Newly Elected Officials

Congratulations & Welcome!

Congratulations on your election/interim appointment to county office! You will find MACo offers many resources, including eight (8) staff members, to help you better manage the demands of your new position. We hope that you will become an active MACo participant.

There are many opportunities for your input and participation including the Legislative Committee, choosing General Assembly members as your legislative Buddy and attending our quality educational conferences for local elected officials. In this section, you will find varied resources at your disposal.

We hope you will enjoy and learn from the advice of the others, who at one time, were in your "newly-elected" shoes.

Welcome to MACo and I hope to meet you soon!

Michael Sanderson
Executive Director

Guide to MACo

This brochure provides a brief history of MACo, an overview of our services, and legislative advocacy efforts on behalf of county government in the Maryland General Assembly.

Do's and Don'ts for Newly Elected Officials

The Local Government Insurance Trust (LGIT), a MACo Gold Corporate Partner, has compiled tips on navigating areas that often challenge newly elected officials at the very start.

Continuing Education

• Academy for Excellence in Local Governance - A voluntary certificate program for local government officials featuring required and elective classes on topics that impact county government - a "soup to nuts" program that local government officials may take up to four years to complete. MACo is a founding partner in the Academy that is administered by the Institute for Governmental Service and Research, UM-College Park.
• Local Government Insurance Trust - Training for County and Municipal government officials on a wide variety of risk management issues.
• Annual Summer Conference - Ocean City
• Annual Winter Conference - Cambridge

Links

Visit the complete list of our Links. Below is a sample:

• State of Maryland Information about living, working or visiting in Maryland.
• Maryland Manual Excellent resource for information on Maryland and government.
• State Government Telephone Book Search engine for the Maryland State Government listings.
• Local Government Insurance Trust (LGIT) Not-for-profit insurance and risk management trust, created by MACo and the Maryland Municipal League, to protect Maryland local governments.
• Nationwide Retirement Solutions Provides retirement planning tools for local government employees in Maryland.
• National Association of Counties NACo is the national affiliate of the Maryland Association of Counties. Website includes information about organization, programs, conferences, policies, staff, and current events.
• U.S. Communities is a nationwide strategic sourcing program designed by public purchasing professionals for use by government agencies and public-benefit non-profits throughout the country.
• Open Meetings Act - Information about the Maryland Open Meetings Law.