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2018 MACo Annual Conference

Venue/Location

Holiday Inn Downtown
200 South Pattee
Missoula, MT 59802

Start Date

September 16, 2018

End Date

September 20, 2018

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September 16-20, 2018

8 weeks 5 days from now

Registration | Agenda | Exhibit Floor Plan

If you haven’t already marked your calendar and turned your thoughts to MACo’s Annual Conference, now is the time to do it. This year’s Annual Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Downtown, 200 South Pattee, Missoula, MT. Guests may call 406-721-8550 to make room reservations--be sure to ask for in-house reservations and refer to the MACo Conference in order to get the $94 (plus tax) state rate.

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PILT Underfunding 2015-2017

Posted Date:

June 19, 2018

Contact:

Shantil Siaperas, Communications Director, Montana Association of Counties

Official Information from Law Firm & Opt-in Forms

On June 19, 2018 MACo was one of many counties across the country on a conference call regarding the underfunding of Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) for 2015, 2016, and 2017. The call was with the National Association of Counties (NACo) and a law firm (Smith, Currie, and Hancock) representing Kane County, Utah.

MACo Associate Member Program

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Download Program Application | View Current Members

A Partnership With Montana Counties

The MACo Associate Member Program is a program designed for companies and organizations who want to have a direct relationship with county elected officials in Montana’s 56 counties.

Order Your 2018 MACo Directory Here

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The 2018 Directories Are Sold Out

Order the 2018 Version Today

The 2018 Montana Association of Counties Directory of County Officials is available to order at a cost of just $15.00. You can order your directory online and pay with a credit card or fill out an order form and send it to us along with a check.

MACo's annual directory contains more detailed information on county officials than is available on this website.

Order Here

Get Started: NACo Prescription Discount Card Program

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Participating Counties | Participating Pharmacies

The National Association of Counties through a partnership with CVS Caremark provides a FREE prescription discount card exclusively for NACo member counties to offer to their residents. The card will give discounts on prescriptions for residents who are uninsured, underinsured, seniors and pet owners in the county. The card can even be used to help inmates get discounts on prescriptions.

Get Started: Inmate Medical Program

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Are inmate medical costs draining your county budgets?

MACo is proud to partner with NACo and Correctional Risk Services (CRS) to offer two programs to help Montana counties contain the costs of medical care for county inmates. Enroll Today!

Current Issue of MACo News

July 2018

MACo News: Volume 47, No. 7

IN THIS ISSUE: Read about U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, announcing PILT payments in Billings; get details on MACo's upcoming Annual Conference; find out more about how MACo News is changing; check out MACo's new member of the family, Doug Ardary, Senior Loss Control Specialist; read an article about managing employee leave family and medical leave act by McKenzie McCarthy, MACo Associate General Counsel; be "in the know" about what is occurring on the national level with news from NACo, and more!

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Legislative Updates

FY 2018 General Fund Revenue Update #6

Posted Date: June 4, 2018

The last of six monthly general fund revenue collections updates is available on the Legislative Fiscal Division website. Monthly year-to-date revenue collections reports will be produced throughout the second half of FY 2018 and are designed to apprise interested members of the legislature on year-to-date general fund revenue collections, recent economic trends and the outlook for FY 2018 relative to the revenue estimate contained in HJ 2.

The LFD revenue team will be presenting the information as a part of the June Budget Status Report to the Legislative Finance Committee on June 18th.

Click Here to View the Revenue Update

More Legislative Updates

Legislative Fiscal Division Chart - Montana University System Funding FY 2017

FY 2018 General Fund Revenue Update #5

Legislative Fiscal Division Chart - Montana Community College Funding FY 2017

Recent Announcements Affecting Counties

Secretary Zinke Announces PILT Payments

Posted Date: June 27, 2018

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke met with local officials, including County Commissioners, Billings Mayor and City Council Members, and Representation from Montana’s Congressional Offices, on June 27th in Billings to present Montana counties with a large check for $40,073,049 in PILT (payment in lieu of taxes).