December 13, 2018
With advances in technology, the emergency communication networks built four decades ago are becoming less efficient, less technologically advanced and, as a result, less able to provide the public with 9-1-1 services on newer technologies. In order to close this gap and benefit from the monumental advancements that are taking place in commercial communications, it is imperative for the State to advance the 9-1-1 infrastructure across Maryland—Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911) provides that opportunity.



Conduit Street Podcast Corner:
On the latest episode of the Conduit Street Podcast, Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally discuss Governor Hogan's new proposal to dedicate nearly all of the revenues resulting from the education "lockbox" constitutional amendment to school construction, examine the latest clues from the [Kirwan] Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education on what a county funding component might look like in a post-Kirwan landscape, review MACo's Half-Day Annapolis Immersion Training, and recognize the Department of Legislative Services for their recent award from  Governing Magazine .
Listen to any MACo Podcast Episode: www.mdcounties.org/Podcast

Counties in Action
Cecil
Queen Anne's
Half Day Training
Cecil County committed $450,000 to volunteer fire companies for a vehicle replacement program
Queen Anne's County Health Officer Dr. Joseph A. Ciotola, Jr. was recognized by Gov. Hogan as a Rural Champion in the state
Newly Elected Officials and county professionals from across the state gathered together to learn and prepare for the 2019 session

Corporate Partner Corner
Corporate Partners Exhibiting at Winter MACo:
Aetna

AT&T

CareFirst BlueCross
BlueShield

Chesapeake Employers'
Insurance Company

Cigna

Comcast-Beltway Region

Kaiser Permanente

LGIT Health

Local Government
Insurance Trust - LGIT

Maryland Environmental Service




MD, DE, DC Beverage
Association

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Nationwide Retirement
Solutions

NORESCO, LLC

Panasonic

Pepco & Delmarva Power
Energy Savings for Business

Presidio

UnitedHealthcare

WGL Energy, Inc.

Zelenkofske Axelrod, LLC
Learn more about being a MACo Corporate Partner

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