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What's Happening?

President Smith Recovering at Home

MACo President, Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith, continues to do well as he recovers at home from triple bypass surgery just a day before the beginning of the Summer Conference. He thanks the many well wishers who kept him in their thoughts and prayers before, during, and after his operation.

Administrators & Attorneys Fall Conference Coming Up Soon

The Administrators and Attorneys Fall Conference will be held in the Governor Calvert House, 58 State Circle, Annapolis, October 22-24. The tentative Schedule is now available. The conference is open to all county administrators and all county attorneys. Register On Line .

Make your hotel reservations before September 22. After that date, the rate expires and rooms may not be available. Call Historic Inns of Annapolis at (410) 263-2641 to book a room at the Governor Calvert House at the group rate of $139 single/double. There is a 48-hr. cancellation policy and valet parking is $22 daily. Reference MACo when you call.

Hotel Reservations Open Now for MACo Winter Conference - January 7-9

The MACo Group Rate at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Hotel is $131 single/double; $156/triple; $181 quadruple; and $25 extra per room, per night for guaranteed water view. The rates are good for reservations made two days prior to the conference and two days following the conference, based on availability.

Call (800) 233-1234 to make your hotel reservation before December 5. After that time, remaining rooms in the MACo Group room block will be released to the public for sale. The $12 resort fee is waived per our contract with the hotel. A 72-hour hotel cancellation policy applies. Do reference MACo when you call the Hyatt to get the group rate.

Summer Conference Concludes

Despite a thunderstorm that poured on the crowd of 1,300 crab feasters, the 2008 Summer Conference was a success from all accounts. Conference attendees were treated to an expanded Program, featuring 3 and a half days of educational programming, and a record 284 exhibits. Attendees, please complete the On- Line Conference Evaluation. Your comments and suggestions are always appreciated and welcome. We listen to you!

The 2009 Summer Conference is set for Ocean City August 12-15 at the Convention Center.

Courthouse News

September 3 . . . In addressing the MACo Officers during the Summer Conference, Governor Martin O’Malley highlighting his abhorrence for the “…shift and shaft approach” to solving budget challenges. He reflected on the recent “…market’s counter balance” to the State’s budget reconciliation effort, suggesting the present challenge is cyclical, not structural. Read More (Next CTNews October 15)

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