The annual convention of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama always marks the beginning of a new year of activities for the organization. It is at the annual convention that officers and members of the Board of Directors and Legislative Committee are elected. Shortly after the convention the new president appoints numerous individuals to serve on the various steering committees. These groups involve about 130 different individuals.

Recently elected ACCA President Billy Ray Williams from Etowah County mentioned several times in his acceptance speech the importance of membership involvement in association activities. The strengths, weaknesses, successes and failures of any organization are always attributable to membership involvement. The ACCA has enjoyed a long history of membership involvement which seems to improve each year. It is very important that membership involvement continues to grow and I am convinced that the new president is dedicated to see that that is exactly what happens during his term.

Technically, the ACCA has only 67 members, the county commissions of Alabama. The real membership of the association consist foremost of the 361 county commission members. It is these ladies and gentlemen that comprise the core of the organization and it is they that the organization serves. The ACCA membership can however, be viewed in a much broader sense. This broader sense involves what can be described as the "whole ACCA family". The family consists of the ACCA and now five affiliate organizations: Association of County Administrators of Alabama, Association of County Engineers of Alabama, Emergency Management Council of Alabama, County Revenue Officers Association of Alabama, and the Alabama City-County Management Association. Involvement of people representing these affiliates has increased significantly during the last decade and that involvement has been very positive. This evergrowing family has significantly bolstered the strength and effectiveness of the ACCA specifically and county government in general.

Listed below are the names, along with the counties they represent, of the ACCA officers and the individuals who serve on the Board of Directors, Legislative Committee and Steering Committees. These individuals represent a cross section of the whole ACCA Family and their willingness to serve is appreciated.

ACCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Billy Ray Williams, Etowah
1st Vice President Johnny Flowers, Perry
2nd Vice President Mary Buckelew, Jefferson
District 1 Bruce Hamrick, Walker
District 2 Mike Gillespie, Madison
District 3 Stanley Batemon, St. Clair
District 4 Tony Junkin, Pickens
District 5 Gary White, Jefferson
District 6 John Carter, Talladega
District 7 Jerold Dean, Conecuh
District 8 Jesse Upshaw, Macon
District 9 Bernest Brooks, Coffee
District 10 Freeman Jockish, Mobile
Minority Director Rhondel Rhone, Clark

PAST PRESIDENTS
Mark Culver, Houston
Roger Hayes, Winston
Sam Jones, Mobile
Stanley Menefee, Limestone
Hardy McCollum, Tuscaloosa
Larry Bennich, Morgan
James A. "Pappy" Dunn, Calhoun

AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVES
Donna Llewellyn, President AACCCA
Anthony Crear, Sumter, President ACEA

ACCA LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE

Chairman
Mark Culver, Houston
Past Presidents
Roger Hayes, Winston
Sam Jones, Mobile
Stanley Menefee, Limestone
Hardy McCollum, Tuscaloosa
Larry Bennich, Morgan
James "Pappy" Dunn, Calhoun

District 1 Robert Harbison, Cullman
District 2 Don Stisher, Morgan
District 3 John Mosley, Etowah
District 4 Albert Turner, Jr., Perry
District 5 Bettye Fine Collins, Jefferson
District 6 Lea Fite, Calhoun
District 7 Larry White, Escambia
District 8 Sam Pierce, Lee
District 9 Charlie Harris, Pike
District 10 Mike Dean, Mobile

ACCA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION STEERING COMMITTEE 2001 - 2002

Judge Phillip Jordan, Chairman, Cherokee
Tom Grimsley, Commissioner, Coffee
Donna Llewellyn, Administrator, Colbert
Robert Harbison, Commissioner, Cullman
Larry White, Chairman, Escambia
Larry Everett, Commissioner, Geneva
Glenda Hodges, Commissioner, Jackson
Charlie King, Commissioner, Lowndes
Prince Preyer, Commissioner, Madison
Carlisle McClure, Commissioner, Monroe
Sam Wingard, Commissioner, Montgomery
Eddie Hicks, EMA Director, Morgan
Cindy Arrington, Administrator, Randolph
Joy Thompson, Administrator, St. Clair
Alex Dudchock, County Manager, Shelby
Melvin Vines, Personnel Director, Tuscaloosa
Darryl D. Perryman, Chairman, Wilcox
James Tidmore, Chairman, Jackson

