01/26/2012

April is National County Government Month

NACO News

National County Government Month (NCGM) is celebrated each April by the nation’s counties to raise public awareness and understanding about the roles and responsibilities of county government. The 2012 theme is "Healthy Counties, Healthy Families."

http://www.naco.org/programs/countiesdo/Pages/ncgm.aspx

More than 1,000 counties participate in NCGM each year by hosting a variety community outreach events and activities. These include tours of county facilities, recognition ceremonies for county employees and volunteers, distribution of information about county programs and services, sponsoring student essay contests, meetings with business and community leaders, and adoption of resolutions.

Since 1991, the National Association of Counties (NACo) has encouraged counties across the country to actively promote county government programs and services. Formerly National County Government Week, the designation was expanded to a full month for 2010 to offer more counties more opportunities to plan and participate. Counties aren’t expected to hold public awareness activities daily, but can schedule activities any time during the month.

Use the hashtag #NCGM on Twitter to follow along with the counties celebrating National County Government Month.