SANDOVAL COUNTY: Treasurer Laura M. Montoya Reappointed to National Leadership Position on Finance, Pensions and Intergovernmental Affairs

By Press release submission

Jul 25, 2020

Sandoval County issued the following announcement on July 23.

National Association of Counties (NACo) President Gary Moore reappointed Sandoval County, New Mexico Treasurer Laura M. Montoya to her fifth term as Vice-Chair of NACo’s Finance, Pensions & Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee.

Moore, a Boone County, Ky. Judge/Executive made his leadership appointments shortly after being sworn in as NACo’s president on Monday, July 20 through the NACo zoom meeting.

“It’s has been an honor to represent my county and state in this capacity for the past seven years. I will continue to support advance refunding on municipal bonds, funding for Payment in lieu of taxes (PiLT), and Secure Rural Schools (SRS); improving broadband access, and supporting the implementation of the Farm Bill which helps counties provide critical investments in our nation’s most under-served communities. Being a part of a committee that supports rural infrastructure, protects our nation’s food supply, and access to SNAP and fights for everyday working families is important to me,” stated Treasurer Montoya.

Active in NACo since 2014, Montoya has served as a member of the Finance, Pensions, and Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee and also completed five years as Chairwoman of the Next Generation Network, a grassroots member-driven forum for young county officials.

For the past two years, Treasurer Montoya has been the only elected official from New Mexico appointed as a NACo Vice-Chair. Santa Fe County Commissioner Anna Hansen was appointed Subcommittee Vice-Chair of the Air Quality Committee of the Environment, Energy & Land Use Committee, and Mr. Michael Carillo, Grant County Detention Administrator was appointed Subcommittee Vice Chair of Courts and Corrections.

The Finance, Pensions, and Intergovernmental Affairs (FPIGA) Steering Committee has three subcommittees: County and Tribal Relations; Elections; and Fiscal Policy & Pensions. FPGA is responsible for NACo policy on all matters on the financial resources of counties, fiscal management, federal assistance, municipal borrowing, county revenues, federal budget, federal tax reform, elections, and Native American issues.

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