County Commission | The Magazine October 2018 | Page 44

NEWS YOU CAN USE
DECEMBER
2018
NOVEMBER
ACCA Legislative
Committee Platform Final
Review Webinar
OCTOBER
2018
Affiliate Group
Legislative Committee
Meetings
•
Minority Issues
Steering Committee
Meeting [10/10]
•
ACCA Legislative
Committee
Pre-Session Workshop
[10/24-25]
ACCA Board of Directors Meeting [12/5]
Review and vote on 2019 Alabama County
Platform and Priorities
•
Membership review and
vote on 2019 Alabama
County Platform
Getting
Ready for
Goat Hill
in 2019
The past session of the Alabama
Legislature was a productive one —
five county priorities became law while
harmful juvenile justice reforms did not.
Preparations are in high gear for 2019
— when the stakes will be even higher —
since counties have set their sights on increased funding
for roads and bridges.
A major step forward occurred at the local level over
the summer, as each county designated its representative
on the 2018-2019 ACCA Legislative Committee, chaired by
Immediate Past President Steve McKinnon.
During pre-session preparations, the 67 committee
members play a critical role in the process by which input
from hundreds of county leaders around the state develops
into a unified voice. Comments are collected from meetings
with other county elected officials, the ACCA Minority
Issues Steering Committee and affiliate group legislative
committees for administrators, engineers, emergency
managers, 9-1-1 leaders and revenue officers.
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JANUARY-
FEBRUARY
2019
District Meetings
MARCH-JUNE
2019
2019 Regular
Session of the
Alabama Legislature
In 2019, top county issues — in addition to
transportation funding — are expected to include:
• Updating the method for collecting online sales tax
• Enhancing county retirement benefits
These are among the issues considered by Legislative
Committee members during their two-day workshop in
late October, and they are also responsible for conducting
a thorough review of the Alabama County Platform,
recommending revisions and flagging priorities for the
Board of Directors.
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.
The Association will conduct District Meetings around
the state in January and February. Because 2019 is the
first year following an election year for the Legislature, the
session will not begin until March 5, and it must end no later
than June 17.
2018