NACO opens NACO West, unveils broadband toolkit and new county resources
December 23, 2024 | Furnas County, Nebraska
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A presenter for the Nebraska Association of Counties announced new resources aimed at helping counties with training, broadband deployment and workforce planning, including a new regional facility and several data and technology tools.
NACO West and training space: The presenter said NACO celebrated the opening of NACO West in Oglala, which includes the Jack Mills Training Center and the Larry J. Dix Boardroom. "NACO West will be an essential resource for our Western counties," the presenter said, noting more than 100 current and former county officials attended the ribbon cutting.
Data tools and broadband support: The presenter described the NACO Explorer and a new county fact sheet designed to assist county officials with grant writing and policy work. He also said NACO developed a broadband toolkit to standardize deployment practices and support counties managing fiber installations; the presentation tied that effort to $405,000,000 in federal funding but did not record a program name for the federal funds.
Workforce and benefits: The presenter said NACO completed a comprehensive county employee salary study covering over 40 job positions to help counties recruit and retain staff. He also described expansions to the NACO Health Insurance Pool benefits and new supports for COBRA and Medicare and student loan forgiveness incentives, and said MIPS (NACO’s technology division) expanded its team and piloted new software to streamline county processes.
What the transcript records: The presentation listed the facility opening, staffing additions, the toolkit and funding amount, the salary study and MIPS upgrades. The transcript does not include detailed implementation schedules, grant awardees, or the federal program name tied to the $405 million referenced.
NACO West and training space: The presenter said NACO celebrated the opening of NACO West in Oglala, which includes the Jack Mills Training Center and the Larry J. Dix Boardroom. "NACO West will be an essential resource for our Western counties," the presenter said, noting more than 100 current and former county officials attended the ribbon cutting.
Data tools and broadband support: The presenter described the NACO Explorer and a new county fact sheet designed to assist county officials with grant writing and policy work. He also said NACO developed a broadband toolkit to standardize deployment practices and support counties managing fiber installations; the presentation tied that effort to $405,000,000 in federal funding but did not record a program name for the federal funds.
Workforce and benefits: The presenter said NACO completed a comprehensive county employee salary study covering over 40 job positions to help counties recruit and retain staff. He also described expansions to the NACO Health Insurance Pool benefits and new supports for COBRA and Medicare and student loan forgiveness incentives, and said MIPS (NACO’s technology division) expanded its team and piloted new software to streamline county processes.
What the transcript records: The presentation listed the facility opening, staffing additions, the toolkit and funding amount, the salary study and MIPS upgrades. The transcript does not include detailed implementation schedules, grant awardees, or the federal program name tied to the $405 million referenced.
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