Hot 5 | Week of June 17, 2013

June 17, 2013

Mark your calendars for Fort Worth, TexasAt the NACo conference next month, the Alabama Delegate Caucus is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 19. Make sure your travel plans will put you there in time for the caucus meeting in the Fort Worth Convention Center. Questions? Contact Marcia Collier.
County Chat with ACEA on ThursdayThere’s [...]

Hot 5 | Week of June 10, 2013

June 10, 2013

Reminder on tornado assistanceCounties affected by the April 2011 tornadoes will want to be sure to have someone at this week’s forum about Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funds. The event organized by ADECA is Thursday in Cullman, and you can get all the details from this memo. 
CDBG $ announcedThe federal government has announced funding for Community [...]

End of Session Report 2013

June 5, 2013

The ACCA staff appreciates all county officials and employees who contacted legislators during this year’s session. Again county government made its presence known in Montgomery, and the Association defeated or modified numerous proposals that would have harmed effective county government in Alabama. Direct involvement from the local level is always the key to success here in [...]

Hot 5 | Week of June 3, 2013

June 3, 2013

4B8MONStan Batemon and several supporters of his campaign from throughout the country helped “spread the word” about Stan during the recent Western Interstate Region conference in Arizona. Reports on his campaign continue to be very positive with new supporters joining “Team Batemon” weekly. However, all three other candidates are working hard and county officials are [...]