A Note from the Executive Director

In less than two weeks county elected officials from throughout the state will convene at the Boise Centre for the 2018 IAC Annual Conference to attend educational workshops, network, elect new IAC officers, and begin the process of setting IAC’s legislative priorities for 2019. The IAC Annual Conference is an important event for the IAC …

Last Chance for Discounted Hotel Rooms!

Have you made your hotel reservations for the IAC Annual Conference? If not, act now to get the discounted group rates listed below! Residence Inn by Marriott Boise/Downtown: Please call 208.424.9999 to make your reservations and receive the group rate of $144.00 a night. Reservations must be made by August 31st. After that, the hotel may not …

Are You IN? IAC Annual Conference Registration Open!

What will you miss if you don’t attend this year’s IAC Annual Conference? The IAC Annual Conference agenda is packed with educational opportunities. From our general session topics to our steering committees to 12 different workshops, there is something for everyone at this conference. In addition to education, you have the opportunity to voice your …

IAC Announces 2018 Scholarship Recipients

BOISE, Idaho – Idaho Association of Counties announces the 2018 recipients of the IAC Scholarship. Ten Idaho students have received a $1,000 scholarship from the Idaho Association of Counties.  They are: Miranda Wenk, a Senior at Bonners Ferry High School, daughter of Dave Wenk, who works in the Boundary County Weed Department; Morgan O’Brien Weeks, …

Final Legislative Bulletin

From the Director The Idaho Legislature wrapped up its work approving legislation on Friday. Legislators will remain in Boise until Wednesday, March 28th in the event that they need to take action on legislation vetoed by the Governor. As you may recall, one of the outcomes from last year’s Supreme Court decision on the Governor’s veto of …

NACo Legislative Conference Report

Thursday, March 1, 2018 I flew to Washington D.C. to attend the NACo Legislative Conference Friday, March 2, 2018 This morning the owner’s representative of the Cinnabar Mine property and I met with Natural Resource staff in Senator Crapo’s and Senator Risch’s offices. The topic discussed was the access for the landowner to their private …

2018 IAC Midwinter Legislative Conference

Ada County will play host to around 250 Idaho county elected officials next week during the 43rd Midwinter Legislative Conference of the Idaho Association of Counties. Officials representing each of Idaho’s 44 counties and guests including state lawmakers will meet February 6 – 8 in Boise, Idaho to participate in workshops and policy steering committee meetings. …

IAC Legislative Bulletin – January 30, 2018

From the Director During the interim three county commissioners (Ladd Carter, Bingham County; Dave McGraw, Latah County; and Terry Kramer, Twin Falls County) met monthly with three mayors (Shawn Barigar, Twin Falls; Paul Loomis, Blackfoot; and Diana Thomas, Weiser) to work together to develop consensus legislation to both address Idaho’s magistrate court funding challenges and …

IAC Legislative Bulletin – January 16, 2018

From the Director Happy New Year! With the start of a new year comes the start of Idaho’s annual legislative session. IAC staff have been working to develop new tools to better communicate with the membership to help keep you informed of legislative proceedings in Boise. In addition to maintaining the IAC bill tracker on …

IAC Legislative Committee sets 2018 Legislative Priorities

Each year, IAC’s Legislative Committee sets the association’s state legislative priorities. These priorities, adopted with the input of policy committees and the membership at the IAC Annual Conference, help to guide IAC’s efforts throughout the year. Fourteen resolutions were presented to IAC’s policy committees at the Annual Conference in Boise. Out of the fourteen resolutions …