(St. Paul, MN)—Clay County Commissioner Jon Evert was elected 2010 President of the Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) at the association’s annual conference December 8 in Minneapolis.

AMC is a voluntary statewide organization that assists the state’s 87 counties in providing effective county governance to the people of Minnesota. It is the mission of the Association to assist in the provision of effective county governance for the people of Minnesota. The association works closely with the legislative and administrative branches of government in seeing that legislation and policies favorable to counties are enacted. In addition, the Association provides educational programs, training, research and communications for county officials.

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