Missouri Association of Councils of Government
The Missouri Association of Councils of Government (MACOG) is a statewide association comprising all 19 of Missouri’s regional planning commissions and councils of governments.
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MACOG MEETINGS
The MACOG Board of Directors meets monthly on the first Thursday of each month in Jefferson City, Missouri. For more information, please email the MACOG Office at connie@molobby.com.
MACOG PARTNERS
MACOG AFFILIATES
- United States Department of Agriculture – Rural Development
- United States Geological Survey
- United States Small Business Administration
- Gamble & Schlemeier
- National Association of Development Organizations
- Missouri Municipal League
- Missouri Association of Counties
- Missouri Public Utility Alliance
- Missouri Spatial Data Information Service
- Missouri City/County Management Association
- Missouri Recycling Association
NEWS
MACOG Officers 2024-2025
The new slate of MACOG Officers took their positions and posed for a photo outside of the MACOG Board of Directors meeting earlier this year. From right to left: Cindy Hultz, MTRCOG – MACOG Immediate Past President; Jeremy Tanz, SEMORPC – MACOG President; Corinne...
2024 Planner’s Day at the Capitol
Missouri’s Regional Planning Commissions participated in the 2024 Planner’s Day at the Capitol on April 3, 2024. The event, organized by the Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association – administered by the Southwest Missouri Council of Governments –...
Missouri’s broadband stakeholder summit: Mapping the future of internet coverage in underserved areas
Bonnie Prigge, Executive Director – Meramec Regional Planning Commission, represented MACOG at the second annual Missouri Broadband Stakeholder Summit on November 7, 2023. In front of a crowd of over 100 internet service providers and community stakeholders, Ms....
MACOG Board 2023 Professional Development Retreat
The MACOG Board of Directors, all of Missouri’s RPC Executive Directors, met at The Resort at the Lake of the Ozarks for its 2023 Professional Development Retreat. Along with team building exercises to strengthen the RPC network, the MACOG Board discussed broadband...
Jason Ray, SMCOG, a “Men of the Year”
Jason Ray, Executive Director of the Southwest Missouri Council of Governments, was recognized by the Springfield Business Journal with a Men of the Year honor for his leadership at the council of governments and dedication to the Springfield Community. The SBJ...
Missouri’s RPCs at the EDA Denver Regional Conference 2023
Following a three year pause, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) Denver Region held a regional conference in Denver hosted by EDA Denver Region Director Angela Martinez and attended by USDOC Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra...
MACOG Fiscal Officers Training 2023
The MACOG RPC Fiscal Officers Group held a training event on May 29 and 30 in beautiful Chillicothe, Missouri. The event, hosted by Green Hills RPC Executive Director Corinne Watts and her GHRPC team, was packed full of valuable sessions on how to effectively manage...
MACOG Fiscal Officers Training 2023
The MACOG RPC Fiscal Officers Group held a training event on May 29 and 30 in beautiful Chillicothe, Missouri. The event, hosted by Green Hills RPC Executive Director Corinne Watts and her GHRPC team, was packed full of valuable sessions on how to effectively manage...
RPCs Participate in Planner’s Day at the Capitol
MACOG and Missouri’s RPCs participated in the Missouri Chapter – at the Capitol on March 1, 2023. Coordinated through the Southwest Missouri Council of Governments, RPC staff visited legislative offices to share the positive role of planning throughout many facets of...
RPCs attend DRA Conference 2023
Missouri’s Regional Planning Commissions with counties located in the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) attended the DRA Conference 2023 this February in Memphis, Tennessee. RPC planning staff from Ozark Foothills RPC, Southeast Missouri RPC, Bootheel RPC, South Central...