Valley County Commissioner Gordon Cruickshank Receives National Award
Spokane – Valley County Commissioner Gordon Cruickshank was awarded the prestigious Dale Sowards Award at the National Association of Counties’ (NACo) Western Interstate Region (WIR) Conference in Spokane County, Washington, during the closing ceremonies on Friday, May 17, 2019. The purpose of the award is to recognize individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to public …
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From the Executive Director: 2019 Legislative Session Update
The end of the 2019 Legislative Session is in sight! Below you’ll find some of the highlights of this year’s session. For a complete overview of the session, I invite you to attend the Spring County Officials Insititute. I’m looking forward to seeing our members around the state. -Seth Grigg, IAC Executive Director Spring County …
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2019 IAC Salary & Benefits Survey Now Available
The 2019 IAC Salary and Benefits Survey is now available for electronic download. IAC surveyed all 44 counties and a total of 41 counties participated in this year’s survey. The electronic survey is available in an excel spreadsheet so that our members can use the data how they see fit. If you find any errors, …
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2019 NACo Legislative Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 16 delegates from Idaho joined nearly 2,000 other county leaders in Washington, D.C. for the National Association of Counties (NACo) annual Legislative Conference March 2-6. Participants met with members of the Trump administration and Congress on key issues like disaster recovery, the opioid and substance abuse epidemic, broadband accessibility and revitalizing American …
CAT Board Elects Officers
Earlier this month, the Catastrophic Health Care Cost (CAT) Program Board held its organizational meeting during IAC’s Midwinter Legislative Conference. The following board members were elected as officers: Chair: Roger Christensen, Bonneville County Commissioner Vice Chair: Greg Johnson, Lewis County Commissioner Secretary: Bill Lasley, Power County Commissioner The CAT Board welcomed several new members this …
Legislative Update – February 13, 2019
After a month of little activity, things are finally starting to pick up at the state capitol. Over the last week IAC has introduced five bills or memorials on behalf of the membership. We expect to introduce three others this week and are working on other legislative items yet to be introduced. Among the bills …
IAC Awards H. Sydney Duncombe Award to Tom Katsilometes
The Syd Duncome Award is the Idaho Association of Counties’ highest honor given to individuals that have greatly contributed to furthering county government through development and education in Idaho. The award was created in 1988 in honor of the late H. Sydney Duncombe, who taught and trained numerous county officials in their roles and responsibilities. …
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Legislative Update – January 23, 2019
This week marks the third week of the 2019 Legislative Session. While bill introductions have been slower than usual, much is happening behind the scenes. For counties, three key issues will likely intersect: Medicaid Expansion Public Defense Raising the Justice Levy I recommend keeping a close eye on these important issues throughout the session in …
NACo Fall Board Meeting
By: Gordon Cruickshank, Valley County Commissioner First I want to thank the IAC Membership for allowing me to serve you as one of the NACo Representatives. Wednesday, December 5th I attended a Border Wall tour with Customs and Border Protection officers along with 23 other elected officials. Very interesting to understand the issues they face …
2018 Unofficial General Election Results
IAC has compiled a list of the general election results: https://idcounties.org/2018-general-election/.