County Commission | The Magazine October 2017

in this issue VOLUME 61, NUMBER 5 from the cover... Newly-enlarged Legislative Committee established for 2017-18.....................................................11 Getting in the Legislative Game........................................14 Leadership with Staying Power.........................................16 ‘Forever One of Us’...........................................................18 An Economic Development Win in Rural Alabama...........19 Planning to Succeed in Coffee County.............................23 In Profile: ACCA Vice President David Money...................25 Online Convention Resources...........................................28 Voices from the County Courthouse.................................29 Prison Reform Progress Report........................................34 point of view... Photo: Nick Stakelum ACCA President Steve McKinnon, pictured at the Dale County Courthouse, has pledged to do his part and called for members to focus on unity during 2017-18. Statement of Ownership, Management & Circulation As of September 2017 - County Commission Published 5 times a year Association of Count Commissions of Alabama PO Box 5040, Montgomery AL 36103 Publisher Editor and Managing Editor Sonny Brasfield Sallie Owen Gowan Circulation - Average of preceding 12 months Number of copies ordered Paid circulation (mail) Free Distribution Total Distribution Office Use Grand Total 1,700 1,330 195 1,525 185 1,710 COUNTY COMMISSION is published five times a year 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. Peri- odicals postage paid at Montgomery, Alabama. Postmaster: Send address changes to COUNTY COMMISSION; P.O. Box 5040; Montgomery, AL 36103. USPS 985-380 President’s Perspective ..................................................4 To succeed, we must become laser-focused on unity The County Line............................................................... 6 If You Don’t Go, You Won’t Know in every issue... County Family Album Photos from Alabama Counties........................................36 Around the Association: News in Brief..........................38 County Family Feature Longest-serving Commissioner Gets Ahead of the Game..........................................................40 A voice from Alabama’s 67 counties...........................43 Kim Creech, CRE, Baldwin County who we are... 2017-18 ACCA Board of Directors....................................46 ACCA Staff.........................................................................46

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