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ECIA executive director outlines three years of county projects and asks supervisors for priorities
Summary
May Hinton, executive director of the East Central Intergovernmental Association, reviewed ECIA’s projects in Jackson County—CDBG, aging-in-place, housing, roads planning—and asked supervisors for feedback on gaps and opportunities for renewed partnership and board engagement.
May Hinton, introduced as the executive director of the East Central Intergovernmental Association (ECIA), presented a three-year list of projects ECIA has supported in Jackson County and asked the board for feedback on where ECIA should focus next.
"I had asked our directors to give me a list of the projects that we've done in Jackson County in the last 3 years," Hinton said during her reintroduction. She highlighted community development block grants (CDBG), aging-in-place programs, housing assistance, road planning, and programs to keep communities attractive as representative ECIA activities.
Supervisors praised the partnership and noted technical assistance ECIA has provided—especially on zoning and code matters. Hinton said she intends to increase board engagement by sending bi-monthly updates to the full council and encouraged supervisors to raise issues that may warrant tabling or further research before a final decision.
Hinton asked supervisors to identify gaps where ECIA could provide more support; supervisors cited zoning ordinance work and other planning needs as areas where ECIA assistance has been valuable. Hinton said ECIA is assessing bylaws and internal processes to improve representation and responsiveness across its five-county region.
