The NACo rep I talked to was miffed by the notion that the association's meeting was just an excuse for a nice trip to the beach. NACo hasn't held a meeting in Hawaii in 33 years, he told me, and county officials there have just as much right as any other members to host a meeting in their own state. Plus, I mean, Hawaii has counties, too, right? (Yes, there are four.... Or maybe five.)
The Other Side of Paradise
The National Association of Counties is meeting next month in Honolulu, and county leaders across the country are getting a lot of flak from constituents ...
The National Association of Counties is meeting next month in Honolulu, and county leaders across the country are getting a lot of flak from constituents about meeting in such a nice locale on the taxpayers' dime. At the US Conference of Mayors meeting in Chicago this weekend, I talked with a NACo representative who said attendance for this year's conference was going to be significantly lower than usual, because officials don't want to be perceived as taking a recreational junket to the beach. The Chicago Tribune even has a story today about how county officials are having to justify the trip to their constituents.
The NACo rep I talked to was miffed by the notion that the association's meeting was just an excuse for a nice trip to the beach. NACo hasn't held a meeting in Hawaii in 33 years, he told me, and county officials there have just as much right as any other members to host a meeting in their own state. Plus, I mean, Hawaii has counties, too, right? (Yes, there are four.... Or maybe five.)
The NACo rep I talked to was miffed by the notion that the association's meeting was just an excuse for a nice trip to the beach. NACo hasn't held a meeting in Hawaii in 33 years, he told me, and county officials there have just as much right as any other members to host a meeting in their own state. Plus, I mean, Hawaii has counties, too, right? (Yes, there are four.... Or maybe five.)
