Kip Kendrick, Presiding Commissioner

Justin Aldred, District I Commissioner

Janet Thompson, District II Commissioner

Roger B. Wilson

Boone County Government Center

801 E. Walnut St., Rm 333

Columbia, MO 65201-7732

(573) 886-4305 • (573) 886-4311

Boone County
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Boone County News Release

Boone County Elected Officials Appointed to Missouri Association of Counties (MAC) Steering Committees

COLUMBIA, Mo. (July 9, 2025) - Boone County Government is pleased to announce the appointment of three Boone County Government elected officials to state-wide positions of impact and leadership by the Missouri Association of Counties (MAC). MAC President Gary Jungermann announced appointments for one-year terms to six statewide Policy Steering Committees on June 23, 2025.

District II Commissioner Janet Thompson will serve as Chair of the MAC Policing/Justice/Mental Health Committee. This committee is responsible for issues affecting the court system, jails, the prosecutorial system, probate, and the offices of the sheriff, prosecuting attorney, circuit clerk, public administrator, and coroner. The committee is also responsible for issues affecting aging, public health, mental health, alcohol and drug abuse, developmental disabilities, social services, human services, nursing homes, and mental health facilities.

County Clerk Brianna Lennon will serve as a member of the I.T./Telecommunications/Broadband Committee. This committee is responsible for all matters pertaining to telecommunications and technology policy, information technology development and implementation, information technology innovation, e-governance, and geospatial data collection and utilization.

Recorder of Deeds Bob Nolte will serve as a member of the Intergovernmental Affairs/Finance/Tax Issues/Pensions Committee. This committee is responsible for issues affecting mandates, elections, open meetings, open records, retirement benefits, and employment laws. It is also responsible for issues affecting property taxes, sales and use taxes, other sources of revenue, investment laws, county budgeting, and the offices of the county clerk, treasurer, assessor, collector, commissioner, recorder, and public administrator.

MAC Steering Committees are charged with aiding the MAC Board of Directors in establishing Association policy on state and federal legislation and administrative matters. Each Steering Committee may make recommendations to the Legislative Committee on any official resolution referred to the Committee.

The Missouri Association of Counties (MAC), formed in 1972, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan member service organization dedicated to the improvement of county government. It was designed and incorporated by county elected officials to provide services, research, uniformity, and coordination among member counties, in order for the county elected officials to best serve their constituents. MAC's mission is to promote county interests, support best practices, and provide services to ensure fair, effective, and efficient government for the good of all counties and taxpayers.

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