National Multidistrict Opioid Litigation Settlement Forum: Lessons Learned from County Leaders Feb. 17, 2021 , 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Contact Blaire Bryant
National Multidistrict Opioid Litigation Settlement Forum: Lessons Learned from County Leaders
February 17, 2021 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST
Please join NACo for a forum on the national multidistrict opioid litigation settlement. This interactive forum will cover:
The latest developments with a proposed deal between major opioid manufacturers and distributors and impacted state and local governments
Lessons learned from intrastate settlement allocation models, and
How county leaders and partners are developing new governance, revenue share and funding priorities and strategies for allocating and investing settlement proceeds.
Chaffee County Commissioner Keith Baker was elected Jan. 29 by members of Colorado Counties, Inc. to serve as chair of the Public Lands Steering Committee.
Colorado Counties is a non-partisan, nonprofit association of county commissioners, mayors and council members that bring local government leaders together, presenting a united voice to the Colorado General Assembly.
The committee is one of nine that provides direction to Colorado Counties staff on legislative issues.
Baker served on the committee for several years, advocated for federal funding support through Payment in Lieu of Taxes and Secure Rural Schools programs, wildfire mitigation and post-fire recovery efforts, and promotion of diverse uses for public lands.
New website pulls data from federal, state and private data resources to better inform decision-making
The Colorado School of Public Health recently launched a new website that provides detailed, county-level data tied to the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. The Colorado Population Data Dashboard is designed to help local public health agencies (LPHAs), county commissioners, community leaders, and the general public make more informed short- and long-term decisions about protecting public health.
The website provides health and economic data for each Colorado county. The data categories include:
COVID-19 surveillance indicators, including past 7-day positivity, case, test, hospitalization, and death rates
Demographics, including age, ethnicity, and race
New Otero County commissioners swore their oaths of office on Tuesday and incumbent officials renewed theirs.
Sixteenth Judicial District Chief Judge Mark MacDonnell performed the swearing-in ceremonies for Otero and Bent county officials while District Judge Michael Schiferl swore in Crowley County officials.
William Culver, who served as deputy district attorney under District Attorney James Bullock for approximately eight years, also swore his oath, succeeding Bullock as district attorney of the 16th Judicial District.
Incumbent Commissioner Jim Baldwin, who ran for reelection unopposed, renewed his oath. He represents District 3.
Commissioner Rob Oquist was elected to represent Otero County District 1. Oquist will fill the seat left by Commissioner Keith Goodwin, who began his first term in November 2008.