County Commission | The Magazine November 2019 | Page 38
Jefferson County
President, Alabama
Association
of Emergency
Managers
A
The Legislative Committee
of the Alabama Association
of Emergency Managers met
with the ACCA policy team in
Montgomery on Sept. 27. This
successful meeting was the first
step in preparing for the coming
legislative session and illustrated
the close working relationship
between the two groups. Issues of
interest to the AAEM and ACCA
were discussed at length; these
will be shared with the AAEM
membership in order to keep them
well-informed throughout the
months ahead. Each county in
Alabama has an EMA director;
an interesting fact is that we have
several new faces due to retirements.
The AAEM is working to help
educate the new directors on a
wide variety of topics, including
pending legislation. In addition,
the AAEM has added a Higher
Education Caucus (composed of
members from universities, colleges
and community colleges across the
state) and a Healthcare Coalition
Caucus, and AAEM will be adding
an additional caucus to represent
our many volunteers. Each of these
groups has legislative interest;
the close relationship between
the ACCA and AAEM will help
keep everyone up to date as the
session approaches. If I can assist
emergency managers in any way,
please don’t hesitate to message me
at [email protected].
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A
While we will not be asking
legislators to introduce any
bills on our behalf in 2020, the 9-1-1
districts are united in recommending
a couple of items for the 2020
Mobile County
President, Alabama
Alabama County Platform. In recent
Association of
years, our group has enjoyed working
9-1-1 Districts
together for the common goal of
delivering great 9-1-1 service throughout the state. We stand ready to mobilize
our efforts to work with ACCA if legislation is introduced that is not favorable
to delivering that same level of service. Please feel free to reach out to me
([email protected]) or your local director with any questions about
what is going on in 9-1-1.
Charlie
McNichol
A
One of my top priorities this
year is emphasizing common
ground among CROAA members. In
any group of people, you always have
Madison County
different personality types, which will
President, County
result in looking at any issue from
Revenue Officers
different viewpoints. This diversity
Association of
Alabama
of viewpoints is what gives CROAA
strength. So, although we may not
always have 100% agreement on an issue, we need to listen to the various
opinions and ideas. To speak with One Voice, we must value the opinions of
all our members so that we can find the best path forward. Our Legislative
Committee meeting with ACCA staff back in September was a good example of
that. Finding common ground will allow us to present a united front as we move
into the coming legislative session, and I encourage CROAA members to contact
me ([email protected]) if I can ever be of assistance.
Terisa
Lang
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