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Feb. 23, 2015 - After Vice
President
Joe Biden's speech, NACo president Riki Hokama, a member of the Maui
County Council, continued the meeting, highlighting a number of NACo
programs and initiatives.
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Hokama presented "Federal Policies
Matter to County Government," a new six-minute whiteboard video
that sets out what counties do and presents some of NACo's
priorities. [TruScribe
produced the video]
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April is National County
Government Month.
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Federal lands are exempt from
local taxes. The "Payments in Lieu of Taxes" (PILT) program
offsets the lost revenue. In FY 2014, about 1,900 local
governments around the country received a total of $436.9 million under
PILT (>). |
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Hokama also talked up NACo's
Live Healthy program, which provides prescription, health and dental
discounts. To promote the Live Healthy program
toothbrushes had been distributed around each table and seat in the
ballroom, and a Timmy Tooth character made an
appearance as well.
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Aetna received the NACo
Corporate Award.
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