Audrain County Associate Commissioner Leslie Meyer has been appointed the chair of the Agriculture and Environment Committee for the Missouri Association of Counties.
The president of the Missouri Association of Counties recently appointed members of the association to serve a one-year term on one of the six Policy Steering Committees.
Chairs will serve on the Missouri Association of Counties Board of Directors and be part of the Legislative Committee for the term.
Pete Frazier, who serves as president of the association and is the auditor for Cape Girardeau County, appointed 63 members of the association to the steering committees.
Frazier named the following members as the chairs for the steering committees:
- Leslie Meyer, Audrain County Associate Commissioner, chair of the Agriculture and Environment Committee;
- Krista Bruno, Macon County Treasurer, chair of the Intergovernmental Affairs, Finance, Tax Issues and Pensions Committee;
- Janet Thompson, Boone County Associate Commissioner, chair of the Policing, Justice and Mental Health Committee;
- Jimmy Laughlin, Camden County Auditor, chair of the IT, Telecommunications and Broadband Committee;
- Jim Marcum, Pettis County Associate Commissioner, chair of the Transportation Committee; and
- Susette Taylor, Atchison County Clerk, chair of the Community and Economic Development Committee.
Chairs of each steering committee will serve on the MAC Board of Directors and be part of the Legislative Committee for the term. Committee chairs will be called upon to update the MAC Legislative Committee and the Board of Directors on any progress the committee is making during the active term at regular board meetings and during Legislative Committee meetings or video conference calls.