County Commission | The Magazine October 2017 | Page 38

AROU
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Association
News
in Brief
Alabama Commissioners United
Gratitude is extended to everyone who helped make the
26 th Annual County Golf Bash such a success. County
commissioners and friends gathered Sept. 20 at the beautiful
Timberline Golf Club in Shelby County in recognition of
the Association’s efforts to improve county government in
Alabama. More than 50 tournament sponsors supported the
event this year, and special appreciation is extended to the
hard-working Golf Bash Committee. Committee members
included commissioners Debbie Wood (Chambers), Phil
Riddick (Madison), Jeff Clark (Morgan); Chairman Mark
Culver (Houston), Chairman/Probate Judge Hardy
McCollum (Tuscaloosa), and county engineers John Mark
Davis (Autauga), Matt Murphy (Barbour), Dennis McCall
(Butler), Brian Rosenbalm (Calhoun), Josh Harvill
(Chambers), Benjie Sanders (Crenshaw); Derek Brewer
(Dale), Richie Beyer (Elmore), Bill Bridges (Escambia),
Tim Graves (Etowah), David Palmer (Franklin), Chris
Champion (Henry), Cal Markert (Jefferson), Mike Shaw
(Marion), Dan Dahlke (St. Clair), Randy Cole (Shelby) and
Anthony Crear (Sumter).
CROAA
Minority Issues Steering Committee
Congratulations to the newly-appointed members of the
2017-18 ACCA Minority Issues Steering Committee! Your
service to “67 counties, One Voice” is greatly appreciated.
Committee Chairman Marcus Campbell (Sumter)
appointed three commissioners to one-year terms:
Allin Whittle (Butler), Tyrone Moye (Clarke) and
George Bowman (Jefferson). He also appointed three
commissioners to two-year terms: Jimmy Jones (Coffee),
Leonard Millender (Conecuh) and Ricky Burney (Clay).
ACCA President Steve McKinnon (Dale) appointed three
commissioners to one-year terms: Bertha Kelly (Coosa),
Curtis Harvey (Houston) and Homer Wright (Pike). He
also appointed three commissioners to two-year terms:
Ronald Smith (Bullock), Michael Williams (Greene) and
Merceria Ludgood (Mobile).
ACAA
In other business, Terri Henderson (Montgomery) is
representing ACCA and CROAA on the Wholesale and
Distributor Reporting Advisory Group. The panel, created by
the Alabama Retail Accountability Act, includes participation
from state government, local government, industry and retail. The Association of County Administrators of Alabama
(ACAA) has been busy through the late summer and
into the fall. To enhance the
organization’s brand, a new
logo was rolled out at the
ACCA Annual Convention
in August. President Mary
Wood (Clay) represented
administrators at the ACCA
Board Seminar in September.
Administrators have also been
a vital part of implementing the new Medicaid for inmates
program, collecting data on juvenile detention bed rates
to inform the work of a legislatively-created task force
and ensuring that the 2018 ACCA Membership Directory
contains the most up-to-date information on all 67 counties.
Mark your calendar! The CROAA Legislative Committee
meets Nov. 6 at ACCA headquarters in Montgomery. Mark your calendar! The ACAA Legislative Committee
meets Nov. 15 at ACCA headquarters in Montgomery.
The County Revenue Officers Association of Alabama
(CROAA) is pleased to announce the new board of directors
for 2017-18: President Kim Creech (Baldwin), Vice
President Terisa Lang (Madison), Secretary/Treasurer Mike
Stuardi (Mobile), Immediate Past President Jayne Pearce
(Tuscaloosa) and district representatives Kevin Caputo
(Madison), Chris King (Cullman), Charles Bell (Jefferson),
Kirk Keith (Tuscaloosa), Butch Burbage (Shelby), William
Friend (Russell), Twyla Jackson (Montgomery), Jerry
Greene (Baldwin) and Carl McDowell (Mobile).
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