ACEA
The Association of County Engineers of Alabama ( ACEA ) is pleased to announce its newly-elected board of directors for 2017-18 : President Josh Harvill ( Chambers ), Vice President DeAndrae Kimbrough ( Perry ), and Secretary Justin Barfield
( Geneva ); with area representatives Eric
Hill ( Lauderdale ), John Lang ( Cullman ), Luke Porter ( Fayette ), Dustin Stewart ( Blount ), Scott Anders ( Tuscaloosa ), Bryan Kegley ( Mobile ), Matt Murphy ( Barbour ), John Mark Davis ( Autauga ) and Jeremy Butler ( Clay ); as well as Josh McDougald ( Butler ), the representative of nonvoting members . Officers and area representatives serve one-year terms . Past presidents join them on the board of directors .
In addition , Harvill represented engineers at the ACCA Board Seminar in September , and the next round of training for motor grader operators began in October .
As an organization , ACEA has taken steps to strengthen communication . A new logo was launched in August , and a new website went live in September . Take a look at www . alabamacountyengineers . org ! Special thanks are extended to the Website Committee : Houston Matthews ( Madison ), Josh McDougald ( Butler ), Daniel Lundy ( Chambers ) and Luke McGinty ( Elmore ).
Mark your calendar ! The ACEA Legislative Committee meets Nov . 16 at ACCA headquarters in Montgomery .
AAND
The Alabama Association of 9-1-1 Districts ( AAND ) is pleased to announce its newly-elected board of directors for 2017-18 : President Johnny Hart ( Marshall ), Vice President Gordon Sandlin ( Cullman ), Secretary-Treasurer Holly Britain ( Houston ) and district representatives Tim Webb ( Winston ), Ernie Blair ( Madison ), Howard Summerford ( Jefferson ), Rod Coleman ( Tuscaloosa ), Victor Kennedy ( Talladega ), Donnie Smith ( Chambers ), Becky Neugent ( Clarke ) and Larry Daniels ( Dale ). Officers and district representatives serve one-year terms . They are joined on the board by AAND past presidents .
Mark your calendar ! The AAND Legislative Committee meets Oct . 31 at ACCA headquarters in Montgomery .
AAEM
Amid the many activities and initiatives that are ongoing , the Alabama Association of Emergency Managers ( AAEM ) made time to present a special recognition during the ACCA Annual Convention . During the breakout session specifically for emergency managers , members heard a presentation called “ Voices from the Field : A Career ‘ in the Game ’” from Art Faulkner , who recently retired after serving as director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency . But Faulkner did not leave empty-handed , as county emergency managers presented him with a plaque that read , “ With deep appreciation for your partnership and support of the Alabama Association of Emergency Managers while serving as director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency .”
Mark your calendar ! The AAEM Legislative Committee meets Nov . 3 at ACCA headquarters in Montgomery .
County Joint Bid Program
It ’ s been a particularly busy time of year for the County Joint Bid Program , which is continuing to help counties save time and money on a range of goods and services .
• Regardless of what tropical storm is churning in the Atlantic , all 67 counties have access contracts in place for
Copyright : Nerthuz disaster debris removal and removal monitoring . The 2015-2016 pre-need contracts for these services have been renewed and are now in effect through Oct . 31 , 2018 .
• Bids have been opened and are being reviewed for 2018 items in the categories of heavy equipment , road signs , herbicides and corrugated metal pipe . There are typically many price increases from year to year , and current prices for these items are good through Dec . 31 , 2017 .
Find out more ! www . alabamacounties . org / joint-bid-program or Chase Cobb ( 334-263-7594 // ccobb @ alabamacounties . org )
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