County Commission | The Magazine July 2019

in this issue VOLUME 63, NUMBER 3 from the cover... Refocus: Each County’s Role in Combatting the Opioid Crisis..................................................................9 Prison Crisis Spills Over into County Jails.........................13 Refocus: Optional Retirement Changes Ahead................17 ACCA’s 91st Annual Convention Agenda.........................19 Rebuild: Putting the Rebuild Alabama Act into Motion...................................................20 Celebrating 50 Years of the County Agents Kitchen.........22 Building on Success: New Association Leadership for 2019-2020....................................................................24 news you can use... County Success on Goat Hill............................................27 County officials and employees will converge on the Perdido Beach Resort next month for ACCA’s 91st Annual Convention, centered on the theme “Rebuild & Refocus Alabama.” Participants will be better equipped to execute Rebuild Alabama Act projects, make a decision on improved retirement benefits for county employees, respond to the opioid crisis at the local level, maximize participation in the 2020 Census and advocate effectively for counties in the state’s prison reform discussion. (Photos: Contributed & © Kimberly Boyles, Cozine, Jeffrey Zalesny and driftwood – stock.adobe.com) point of view... President’s Perspective ..................................................4 Reflecting on a Historic Year The County Line ...............................................................6 State Prison Gains Have Been Expensive Losses for Counties in every issue... Family Album...................................................................29 Voices from the County Family ....................................31 who we are... 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 2018-19 ACCA Board of Directors....................................34 ACCA Staff.........................................................................34

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