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COUNTY COMMENT %u2022 April 2025 3Departments and Offices and the dedicated public servants who make it all possible.%u2022 Lyon County%u2022 Osage County Economic Development %u2013Highlighting our employees and the programsand services they provide on our social mediachannels.%u2022 Ottawa County %u2013 Issuing a proclamation.%u2022 Pratt County %u2013 Issuing a proclamation andrunning a social media campaign highlightingeach of our departments and the services andpositive impact they provide to our county.%u2022 Rice County %u2013 Taking this opportunity toshare more insight on our county via oursocial media platforms, issue a press release,and provide more information to the citizensliving in our county about how great ourcounty government is.%u2022 Saline County %u2013 Issuing a proclamation,running a social media campaign highlightingour employees, and our county administratoris presenting his Annual County update toseveral civic groups.%u2022 Shawnee County %u2013 Highlighting andpromoting all county departments byshowcasing the essential services theyprovide, the amazing staff behind the scenes,and the impact they have on our communitiesevery day via a month-long social media blitz.%u2022 Stafford County %u2013 Social media posts andGovernment Day for High School Students onApril 23.%u2022 Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK %u2013 Share a series of social media posts,website news article, and spotlights of UGdepartments and services.If your county would like to join us, KAC and our Kansas County partners, in celebrating this year%u2019s Kansas County Government Month, please register at the link below and let us know your county%u2019s plans for celebrating #KCGM.To help inspire your county%u2019s planning for this April%u2019s Kansas County Government Month (KCGM), we have provided a sample of social media messaging and activities from last year%u2019s Kansas County participants in a KCGM Google photo album located here.Be sure to utilize and share the information included here - Kansas County Government Overview - in your messaging during KCGM. This handout provides valuable information on a general overview of Kansas County government governance. Also included in the handout is a list of the 18 services that Kansas Counties are mandated by Kansas statute to provide and the costs incurred by counties in providing these services.Please use KAC%u2019s KCGM and NACo%u2019s NCGM hashtags: #KCGM and #NCGM in your social media messaging throughout the month of April. KAC will be monitoring social media for Kansas County messaging that includes the campaign hashtags to reshare on our KAC social media platforms: Facebook / Instagram / X (Twitter).NACo%u2019s NCGM toolkit located here is full of ideas, from press releases, to sample social posts, to educational resources and more. Here are five suggested ways to celebrate National County Government Month:1. Highlight Why Counties Matter2. Encourage Civic Engagement3. Champion the County Workforce4. Involve Schools5. Call Your Members of CongressREGISTER HEREYou can find a copy of the 2025 Kansas County Government Month Proclamation here.You can find the 2025 Kansas County Government Month Proclamation Signing photo here.