Become a Certified Supervisor!
The Virginia Association of Counties, in partnership with Virginia Tech, offers the Virginia Certified County Supervisors’ Program: an opportunity for county supervisors to learn how to more effectively and efficiently lead in their communities. Since its inception in 2005, 70 supervisors representing more than 40 counties have completed this training program, earning credentials as a […]
Senate Page “LOVE” Sign Teambuilding Exercise
For this activity, the Page class created a LOVE sign representative of Capitol Square and Virginia’s legislative process. In each of the five assigned groups, classmates were tasked with decorating one letter depicting Capitol Square or the legislative process. Each team had a set amount of materials to decorate their assigned part of the sign. […]
NACo Leadership Academy to Kick off Summer Cohort, Scholarships Available
The National Association of Counties (NACo) is starting its next cohort of the 100% online NACo Leadership Academy on August 3 and there are over 70 $1,500 First-Participant Scholarships still available for Virginia Counties! This 12-week, online leadership development program offers commissioners, chairs, department directors, and other county leaders curriculum in best practices in leadership, […]
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Enterprise Fleet Management – On Call for All
Those with a necessity to operate vehicles for their business may need additional vehicles in order to separate employees or to meet increased demand as a result of COVID-19. Enterprise Fleet Management has established a special account code with our affiliate, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, for our partners here in Virginia. The account number is L212860 and is […]
Governor Proposes Amendments to Legislation in Advance of April 22 Reconvened Session
In addition to extensive amendments to the FY 2020 “caboose” and 2020-2022 biennium budget bills, the General Assembly will consider amendments to 94 bills at the reconvened session on April 22 (the General Assembly already approved gubernatorial amendments to six bills before the adjournment of the regular session on March 12). Below is an overview […]
Ted Voorhees Named Orange County Administrator
The Orange County Board of Supervisors is pleased to announce that Theodore (Ted) L. Voorhees, ICMA-CM, has been hired as Orange County Administrator effective April 5, 2020. Voorhees reported to work on April 6. Previously, Voorhees served as Powhatan County Administrator from May 2017 to January 2020. Prior to his service in Powhatan County, Voorhees […]
Virtually Visit Prince William County and the National Museum of the Marine Corps
Welcome to the National Museum of the Marine Corps Virtual Experience! This rich, interactive virtual environment will serve as the gateway for Marines and visitors from all around the world to see the museum regardless of their location. Explore the U.S. Marine Corps’ proud heritage from your desktop…marvel at the Marine aircraft suspended throughout the […]
Governor Offers Amendments to Caboose and Biennium Budgets
In order to address the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on state revenues, Governor Northam offered extensive amendments to the FY 2020 “caboose” and 2020-2022 biennium budgets on April 11, making 37 amendments to the caboose budget and 144 amendments to the biennium budget. The bulk of the amendments to the biennium budget “unallot” new […]
Arlington County Mourns the Death of Erik Gutshall
Arlington County government is mourning the death of County Board Vice-Chair Erik Gutshall, who died of brain cancer on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Gutshall, 49, had announced on April 6 that he was resigning from the Board due to ill health. In his honor, County Manager Mark Schwartz on Friday ordered that the flag outside […]
Meet Our Newest Associate Member – PayIt
PayIt is bringing governments and people closer together through our award-winning, disruptive platform. We deliver an innovative solution that enables residents to easily access essential government services from any device. Whether it’s paying property taxes, vehicle registration renewals, tolls, utility services or court citations, interacting with government has never been easier. This innovative approach to […]
Avaya enables 2 million remote workers for more than 11,000 companies worldwide, responding to COVID-19
Avaya is a VACo Premier Partner The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on people and organizations around the globe. Companies large and small have had to quickly adapt to new ways of working while addressing massive increases in customer inquiries and the need for help. Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE:AVYA) has moved quickly to […]
Taking the Pain of Cybersecurity Away by Working with Assura
When Accomack County was faced with implementing a cybersecurity program with limited resources and aggressive timeframes, they called Assura. Rather than a once-and-done project, the County subscribed to Assura’s Fractional Chief Information Security Officer service called Virtual Information Security Officer (Virtual ISO™). Assura’s assigned Virtual ISO™ worked closely with Accomack’s County Administrator and Chief Information […]
Changes to Foster Care Funding Delayed Until 2021
Virginia has been working to implement significant changes to federal support for child welfare since passage of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) in February 2018. This law made sweeping changes to federal financing of the foster care system by allowing federal Title IV-E funds (which typically reimburse state funds at a 50 percent […]
Pittsylvania County Adds New LOVE sign to Wayside Park
CHATHAM, VA – With the help of several of the Pittsylvania Career and Technical Center (PCTC) students who helped research, design and build it, Pittsylvania County’s newest LOVE sign is now greeting visitors to the newly renovated 50-acre Wayside Park in Hurt. Four PCTC students and their welding instructor, Travis Wood, installed the 8-foot-tall by […]
Virginia Launches Broadband Resource Webpage in Response to Coronavirus
The Northam Administration has dedicated a webpage (see COVID-19 Broadband Resources) to provide information about what both the federal government and Virginia’s Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are doing in response to the crisis. It includes a list of those ISPs that have signed on to the FCC’s “Keep Americans Connected” pledge to not terminate service […]