County Commission | The Magazine April 2020 | Page 34

FAMILY ALBUM Photos from Alabama Counties @DonnaWood67 Advocating on Goat Hill St. Clair County’s commission members and affiliate group members (above left) made a strong showing at the March ACCA County Day, pausing while at the Statehouse for a picture with Sen. Jim McClendon. Altogether, nearly 60 county advocates (above right) converged on Montgomery that day to speak up for county government. @AlabamaCounties Making the County Voice Heard at the National Level Four County Family members serving on the National Association of Counties (NACo) Board of Directors traveled to Washington, D.C., this past winter to speak on behalf of all 67 Alabama counties at NACO’s Annual Legislative Conference. @NACoTweets @MorganCoComm @CommLudgood @wrbspearpoint 34 | APRIL 2020 Teaming Up Amid a Health Emergency In DeKalb County, coordinated meetings among public safety, school, health and emergency management officials began the first week of March — before Alabama had its first confirmed case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. @DeKalb_Co_EMA