The National Association of Counties, which represents county governments nationwide, has appointed Lake County Board member David Stolman (R-Buffalo Grove) to its Taxation and Finance Steering Committee.
“I am looking to you to provide leadership on the issues affecting county government,” said Betty Lou Ward, the group’s president, in a recent letter to Stolman. “The policy steering committees perform a critical role for (us) in developing national county policies.”
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The Taxation and Finance Steering Committee focuses on financial resources of counties, fiscal management, federal assistance, municipal borrowing, county revenues, the federal budget and federal tax reform.
The steering committee’s recommendations on legislative policies and goals are presented annually to the group’s membership. If approved, the recommendations become part of the American County Platform, which is used by the group’s lobbyists in Washington, D.C.