NM Counties News Brief 07.25.24

News Brief July 25, 2024

Congratulations and welcome to the captive board Amber and Greg!

Religious Accommodations Under Title VII: What Managers need to Know TODAY!

Date: Thursday, July 25, 2024

Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Place: On-line

Instructor: Mark Allen, NMC General Counsel

Certificates provided.

Target audience: Supervisors, Managers, Legal, and HR professionals. On June 29, 2023, The US Supreme Court in Groff v. DeJoy overruled its longstanding precedent on the standard for undue hardship when evaluating religious accommodation requests and raised the bar on employers. Learn the triggers, steps, and common religious accommodations.

Link to Sign Up

Questions?

Contact Isaiah Rodriguez, irodriguez@nmcounties.org

Thurs. Sept. 12, Gathering of Counties Day!

ONE MORE WEEK to sign up for the 2024 New Mexico State Fair’s Gathering of the Counties / NM True Day & Tourism Day by August 1, 2024! The Gathering of the Counties Program will be in the new “Speakeasy” location. The program will begin at 11:00AM.

Here are the showcased events:

Gathering of the Counties / NM True on Main Street – 9:00AM – 3:00PM
Gathering of the Counties Event at the Speakeasy with State Fair Queen Candidates
High School Culinary Competition - Agriculture Building Courtyard – 12 Noon – Blind judging and People’s Choice judging Green Chile Stew - Qualifying Schools include: Carlsbad,Taos, Clovis, Grants, Cloudcroft, Volcano Vista, Atrisco Heritage Academy, and Albuquerque High

NMC Treasurers Affiliate Conference

August 6-9, 2024 in Ruidoso, NM

Torrance, Lincoln, and Otero Counties are hosting.

Contact Patrick Cohn, jr. for more information: pcohn@grantcountynm.gov

NMC is Hiring a Loss Prevention Specialist!

Minimum: Associate degree business administration or related
4 years of work experience in loss prevention/safety administration
May consider substitutions
Implements policies, procedures, and strategies to control losses related to human, capital, & financial resources of member counties
Conducts audits, inspections of county operations, & provides improvement strategies to NMAC & county executives.
Excellent benefits package; offices in ABE, Santa Fe,remote work, flexibility Offices located in Santa Fe and Albuquerque.

Email resume, cover letter, and references by August 2, 2024, to Greg Rees, grees@nmcounties.org. Salary DOE.

County Reinsurance, Limited (CRL) Training

CRL provided a Board Governance training in Louisville, KY. NMCIA Pool Board members enhancing their knowledge about reinsurance are Grace Philips, Michael Eshleman, Cynthia Stephenson, Jhonathan Aragon, and Joy Esparsen.

Counties: There are tracks on drinking water and grant funding especially for those counties that have been affected by wildfires, burn scars, and flash floods. Click on the Link to find out more about the Infrastructure Finance Conference!

US DOT Webinar Transportation Equity

Thursday, August 15, 2024, 1PM MDT

Introduction to Equitable Transportation Community (ETC) Explorer tool to map a project area, identify how a community is experiencing disadvantage, and evaluate project benefits. Register for the webinar

Federal Rail Crossing Grant Open

Accepting applications for the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program (RCE) due by September 23, 2024. It is a combined NOFO for FY23 and FY24 for a total of $1.5 billion in funding. In addition, $229 million is set aside for projects in rural or tribal lands, and $11 million for counties with fewer than 20 residents per square mile. Past webinar here and learn more at GoRail Grant Hub.

EECBG Program Awards & Grants Deadline October 31, 2024

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program is designed to assist states, local governments, and Tribes in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, to reduce fossil fuel emissions, and to improve energy efficiency. More information HERE

NMC Board Legislative meeting w/affiliate chairs 2pm Thurs. Aug. 1 at the Curry County Cooperative Extension Service Building, 600 Woods St., Clovis and NMC Board meeting 8:30am Fri. Aug. 2.

Link to NMC 2024 Annual Meetings Calendar

Link to Loss Prevention Trainings Calendar & RSVP

Thu July 25 Religious Accommodations Under Title VII: What Managers Need to Know Online 2pm-3pm, Register Here

Thu Aug 1-2 NMC Board of Directors Legislative meeting 2pm & Board meeting 8:30am Curry County

Tue Aug 6-9 NMC Treasurers Affiliate Conference in Ruidoso

Wed Aug 7 NACo Webinar- Prevention to Treatment: Substance Use Disorder Solution Strategies Noon MDT Register

Tue Aug 13-15 Finance & Purchasing Affiliate 1st Conference Ruidoso

Tue Aug 13-16 NMML Annual Conference Curry County, Clovis

Wed Aug 14 NMCIA Board of Directors meeting 8:30am Roosevelt County

Mon Aug 19-23 Training 4 Trainers Instructor Development 8am-5pm Albuquerque Register: lbarela@nmcounties.org

Sept NM EDGE classes (Live online) 9/5, 9/10, 9/11, 9/12, 9/17, 9/18, 9/19, 9/24, 9/25, 9/26

Thu Sept 12 Gathering of Counties, NM State Fair, Albuquerque, County booths and Presentation of County Queens

Mon Sept 16-20 Advanced Crisis Intervention Training Albuquerque Register: lbarela@nmcounties.org

Tue Sept 17 NMCRe Captive Board meeting 1pm virtual

Fri Oct 4 NMC Board of Directors meeting 8:30am Los Alamos County

Tue Oct 8-9 16 Hour Verbal De-escalation Training Albuquerque Register: lbarela@nmcounties.org

Tue Oct 8-10 NM Wildland Urban Fire Summit (WUFS) Taos County

Wed Oct 9-11 Human Resources Affiliate Fall Conference 2024 Inn of the Mountain Gods, Ruidoso, Register w/Brianna HERE $200 per person

Wed Oct 23-24 NMCIA Board of Directors meeting & Retreat 8:30am Buffalo Thunder

Mon Oct 28-30 Infrastructure Finance Conference Isleta Resort

Register HERE as a NMC Business Partner for FY 2024-2025 to engage with county decision makers with year-round access! Questions? Contact Robbie Bendorf at (916) 616-0564.

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