ACCA ENVIRONMENTAL, LAND USE/AND PUBLIC LANDS STEERING COMMITTEE 2001-2002

Lynn Gowan, Commissioner, Montgomery
Jerome Chism, Commissioner, Bibb
Rickey Burney, Commissioner, Clay
Joe Faust, Chairman, Baldwin
Robert W. Downing, Commissioner, Calhoun
Duanne Dunn , Commissioner, Dale
Roy Moore, Commissioner, Dallas
Ricky Harcrow, Commissioner, DeKalb
Judge Leland Avery, Chairman, Hale
Mark Bryant, Solid Waste Administrator, Jefferson
Mark Atkinson, Commissioner, Fayette
Brenda Blankenship, Environmental Mgr., Morgan
Charles LeCroy, Commissioner, Perry
Anthony M. Crear, Engineer, Sumter
James Bridges, Commissioner, Walker
Harold Davis, Commissioner, Pickens
Quinton Humphries, Commissioner, Winston
Paul Manning, Commissioner, St. Clair
Don Whorton, Commissioner, Elmore
Royce King, Probate Judge, Blount

ACCA FINANCE AND TAXATION STEERING COMMITTEE 2001-2002

Paul Hudson, Commissioner, Blount
Johnny Adams, Commissioner, Bullock
Ellen Toland, Administrator, Clarke
Bill Hudson, Commissioner, Lamar
Earl Reeves, Commissioner, Elmore
Butch White, Commissioner, Etowah
Ray Minshew, Commissioner, Geneva
Walter Allen, Commissioner, Hale
Kyle Hardy, Commissioner, Henry
Norman Tucker, Chairman, Cullman
Ernest Magruder, Commissioner, Macon
David Seibert, Commissioner, Limestone
Freddie Armstead, Commissioner, Marengo
Billy Cannon, Chairman, Marshall
Larry Meeks, Commissioner, Pike
Leann Horne, Administrator, Russell
Butch Burbage, Finance Manager, Shelby
Allen Bailey, Commissioner, Washington

ACCA JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY STEERING COMMITTEE 2001-2002

Bob Koncor, Administrator, Baldwin
Christopher Spencer, Commissioner, Sumter
Jesse McWilliams, Commissioner, Butler
Susan Morrison, Administrator, Mobile
Ken Tucker, Commissioner, Marengo
Ryan Robertson, Chairman, Cleburne
Tony Sanks, Administrator, Escambia
Curtis Bragwell, Commissioner, Franklin
Myron Penn, Chairman, Bullock
Jim Thompson, Commissioner, Coffee
Rex Burleson, Commissioner, Colbert
Mose Jones, Commissioner, Lawrence
Greg White, Chairman, Covington
Autry Works, Commissioner, Etowah
Bobby Cannon, Commissioner, Lee
Roger Jones, Commissioner, Madison
Don Barnwell, Chairman, Marion
Gary Carter, Commissioner, Talladega
Willie Dixon, Commissioner, Washington

ACCA PUBLIC WORKS AND RURAL TRANSPORTATION STEERING COMMITTEE 2001-2002

David M. Bufkin, Engineer, Autauga
Patrick McDougald, Engineer, Barbour
Henry Hawkins, Engineer, Chambers
Leonard Millender, Commissioner, Conecuh
Chris Beeker, Jr., Chairman, Greene
Chris Champion, Engineer, Henry
Mike Curtis, Commissioner, Lauderdale
Dale Strong, Commissioner, Madison
Max Joiner, Commissioner, Marengo
Mike Shaw, Engineer, Marion
Joe W. Ruffer, Engineer, Mobile
Charlie McCorvey, Commissioner, Monroe
Tillman Pugh, Commissioner, Russell
Kenneth R. Cole, Engineer, Shelby
Tim Markert, Engineer, Talladega
William T. Thweatt, Commissioner, Tallapoosa
Glenda Strength, Commissioner, Chilton
Micheal Armistead, Chairman, Choctaw
Todd Adams, Commissioner Coosa