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A New Cabinet Emerges NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES ■ WASHINGTON, D.C. VOL. 41, NO. 1 ■ JANUARY 12, 2009 A new Altemus urges robust funding for Cabinet rural projects in stimulus package BY JIM PHILIPPS Supervisors, offered her remarks emerges MEDIA RELATIONS MANAGER on behalf of the nation’s counties during a roundtable discussion, BY NACO’S LEGISLATIVE STAFF NACo First Vice President Jan. 7, with members of the House Teresa Altemus urged mem- Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, bers of a key congressional Rural Development and Foreign As the transition continues in the subcommittee to consider Agriculture, and representatives nation’s capital, NACo is working robust funding of existing rural of other national organizations with the new administration’s key development programs and concerned about strengthening players to insure that counties’ capital improvements to es- economic development in rural concerns are factored into their sential county infrastructure as communities and jump-starting deliberations. NACo is continuing part of the federal government’s the national economy. to evaluate the nominees for each economic recovery plan. The roundtable was part of of the Cabinet offi ces affecting Altemus, a member of the ongoing talks on Capitol Hill counties, and will work with them Gloucester County, Va. Board of among members of the new 111th once they are confi rmed. Below is Congress, the Bush administra- a snapshot of each of the nominees, QuickTakes tion, the Obama transition team excluding departments such as and groups such as NACo to write Defense and State: and enact a substantial and effec- tive economic stimulus package. Secretary of the Treasury Five Largest The session also focused on federal Timothy F. Geithner is currently Sheriffs’ Offi cesces funding priorities for USDA Rural the president and chief executive Development programs such as offi cer of the Federal Reserve Bank (Number of personnel) upgrades to water and wastewa- of New York. Since 1988, he has Los Angeles County (Calif.) 8,239 ter systems and construction of worked in various positions for fi ve Cook County (Ill.) 5,555 important community facilities Broward County (Fla.) 3,190 Photo by Erik Johnston secretaries of the treasury in three Harris County (Texas) 2,545 such as fi re stations, health care NACo First Vice President Teresa Altemus discusses rural development administrations. He graduated from Orange County (Calif.) 2,119 clinics and schools — all NACo with Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.), who chairs the House Subcommittee Dartmouth in 1983 with a B.A. legislative priorities. on Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture. McIntyre in government and Asian studies, Source: Census of State and Local law and Altemus were among several participants in a Capitol Hill roundtable Enforcement Agencies 2004 and he received a master’s from See ALTEMUS page 3 discussion on an economic stimulus package. See NOMINEES page 6 State association INSIDE >> leaders meet Jocelyn Moore, health legislative assistant for Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.), briefs state associations of counties presidents and execu- tives from 34 states who came Washington, D.C. for their annual Thanks to counties across the two-day Washington briefi ng, country, many older citizens can say Jan. 8–9. Association leaders “Yes, Wii can!” >> Page 5 were briefed by Capitol Hill and NACo staff and heard from Bob Successful transitions from jails to Bixby, executive director of the communities remain a NACo focus Concord Coalition, Kay Coles, for 2009 >> Page 2 chairman Boone Strategies, LLC and Stephen Hess, distinguished Outsourcing library services: some research professor of media and say it renews the system >> Page 4 public affairs, George Washing- ton University and senior fellow, NACo announces new Internet-based Brookings Institution. social services program for counties Photo by Charles Taylor >> Page 8 2 January 12, 2009 CCountyountyNNewsews • NACo continues focus on ex-offender reentry BY CHARLES TAYLOR during a question-and-answer ses- the Second Chance Act at its annual coming from 300 miles away, sity of Pittsburgh evaluation. It is SENIOR STAFF WRITER sion — after much of the discussion retreat, Jan. 28-31 in Lee County, hasn’t been separated from the a joint effort among the Allegheny had focused on prisons. He also Fla. The act provides assistance family for a decade,” Arthur County Jail and the county’s de- Addressing the issue of offender noted that nine million individuals to county, city and state govern- Wallenstein, director of the partments of health and human reentry from jails and prisons can go to jail in the United States each ments to develop evidence-based Department of Correction and services. It