County Commission | The Magazine August 2017

in this issue VOLUME 61, NUMBER 4 from the cover... Time to Get in the Game ....................................................8 Talking Points ......................................................................9 Know the Players ..............................................................11 Straight Talk from Real Experts in County Government ...15 New Association Leadership Steps Up ............................17 ACCA Partners 2016-17 ...................................................19 Rural Health: A Crisis for All of Alabama ..........................21 2017 Convention Agenda .................................................23 County-by-County Population Trends, 2010-2040 ...........26 news you can use... 2017 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature County Accomplishments ...............................................28 It’s time to get off the sidelines. It’s time to stop watching others score big while you and your county fall further behind. It’s time to make a difference in your community. It’s time to Get in the Game at the Association’s 89th Annual Convention on Aug. 22-24. Task Forces Take on Tough Issues: Juvenile Justice and Railway Safety .................................31 Protecting Law Enforcement with Below 100 ...................32 County Family Feature An Albritton Family Tradition: Do What You Can ...........34 Around the Association: News in Brief .........................37 County Family Album Photos from Alabama Counties .......................................40 point of view... President’s Perspective .................................................4 They were right The County Line .............................................................. 6 Leadership in unexpected places in every issue... COUNTY COMMISSION is published five times annually 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 A voice from Alabama’s 67 counties ..........................43 David Palmer, Franklin County who we are... 2016-17 ACCA Board of Directors ...................................46 ACCA Staff ........................................................................46

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