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Economic Development...The Missing Piece.
What's happening on Thursday, Aug. 20?
(Go to Tuesday, Aug. 18 or Wednesday, Aug. 19)
TENTATIVE AGENDA (Subject to change.)
7:30 a.m.
IT Sub-Committee Meeting
Board Room
7:45 a.m.
County Agents Kitchen Breakfast
Ballrooms DEFGH
10:45 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Spouse Program
8:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ballrooms ABC
8:45 a.m.
Stimulus Discretionary Project
Richie Beyer, CEA, Engineer, Elmore County
9:15 a.m.
Update on FEMA’s Public Assistance Grants: Lessons Learned
Benjie Abbott, Alabama Emergency Management Agency
9:45 a.m.
ADEM’s Recycling Grant and Dump Clean-Up Programs
Phillip Davis, Chief, Solid Waste Branch, Alabama Department of Environmental Management
10:15 a.m.
Morning Break
Foyer
Sponsored by the Association of County Administrators of Alabama and the Association of County Engineers of Alabama
10:30 a.m.
Role and Duties of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
Glen Zorn, Assistant Commissioner, ADAI
11:15 a.m.
County Striping Programs: Two Ways, Same Results – $aving Money!
Benjie Sanders, CEA, Engineer, Crenshaw County
Mark Pool, Engineer, Houston County
12 p.m.
Adjourn for Convention Lunch
COUNTY ENGINEERS
Sand Castle I
8:45 a.m.
Update from the Alabama Department of Transportation
Ed Phillips, ALDOT County Transportation Bureau Chief
9:15 a.m.
Employee Recruitment and Retention
Robbie Hyde, Attorney, Webb & Eley, P.C.
10:15 a.m.
Morning Break
Foyer
Sponsored by the Association of County Administrators of Alabama and the Association of County Engineers of Alabama
10:30 a.m.
Workers’ Compensation Issues
Hope Curtis, Attorney, Webb & Eley, P.C.
11:30 a.m.
Stimulus Discretionary Project
Richie Beyer, CEA, Engineer, Elmore County
12 p.m.
Adjourn for Convention Lunch
COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS
Sand Castle II
8:45 a.m.
Examiners Report
Mike Scroggins, County Audits Division, Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts
9:45 a.m.
Ins and Outs of Self-Collecting Solid Waste
Jim Ransom, Director, Baldwin County Environmental Services
Robert Bevis, Manager, Lauderdale County Solid Waste
10:15 a.m.
Morning Break
Foyer
Sponsored by the Association of County Administrators of Alabama and the Association of County Engineers of Alabama
10:30 a.m.
New Requirements for Performance Bonds
Mary Pons, Staff Attorney, ACCA
11 a.m.
State Employees Insurance Board Update
Tonya Campbell, Marketing Director, SEIB
11:45 a.m.
Insurance Update
Sonny Brasfield, Executive Director, ACCA
12 p.m.
Adjourn for Convention Lunch
EMERGENCY MANAGERS
Azure
8:45 a.m.
Emergency Fund Legislation
Sonny Brasfield, Executive Director, ACCA
Sen. Bobby Denton (D-Colbert and Lauderdale Counties)
Rep. Mac Gipson (R-Autauga and Elmore Counties)
9:30 a.m.
EMA’s Relationship to the County Commission
Hon. Rhondel Rhone, Commissioner, Clarke County and ACCA Past President
10:15 a.m.
Morning Break
Foyer
Sponsored by the Association of County Administrators of Alabama and the Association of County Engineers of Alabama
10:30 a.m.
Bid Law Overview
Mike Scroggins, County Audits Division, Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts
11 a.m.
Good Government Practices: Ethics Law, Open Meetings Law and Other Important Issues
Mary Pons, Staff Attorney, ACCA
12 p.m.
Adjourn for Convention Lunch
9-1-1 DIRECTORS
Coral
8:45 a.m.
Levelizing the Statewide Fee for 9-1-1 Service
C. Wayne Hutchens, Executive Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, AT&T Alabama
9:15 a.m.
Phase II Observations
Roger Wilson, Director, Walker County 9-1-1
Bill Brodeur, Director, Etowah County 9-1-1
9:45 a.m.
Statute Governing the Release of 9-1-1 Tapes
Sonny Brasfield, Executive Director, ACCA
10:15 a.m.
Morning Break
Foyer
Sponsored by the Association of County Administrators of Alabama and the Association of County Engineers of Alabama
10:30 a.m.
Working with Your Elected Officials
Hon. Stanley Batemon, Chair, St. Clair County Commission, and ACCA Past President
11 a.m.
Chart of Accounts for Financial Reporting
Mike Scroggins, County Audits Division, Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts
12 p.m.
Adjourn for Convention Lunch
12 – 1:15 p.m.
Convention Luncheon Honoring ACCA 2008-09 President Joe Faulk*
Ballrooms DEFGH
*Ticket is required for admittance
Sponsored by Alabama Power Company
1:30 – 5 p.m.
Afternoon General Session
Ballrooms ABC
1:30 p.m.
Awards Ceremony
2:15 p.m.
Washington Report
• Health Care Reform Update, Chuck Spurlock, State Director the Office of U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama)
• U.S Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Alabama)
• NACo President Valerie Brown
3:15 p.m.
Afternoon Break
Foyer
Sponsored by the Association of County Administrators of Alabama and the Association of County Engineers of Alabama
3:30 p.m.
ACCA Business Session
• Report of the ACCA Executive Director
• District caucuses for election of members to the ACCA Board of Directors and Legislative Committee
• Caucus Reports
• Report of the Nominating Committee
• Report of the Resolutions Committee
• Other business
6:30 p.m.
President’s Banquet and Induction of 2009-2010 ACCA Officers*
Ballrooms DEFGH
*Ticket is required for admittance
• Introduction of President’s Banquet sponsors
• Remarks by Hon. Larry White, ACCA Incoming President
8 p.m.
After-dinner entertainment
Ballrooms ABC
Sponsored by Thompson Tractor Company, Inc. and Alabama Association of Emergency Managers
Adjourn
(Go to Tuesday, Aug. 18 or Wednesday, Aug. 19 )
Sound interesting?
If you haven't yet registered for ACCA's 81st Annual Convention, it's not too late! Although online registration has concluded, participants wishing to attend the conferrence may register on site.
Questions about the agenda or the week's activities? Contact Donna Key.
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