergency evacuation plans: 400,000
Source: Washington Times |
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 The National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference begins this Friday, July 11 and runs through Tuesday, July 15 in Jackson County/Kansas City, Missouri.
In preparation for your trip, NACo has compiled a quick summary of important information you might need to know before arrival.
This information includes registration hours, ground transportation options, convention center hours, expected weather and what to pack.
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 WCA will host "Opportunities and Challenges of an Aging Society Statewide Summit" August 19-20, 2008 at the Marriott Madison West. The two-day conference will take an in-depth look at aging issues and bring together some of the state's leading experts.
In addition to general sessions each of the days, there will be concurrent workshops on issues such as aging and disability resource centers, transportation coordination, and caregiver support. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Robert Applebaum, a professor in the Department of Sociology and Gerontology and Director of the Long-Term Care Project at the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
The WCA Aging Summit has been an initiative spearheaded by WCA President and Oconto County Board Chairman Lee Rymer and promises to be a worthwhile event for county officials around the state. Sign up today, as space is limited.
Click here for a full tentative agenda, including registration and housing information. |
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 Sadly, longtime public servant Bob Hoesly passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2008.
Mr. Hoesly served on the Wisconsin Counties Association Board of Directors from 1983 until 2006. He also was a founding member of both the Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation Board of Directors, serving since 1987, and the Community Insurance Corporation Board of Directors, serving since 2002. He was the Secretary-Treasurer for all three boards at different times.
Bob enjoyed a long career as a leader in public service and was a fixture in Green County. He was a Green County Supervisor since 1970, and served as board chair from 1974 until 2002.
Bob will be missed by the Wisconsin Counties Association Board of Directors, the Wisconsin County Mutual Board of Directors, the Community Insurance Corporation Board of Directors, the Green County Board of Supervisors as well as other members of the county family and the community in which he lived and served. Full Story... |
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The 2008 Budget Adjustment Bill (2007 Act 226) included a provision requiring $270 million in new lapses from various state agencies. These lapses are in addition to $226 million in lapses required in 2007 Act 20, the 2007-09 biennial budget bill.
The Department of Administration has released a list of which agencies they will be requiring to lapse funds under Act 226 and an amount for each of the 17 agencies listed. In general, this round of lapses is being asked of larger agencies rather than small ones. Agencies are to come up with plans to accomplish their lapses by November 17, 2008. The proposals will be reviewed and perhaps modified before being implemented in the fourth quarter of FY 2008-09.
See DOA's announcement of the agencies and the lapses sought by clicking here.
Read a Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo from May 21, 2008 listing the eligible appropriations from which the Act 226 lapses may occur, here.
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An innovative program for collecting and disposing of unused medication was chosen as this year's winner of the Lloyd D. Gladfelter Award for government efficiency and effectiveness.
The competition, administered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Political Science, annually recognizes problem-solving and resourceful ideas generated by government employees.
Jeff Gloyd, La Crosse County's special waste manager, won the $3,000 award for his program for keeping unused medication out of the waste stream. Read the full story here. |
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There will be a workshop, "American Indian Tribal Governments and Wisconsin" July 16-17, 2008 in Stevens Point. It is geared to building positive, constructive relationships between tribal people and other political and community members in order to raise awareness of the unique rights and responsibilities of tribes and tribal people. Full Story... |
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To learn more about Robert W. Baird, click here and for more information on Discover Mediaworks, click here.
If your business or organization is interested in becoming part of the new WCA Associate Member Program, contact WCA Executive Director Mark D. O'Connell or WCA Director of Programs and Services J. Michael Blaska at 866.404.2700. |
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