County Commission | The Magazine October 2017 | Page 15

FROM THE COVER
Platform, recommending revisions and
flagging priorities for the Board
of Directors.
Protecting, promoting and
enhancing county government through
the legislative process demands an all-out
team effort from commissioners and
county employees. The series of District
Meetings in October provided an ideal
forum to lay out the game plan and
identify key contributions that can be
made by every team member.
“District Meetings this year were
exciting – a little less talk about issues
and a little more talk about how to get
involved and how to attack this issue of
influencing this new kind of legislator
that we have,” Brasfield said.
The first half of November is devoted
to meetings of affiliate group legislative
committees, with separate sessions for administrators, 9-1-1 staff leaders, revenue officers, engineers and emergency
managers. Then in late November, the ACCA Legislative Committee will make a final review of input from affiliate
groups and the Minority Issues Steering Committee.
All of this activity is building toward the ACCA Legislative Conference in early December, when the Board of
Directors sets legislative priorities for the coming year and approves the platform, sending it on to a vote of the full
Association membership. n
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