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NACO representative urges counties to press for revenue replacements and outlines federal funding, broadband and salary supports
Summary
John, Hall County's NACO representative, told commissioners the National Association of Counties is pushing to protect county revenue streams after recent legislative proposals, highlighted Hall County's ARPA spending, new county services (cybersecurity cooperative and BEAD broadband mapping support), and said a statewide salary survey will be released at a June 12 budget workshop.
John, identified at the meeting as Hall County’s representative to the National Association of Counties (NACO), spoke to the Board about county funding pressures, recent legislative activity and resources available to counties.
John told the board that counties received direct ARPA allocations and that Hall County’s $11,917,000 in ARPA funding allowed investments that would otherwise be difficult at the local level. He urged continued outreach to state senators following the recent consideration of LB1067 on inheritance tax, saying county officials’ contacts had helped defeat that measure during a filibuster. “If counties are not going to be made whole, we’re not interested,” he…
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