Amaro: Yuba County can play role in fight against terrorism
Submitted on October 26, 2001 - 12:00am.
Jen Cooper - Fall 2001
Counties are the country's first line of defense in the fight against terrorism.
This was a theme echoed by federal, state and local government officials, including Yuba County Supervisor Al Amaro at a national meeting of the Task Force on Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. Friday.
The task force – created by the National Association of Counties – met to discus interaction between all levels of government and adopt a policy statement that will be sent to Congress to be considered for legislation.
Amaro is the chairperson of a NACo steering committee and said he attended Friday's meeting to share his expertise on technology and make sure that counties would not be burdened excessive costs while they work to increase homeland security.
This was a theme echoed by federal, state and local government officials, including Yuba County Supervisor Al Amaro at a national meeting of the Task Force on Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. Friday.
The task force – created by the National Association of Counties – met to discus interaction between all levels of government and adopt a policy statement that will be sent to Congress to be considered for legislation.
Amaro is the chairperson of a NACo steering committee and said he attended Friday's meeting to share his expertise on technology and make sure that counties would not be burdened excessive costs while they work to increase homeland security.
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