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Get in the Game
ACCA’ s 89th Annual Convention | August 22-24, 2017
In 2017, the State of Alabama has faced challenges unlike any in recent memory, with a newly sworn in governor succeeding a chief executive who resigned from office midterm.
During this tumultuous time, the people of Alabama are looking for leadership and consistency, and they will find it at the local level. County officials and employees will remain in the courthouse every day fighting to keep the people of Alabama confident in our ability to lead.
The best way for us to show citizens they can depend on county leaders is to“ Get in the Game.” Take the lead on economic development, healthcare needs in the state, prison reform, disaster planning, and road and bridge funding just to name a few. These topics and many others will be addressed at this year’ s ACCA
Annual Convention, set for August 22-24, 2017, at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Ala.
County officials and staff leaders will once again find the ACCA Annual Convention to be a smart investment that will pay dividends for their home county and all Alabama counties.
Here are a few reasons it is worth your time:
• Continuing education credits for county staff members to maintain professional certifications.
• Education credits for commissioners in the Alabama Local Government Training Institute’ s graduate program
• Legal advice and guidelines for implementing 2017’ s new laws properly and effectively
• Saving taxpayer money and improving county services with information gathered in the Exhibit Showcase.( Compare products, services and costs with 80 + vendors under one roof.)
• Face-to-face conversations with representatives of as many as a dozen state and federal government agencies that interact with counties every day.
• Best practices from other counties in Alabama
• Invaluable informal networking with colleagues who are working for the betterment of county government
Register online at www. alabamacounties. org
Key Dates leading up to the 2017 ACCA Annual Convention
• June 30, 2017 – Deadline to submit awards nominations / applications( Excellence in County Government Rural / Urban, Outstanding Contribution to County Government, Tenure in Office, Memorials)
• July 31, 2017 – Last day of early registration($ 200 per person for county officials and staff)
• Aug. 1, 2017 – Late registration begins($ 225 per person for county officials and staff)
• Aug. 7, 2017 – Last day to cancel convention registration and receive a refund
• 11 a. m., Aug. 22, 2017 – Exhibit Showcase Opens
Note: One non-county spouse or guest may attend the convention at no additional charge
COUNTY COMMISSION | 27