was formed to address be politically risky, but it’s a risk year, and of them, only 700,000 go programs targeting successful Rehabilitation in Montgomery public safety, recidivism, successful worth taking, U.S. Sen. Jim Webb on to prison. offender reentry. County, Md., said in a recent reintegration and duplication of said at a recent policy forum in Webb said there’s “an enormous interview. That person also often services by county agencies. Washington, D.C. SpeedRead »»» need” to shift policy choices to has existing links to community ACJC focuses on comprehen- “Fear — political fear — and evidence-based options that help services and institutions. sive reentry planning, including ideology have too long driven policy lower crime rates. About 95 out of every 100 reuniting families, housing, sub- NACo keeps focus on reentry, in this area,” the Virginia Democrat » Several counties across the people leaving incarceration stance abuse and mental health Second Chance Act told the audience for the Brookings country are obtaining positive are released from county and treatment, employment and com- Institution’s “From Prison to Work: » More people jailed than impris- results with their programs, city jails, not state and federal munity involvement. Overcoming Barriers to Reentry.” oned annually including reducing recidivism. prisons, according to the Urban Reentry planning begins as soon Webb was a cosponsor of the » Best-practice county programs A cross-section is highlighted in Institute, which last year issued a as an inmate is jailed. Inmates are Second Chance Act, signed last improving reentry outcomes the NACo publication Reentry for study, Life after Lockup: Improving screened upon intake and referred year by President Bush. NACo was Safer Communities, released last Reentry from Jail to the Community to jail-based services such as GED instrumental in getting Congress to fall. The booklet is focused on (www.urban.org). Naco’s reentry preparation and testing, life-skills include local jails in the legislation “The moment they enter the cor- transition planning for offenders publication highlights programs classes and job training. along with prisons. rectional system, we should begin to with concurrent mental health from Maryland to Ohio, Pennsyl- Intensive case management dur- The focus of the Brookings forum evaluate and assess that individual’s and substance abuse problems. vania to Oregon that are achieving ing incarceration and post-release was “prisoner reentry as an economic needs and work right from there,” However, it also outlines other impressive results with jail inmates involves creating a service plan with issue,” but the discussion addressed Murray said. best-practice jail-to-community from intake to release. Two are the inmate, service providers and issues pertinent to jail reentry. Later this month, NACo’s Jus- programs. mentioned below. court offi cials. “Everyone in prison has fi rst tice and Public Safety Steering Com- “Counties have an enormously In addition to offering drug and been in jail,” said Donald Murray, mittee will focus on “the reentry positive role to play in offender Allegheny County, Pa. alcohol abuse treatment, ACJC NACo senior legislative director, crisis” and the implementation of reentry because the offender isn’t Since formation of the Al- has created a “three-quarter way legheny County Jail Collaborative house,” a cross between a halfway (ACJC) in 2000, preliminary fi nd- house and transitional housing. ings show a 50 percent reduction in Going Green in a red economy recidivism, according to a Univer- See REENTRY page 3 Leadership Somerset community service project BY KATHYE QUICK to help county residents cut through tips and projects that are both easy PProfirofi lleses iinn SServiceervice SOMERSET COUNTY, N.J. the maze of information and begin to and would not cost the average adopt more environmentally friendly citizen much, if any, money. Kermit the Frog once sang, “It’s lifestyles by providing them with a The project members collabo- not easy being green.” In many “one-stop” source of ideas, tips and rated throughout the year-long » Gloria D. Whisenhunt ways, he was right. information about living green. class and produced an electronic Commissioner During the last few years, all Leadership Somerset is a partner- magazine (no paper used!) that is Forsyth County, N.C. have become aware that it’s time to ship in which some of the county’s available to all county residents via NACo Board of Directors take immediate steps to protect the most promising leaders are brought the Somerset County government environment. The carbon footprints together to develop and hone their Web site, the Somerset County left by current lifestyles threaten skills to face the challenges of the Energy Council Web site, the Number of years active in NACo: 10 the
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