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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.ORGMARCH 2025IN THIS ISSUE:2025 NACo Events: March Legislative Conference & April County Government Month.............................................................. 1April 2025 is Kansas County Government Month..........................................449th Annual Kansas County Commissioners Association Conference.....................................6Strategy and Communication...........................9Roadworthy News: What Is Your County%u2019s Safety Culture?...............................................11Connecting Kansas Counties............................14Local Government Job Openings.....................16By Bruce Chladny, KAC Executive Director2025 NACO EVENTS: MARCH LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE & APRIL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTHDownload and sign in to the Kansas Association of Counties appApple App Store Google Play StoreAs I write this article, it is my first day back in the office after having attended the 2025 National Association of Counties Legislative Conference, March 1-4 in Washington D.C. The annual conference event brought together 2,000 elected and appointed county officials to focus on federal policy issues that impact counties and our residents. This year I was joined by Jay Hall, KAC Deputy Director and General Counsel, and sixteen elected Kansas officials representing Douglas, Leavenworth, Johnson, Riley, McPherson, and Ford Counties as follows. A solid and energetic group!%u2022 Shirley Allenbrand, Johnson County Commissioner%u2022 Michael Ashcraft, Johnson County Commissioner%u2022 Keith Becker, McPherson County Commissioner%u2022 Julie Brewer, Johnson County Commissioner%u2022 Becky Fast, Johnson County Commissioner%u2022 John Ford, Riley County Commissioner%u2022 Janee Hanzlick, Johnson County Commissioner%u2022 Mike Kelly, Johnson County Chairman Board of CountyCommissioners%u2022 Jeff Meyers, Johnson County Commissioner%u2022 Bill Nixon, Johnson County CIO%u2022 Aaron Otto, Johnson County Assistant County Manager%u2022 Penny Postoak Ferguson, Johnson County CountyManager%u2022 Shannon Reid, Douglas County CommissionerCOUNTY COMMENT %u2022 March 2025 1continuedCOUNTY COMMENT