MACO Legislative Platform: “Making the Work We Do Better”
By Kevin Corbid, Minnesota County Auditors, Treasurers and Financial Officers (MACATFO) Legislative Committee co-chair and Jennifer Wagenius, Minnesota County Recorders Association (MCRA) chair. The Minnesota Association of County Officers (MACO) is comprised of MACATFO and MCRA.
The Minnesota Association of County Officers (MACO) was formed in 1960 and for just over 50 years it has served as the professional organization for county auditors, treasurers and recorders who are committed to providing high quality services to each citizen in all 87 counties in Minnesota. Read more... MACO Winter Conference
MACO Presents Awards to Outstanding Members
 The Minnesota Association of County Officers named Cindy Schultz, McLeod County Auditor-Treasurer, to its Honor Roll at the Annual MACO Conference held January 9-13, 2012 in Bloomington, MN.
The Honor Roll is the highest honor awarded each year by the MACO organization. The award is presented by the president of MACO to an individual or individuals in recognition of outstanding service and contributions to the Minnesota Association of County Officers. The Honor Roll has been given annually since 1996. Schultz was recognized for her efforts in promoting the best interests of the MACO organization including her many years in a key organizational role of the annual MACO conference.
MACO is comprised of county Auditors, Treasurers, Recorders, Financial Officers and Registrars in Minnesota. All 87 Minnesota counties are members. The MACO organization is made up of two individual associations – one comprised of Auditors, Treasurers and Financial Officers and a separate association of Recorders and Registrars. These two individual associations combine to make up MACO: the Minnesota Association of County Auditors, Treasurers and Financial Officers (MACATFO) and the Minnesota County Recorders Association (MCRA).
In additional to the Honor Roll, awards also are presented to an outstanding Auditor, Treasurer and Recorder Of The Year.
Donald Kuhlman, Watonwan County Auditor, received the outstanding Auditor Of The Year award from the Minnesota Association of County Auditors, Treasurers and Financial Officers.
Jon Clauson, Chippewa County Auditor-Treasurer, received the outstanding Treasurer Of The Year award from the Minnesota Association of County Auditors, Treasurers and Financial Officers.
Mary Ann DeGroot, Pipestone County Recorder, received the outstanding Recorder of the year award from the Minnesota Association of County Recorders.
Donald Kuhlman
Watonwan County Auditor |
Jon Clauson
Chippewa County Auditor-Treasurer |
Mary Ann DeGroot
Pipestone County Recorder |
 Also at the annual MACO meeting and conference, Fran Windschitl, Rice County Auditor-Treasurer, was elected president of MACO for 2012. Newly elected members of the MACO Board of Directors were Randy Schreifels, Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer; and Larry Dalien, Anoka County Director of Property Records.
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