Virtual Townhalls

On June 12th, MACo and the Local Government Center hosted a virtual “townhall” to provide Montana’s counties with a venue and opportunity to share and learn from the situations and best practices in their communities around the state as well as receive pertinent updates during this unprecedented time.

On May 29th, MACo and the Local Government Center hosted a virtual “townhall” to provide Montana’s counties with a venue and opportunity to share and learn from the situations and best practices in counties around the state as well as receive pertinent updates during this unprecedented time. The third session in our series focused on CARES Act Reimbursements, with reports from MACo Staff regarding local government COVID-19 related expenses and how those costs may be reimbursed via the program created from the CARES Act dollars that Montana received.

The second session in our series of townhalls focused on the Governor’s Coronavirus Relief Fund Task Force.  MACo Executive Director, Eric Bryson, reported on the progress and guidance that came out of the Governor’s Task Force, which was assembled to provide direction and advice on how to best use $1.25 billion appropriated to Montana through the Federal CARES Act.

On April 23rd, MACo and the Local Government Center hosted a virtual “townhall” to provide Montana’s County Commissioners with a venue and opportunity to share and learn from the situations and best practices in counties around the state during this unprecedented time.