DARRY STACEY,  NCRCO President

  Welcome to the National Conference of Republican County Officials.  We provide support and information to the thousands of Republicans who serve as county officials across the country.

 While partisan rhetoric seems to dominate the discourse at the federal level, it is easy to forget that everyday counties provide services that directly affect people’s day to day lives.  From road and bridge maintenance to county health centers, county servants are working to improve the lives of Americans.

 The effects we have are tangible and goes beyond the philosophical, the ideology or the policy brief;  we touch real people with real needs everyday.

 All county officials have to balance their responsibilities and goals with an ever increasing swirl of federal and state regulations, often made by well intentioned lawmakers who view issues only from the 30,000’ policy level.

 As Republican county officials we work to cut through the demagoguery of bureaucracy and find streamlined solutions that preserve county funding, reach our mandates and serve the citizens in the best way possible.  The NCRCO was designed to help facilitate these goals.

 We know that there is no one size fits all answer to the problems that face our counties, but through communication and sharing ideas we innovate best practices to common issues and pool our talent and resources in ways yet unimagined.

 What once started as a group of dedicated public servants who interacted at NACo events has grown to a community of Republican leaders who are working together to bring voice and thought to how Republican ideas can and should shape policy.  We are becoming a clarion voice on how federal policy has real world implications and are being proactive at the federal and state levels.

 Now more than ever, it is important to ensure that conservative county voices are heard.  I would ask that you join our cause and lend your voice to thousands of other Republican County Officials that are joining together in this effort. 

 I look forward to seeing many of you at the next NACo event, and to working with all Republican county officials across the country.