July 2, 2021

County Leaders Gathering in Maryland Next Week: What to Expect at NACoCon 2021

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The National Association of Counties will arrive in Prince George’s County for a safe and productive conference next week – and registration remains open! Thursday centers on public sector technology, while Friday will host the Steering Committees and their substantive policy work. Over Saturday and Sunday, attendees will plug in with peers and leaders from across the country for workshops and assemblies featuring management, leadership, and innovation with counties and their partners. Monday will bring the annual elections and business meeting in addition to a regional meeting to reconnect with neighboring states. Register today for NACo’s return to live events with this fantastic offering!

July 1 Marks End of State-Declared COVID Emergency Tracking Tool for Each State’s Coronavirus Relief Efforts The Emergency Connectivity Fund Is Live Mayor Scott Establishes Office to Manage Historic ARPA Investment  MD’s Planned Fed Unemployment Cutoff Faces Lawsuits, Uncertainty MACo's COVID-19 Resources Page Maryland's GoVAX Updates

Comptroller Extends Filing, Payment Deadlines for Pass-Through Entities Baltimore Announces City-Wide Real Estate Process Review Frederick Offers Community Grant Program Recreation Facility Grants Hogan Celebrates Opening of First Boys & Girls Club on Maryland’s Eastern Shore Howard Launches Additional HoCo RISE Grants for Non-Profits New Guidelines for Free and Reduced-Price School Meals

Hogan Announces $13.5M in Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund Awards Anne Arundel County Executive Pittman Appoints New Chief Personnel Officer Montgomery County’s Minimum Wage Increases July 1 Baltimore County Firefighters Deploy to Florida Building Collapse Site Hogan Reappoints Carroll Commissioner Rothstein to Workforce Development Board The 15 Healthiest Communities in Maryland

Howard To Direct Some Emergency Calls to Mental Health Services, Not Police Frederick Names New Director of Volunteer Fire & Rescue Services  Cecil, Uber Partner to Provide Transportation for Recovery Patients

MD Department of Agriculture Awards $2.9M in Animal Waste Technology Fund Grants Montgomery Department of Environmental Protection Earns 6 NACo Achievement Awards Crab Population Strong, Regulations Left Unchanged

Maryland Near Top of USNews “Best High Schools” Rankings Should School Superintendents be Elected? MSDE Seeks Input for ARPA Elementary & Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Plan Prince George’s Breaks Ground on Six New Schools

Board of Public Works – July 7 Meeting Agenda Montgomery Department of Transportation Earns 4 NACo Achievement Awards Hogan Announces $25M Initiative to Revitalize Downtowns, Main Streets Hogan Names New Lottery & Gaming Director, Appointees to Sports Wagering Commission

Hogan Proclaims Freedom of the Press Day, Memorial Unveiled in Annapolis Local Election Officials: Fund New Pollbooks 50/50 State/County NACo Announces Keynote Speakers for 2021 Annual Conference  Carroll Rec & Parks Celebrates 50 Years With Epic Scavenger Hunt

Conduit Street Podcast Corner:

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Catch up on the Latest Episodes Teaching Through Troubled Times with MSEA Getting Real (Estate) with Maryland Realtors Employer Issues Into the Recovery Politics and Policy with Professor Todd Eberly Our Podcast will be back next week with an all new episode!

Counties In Action

Howard Howard County Rec and Parks dedicates Laura’s Place playground at Blandair Regional Park

Carroll Carroll County Celebrates July as Park and Recreation Month

Prince George's Prince George's County Exec. Angela Alsobrooks breaks ground for new middle and elementary schools

Corporate Partner Corner

Motorola Solutions Develops New Innovations in Private Broadband to Close Digital Divide

MACo Gold Corporate Partner, Motorola Solutions, Inc. is working to address broadband insecurity for both teachers and students.

Motorola Solutions, Inc. provides public safety and public service sector integration and communications solutions to the State of Maryland, 16 of its 23 Counties plus the Cities of Baltimore, Salisbury, and Annapolis. Motorola’s portfolio of solutions includes wireless voice and 4G data systems, Computer Aided Dispatch, Records & Jail Management Systems, Mobile Data Software, Mobile Computing Hardware, Citizen Response Management (311) Systems, Wireless Broadband Networks, Video Surveillance Systems, and Interoperability Networks. @MotoSolutions

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