Klotz included in group of county officials invited to visit federal agency reps
INDIANAPOLIS — The Whitehouse Office of Intergovernmental affairs invited Indiana local elected officials to participate in a Regional State Leadership Forum. The meetings are designed for county leader. The forums include briefings and discussions with multiple federal agency representatives to share information about local government issues.
attendees had the opportunity to tour the Whitehouse and visit the offices of the National association of Counties (Naco), an organization representing counties across the country.
Indiana local officials met with Vice President Mike Pence and senior administration officials to share federal, state, and local
priorities including infrastructure, rural development, disaster recovery and resilience, as well as energy development.
Attendees had the opportunity to listen to over 10 senior administrative officials including Stephen Censky of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Kendel Ehrlich of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; Alex Amparo of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and Ryan Fisher of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Indiana was one of four states that participated in the event on Aug. 20 in Washington D.C.
County officials from Indiana included:
Richard Beck – Allen Co. Commissioner Therese Brown - Allen Co. Commissioner
Jack Woods – Clinton Co. Commissioner Richard Probst – Dearborn Co. Commissioner
Ernestina Wenger – Elkhart Co. Council Mark Heirbrandt - Hamilton Co. Commissioner
Bradley Armstrong - Hancock Co. Commissioner
John Jessup – Hancock Co. Commissioner Brian Baird – Johnson Co. Commissioner Vidya Kora – Laporte County Commissioner
Stanley Klotz – Marshall Co. Commissioner
John Frey – Montgomery Co. Commissioner
Ryan Goodwin – Morgan Co. Commissioner
Michael Jones – Scott Co. Commissioner Howard Curry – Union Co. Commissioner
Tim Williams – Union Co. Commissioner Timothy Yocum – Vermillion Co. Commissioner