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KAC DELIVERS DAILY UPDATED NEWS AND INFORMATION ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AND X/TWITTER. FOLLOW US TO STAY UP-TO-DATE ON ALL THE LATEST NEWS!KAC WEBSITEWWW.KANSASCOUNTIES.ORGJANUARY 2025IN THIS ISSUE:49th Annual Kansas Association of Counties Conference & Exposition Recap....... 1Thank You Sponsors!.......................................6KAC Executive Director%u2019s 2024 AnnualConference Address..........................................7Challenges or Opportunities............................10Applauding Your Commitment to Growth:Leadership Development with NACo................11Road Notes: Last Thoughts..............................13Passing of the Baton: Meet KAC%u2019s NewLocal Road Engineer Darryl Lutz.....................16Connecting Kansas Counties............................17KU Public Management CenterFeature: Management Minute.........................18Local Government Job Openings.....................19Download and sign in to the Kansas Association of Counties appApple App Store Google Play Store1continuedCOUNTY COMMENT49th Annual Kansas Association of Counties Conference & Exposition RecapBy Kimberly Qualls, KAC Education & Communications DirectorThe 49th Annual Kansas Association of Counties Conference and Exposition was held on Tuesday-Thursday, December 3-5, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency and Century II Convention Center in beautiful Downtown Wichita | Sedgwick County, Kansas. We experienced an amazing turnout with over 460 Kansas County elected officials and staff, 31 generous sponsors, and 115 vendor exhibitors participated in last month%u2019s conference and exposition.The enthusiasm of attendees was present from registration opening on Tuesday morning and continued throughout the entire conference and exposition. The 2.5-day packed event agenda featured 19 educational breakout sessions, two dynamic keynote speakers, a huge vendor exposition showcase, and plenty of networking throughout.Here%u2019s a look at just a few of the highlight%u2019s from the conference and exposition events.