County Clerks, Commissioners, Treasurers
SANTA FE – Over 100 newly elected officials and current county clerks,
commissioners, and treasurers from around the state will participate in
the 2020 Better Informed Public Officials (BIPO) Conference, December
1-2, and December 7-8, 2020 virtually due to current health orders. The
New Mexico Counties in cooperation with NM EDGE will host the
conference. As elected officials won’t be mingling in person this year,
they can virtually learn about their new role and responsibilities,
available resources, public meeting conduct, general HR law, and
professional codes of ethics to name a few.
Held every two years, BIPO conferences help educate newly elected
officials who take office January 1. They learn from their peers, earn credit
toward certificates in specific fields, and leave with a better knowledge of
their respective duties of office. Outside of the classes, they have an
opportunity to attend a veterans’ panel to hear what experienced elected
officials have endured while balancing the demands of their county role
with their personal life and a media panel on how to effectively
communicate to the public and build good relationships with the press.
Devin Neeley, San Juan County Public Relations Manager, will moderate
the media panel with KOAT Action News 7 Anchor/Reporter, Albuquerque
Journal Capitol Bureau Reporter Dan McKay, NM In Depth Deputy
Director Marjorie Childress, and Gila Mimbres Community Radio host
Grant County Assessor Raul Turrieta.
Amber Hamilton, Roosevelt County Manager, will moderate the veterans’
panel with Bernalillo County Manager Julie Baca, Eddy County Sheriff and
NMC Past President Mark Cage, Colfax County Clerk Rayetta Ledoux
Trujillo, Lea County Commission Chair Rebecca Long, and Sandoval
County Treasurer Laura Montoya.
