County Commission | The Magazine April 2020

in this issue VOLUME 64, NUMBER 2 from the cover... Affiliate Groups: Pillars of ACCA.........................................9 ACAA: Improving Management of County Operations.....10 ACEA: Leading the Way in Local Transportation..............13 AAEM: Connecting the Emergency Management Community..................................................15 AAND: Applying Innovation to 9-1-1 Funding and Technology...................................................18 CROAA: The Key to Protecting County Budgets..............21 news you can use... It is time to shine the spotlight on some of the pillars of ACCA! Year Expanded Jail Inmate Report Reveals Deepening Crisis.................................................25 County Risk Services Update............................................30 Status Report: Rebuild Alabama.......................................27 in and year out, the affiliate groups do so much behind the scenes to enhance our collective effectiveness as the “One Voice of County Government.” Read on to find out more about our five affiliate groups — the Association of County Administrators of Alabama, Association of County Engineers of Alabama, Alabama Association of Emergency Managers, Alabama Association of 9-1-1 Districts and County Revenue Officers Association of Alabama. (©Kclarksphotography | Dreamstime.com) point of view... President’s Perspective ..................................................4 Good Employees are the Key to Good Government The County Line ...............................................................6 Leadership in Times Like This in every issue... COUNTY COMMISSION is published quarterly by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, Inc.; P.O. Box 5040; Montgomery, AL 36103. Subscription rates are $20 per year, which is included in the dues of members. Additional copies, when available, are $2 each to non-members. Periodicals postage paid at Montgomery, Alabama. Postmaster: Send address changes to COUNTY COMMISSION; P.O. Box 5040; Montgomery, AL 36103. USPS 985-380 County Family Feature...................................................33 ACCA Involvement: Take the Next Step, Wherever You Are Family Album...................................................................34 who we are... 2019-2020 ACCA Board of Directors................................38 ACCA Staff.........................................................................38

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