County Commission | The Magazine June 2017

in this issue VOLUME 61, NUMBER 3 from the cover... Making more decisions at the local level..........................10 Limited Self-Governance in Alabama................................11 When You Have the Right Tool for the Job........................13 Comparing and Contrasting: Limited Self-Governance and Administrative Powers.......15 How to Get Limited Self-Governance................................17 Putting Limited Self-Governance to Work.........................19 What is the Alabama Limited Self Governance Act?.........21 news you can use... ACEA begins training for equipment operators................24 The Alabama Limited Self-Governance Act has been helping counties solve their own problems for a dozen years now. That’s right – solving a local problem at the local level in a manner best suited for the local community. Get in the Game ACCA’s 89th Annual Convention.......................................27 Association Elections: Leading the Unified Voice of County Government......................................................28 Houston County takes home engineering excellence award...........................................30 Recycling is just the beginning..........................................32 County Family Feature Crimson Tide fans say ‘Go Tigers!’...................................34 County Family Album Photos from Alabama Counties........................................37 point of view... President’s Perspective ..................................................4 What if we had our own Independence Day? The County Line............................................................... 6 Regrouping after a hauntingly thin margin of defeat 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...........................39 Jonathan Gaddy, MA, CLEM, Calhoun County who we are... 2016-17 ACCA Board of Directors....................................42 ACCA Staff.........................................................................42

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