Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Members of the ND County Commissioners Association Board of Directors, left to right: Glenda Collier (Eddy), Andy Zachmeier (Morton), Tracey Dolezal (Dunn), Jason Arth (Sargent), Cory Hanson (Williams), Chad Peterson (Cass), Neal Messer (Stark), Jim Kapitan (Cass), Joan Hollekim (Mountrail).
by Nathan Price
On Monday, Oct. 9, Eddy County's own Glenda Collier was elected treasurer of the North Dakota County Commissioners Association (NDCCA) during the N.D. Association of Counties' annual conference in Bismarck.
Collier, who's been an Eddy County Commissioner since 2012, had previously been on the NDCCA's Board of Directors, and she said she's looking forward to taking on the new position.
"It's just one more step of working with a really great team," said Collier. "The Association of Counties, all the employees there, Aaron Birst our director, they're all just so wonderful to work with ... so I am looking forward to working with them more."
The NDCCA, first established in 1905, serves as advocates, lobbies and acts on legislative issues for the counties of North Dakota and the 231 total county commissioners in the state.
Collier said she'll partake in her first board meeting as treasurer when they meet in December of this year. The position is a 2-year term.
Others elected to officer positions on the NDCCA Board of Directors were Joan Hollekim, of Mountrail County as President, and Neal Messer of Stark County as Vice President. Chad Peterson of Cass County takes over as Past President.
Andy Zachmeier of Morton County and Tracey Dolezal of Dunn County were newly elected to the board of directors, and Cory Hanson of Williams County as well as Jim Kapitan of Cass County were reelected to the board.
Collier wasn't the only Eddy County official to attend the N.D. Association of Counties conference, which took place on Oct. 8-10.
Auditor Patty Williams, Commission Chairperson Dave Gehrtz, Treasurer Kathy Anderson, Recorder/Clerk of District Court Tiffany Harr and State's Attorney Ashley Lies all attended in addition to Collier.
According to their website, the N.D. Association of Counties is an organization that provides leadership and services to "foster effective and efficient government for the good of all counties," making it a popular resource for county officials.
Their annual conference features a variety of classes, vendor exhibits, keynote speakers and networking opportunities for hundreds of county officials across North Dakota.
Collier said the event was very well attended this year, and included over 80 first time attendees. She also said it was a great experience for the county officials who attended from Eddy County.
Locals took part in several meetings and classes ranging from voting security to potential funding opportunities from the N.D. Department of Transportation.
"I think it went really well," said Collier. "I enjoyed the classes that I went to. They work really hard on finding interesting and beneficial classes that can help counties in many ways ... overall I think it was a really great conference."
