Rae Jean Crutchfield

This document outlines the legislative priorities and policy positions of the Missouri Association of Counties. Key focus areas include tax issues, such as standardizing assessments, opposing property assessment caps, and reinstating local sales tax collection. It also addresses salaries for county-elected officials and a comprehensive set of election administration reforms, including maintaining municipal election independence, imposing penalties for threats against election officials, clarifying electioneering rules, expanding absentee voting, and ensuring voter list integrity. Additionally, the plan supports property fraud protection legislation and aims to ensure financial stability, fair governance, and efficient operations for local governments across Missouri.

The document outlines the Missouri Association of Counties' (MAC) adopted policies and legislative priorities concerning IT, Telecommunication, and Broadband. Key areas include ensuring county government participation in broadband expansion, supporting data collection for broadband coverage maps, providing cybersecurity resources and training to local county governments, addressing the 'Digital Divide' in education, employment, and medical services, and encouraging safe and secure state and federal legislation regarding artificial intelligence.

The document outlines the Missouri Association of Counties' (MAC) adopted policies and priorities within the IT, Telecommunication, and Broadband sector. Key strategic goals include ensuring county government participation in broadband expansion efforts, supporting data collection for FCC and Missouri broadband coverage maps, providing no-cost cybersecurity and training for local county governments, bridging the digital divide in education, employment, and medical services, securing federal funding for election cybersecurity and technology, and encouraging safe and secure state and federal legislation regarding artificial intelligence. The plan aims to enhance digital infrastructure, security, and equity across Missouri counties.