Presentations & handouts from the 2015 ACCA Convention

 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2015

CROAA Education Session

Voluntary Disclosure Guidelines | Christy Vandevender, Alabama Dept. of Revenue

Municipal Authority in Police Jurisdictions | Mary Pons, ACCA Association Counsel

Current Issues in Sales Tax | Rouen Reynolds, Alabama Dept. of Revenue

Marketplace Fairness Update | Hon. Mark Culver, Chairman, Alabama Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Commission

Legislative Recap | Terri Sharpley Reynolds, ACCA Director of Public Affairs

 

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2015

Morning General Session

Fuel Up for a New Day: Prison Reform in Alabama | Andy Barbee, Research Specialist, The Council of State Governments Justice Center

Handout

Fuel Up for a New Day: Alabama’s New Prison Commissioner | Jeff Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections

Fuel Up for a New Day: Changes to Alabama’s Gun Laws | Rep. Chris England

Major Changes to Gun Laws in Act 2015-341 | ACCA

Fuel Up for a New Day: Repaying the Alabama Trust Fund | Hon. Young Boozer, State Treasurer

 

Afternoon General Session

Fuel Up for a New Day: Road Projects and Transportation (ATRIP) | Josh Harvill, Chambers County Engineer; Tad Eason, Coosa County Engineer; David Palmer, Franklin County Engineer; Matt Rouse, Washington County Engineer

Fuel Up for a New Day: The Future of the Local Government Health Insurance Plan | William Ashmore, CEO, Alabama State Employees’ Insurance Board

Fuel Up for a New Day: Storm Shelters in Alabama | Art Faulkner, Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency

Fuel Up for a New Day: The Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Definition | Ken Webb, Attorney, Webb & Eley P.C.

Fuel Up for a New Day: Insuring County Property | Sonny Brasfield, ACCA Executive Director

 

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2015

Commissioners Morning Breakout Session

Saving Money Through Reappraisal | Hon. Don Armstrong, Shelby County Property Tax Commissioner

A County’s Cyber Security Scare | Kellie Graff, St. Clair County Administrator

Simplified Sellers Use Tax (Amazon Bill) | Mary Pons, ACCA Association Counsel

Changes to the Open Meetings Act | Mary Pons, Association Counsel

Income Tax Set Off Program | Sonny Brasfield, ACCA Executive Director

 

Engineers Morning Breakout Session

The Risks of Distracted Driving | Mike Miyaji, Director of Training, Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office

Procedural Requirements for Force Account Work on Federal or State Projects | Brian Aaron, ALDOT Mobile

Effective Signage and Striping for Rural 2-lane Horizontal Curves | Tim Barnett, ALDOT

Operation and Maintenance Agreements for Aging Dams | Diane Guthrie, State Conservation Engineer, Alabama NRCS

Fatality Accident Investigations on County Roads | Craig Dillard, Webb & Eley, PC

Handout

 

AAEM Morning Breakout Session

Regional Mitigation Plans | Jeff Smitherman, AEMA

AEMA Divisions Update | Brett Howard, AEMA

Public Private Partnerships| Ricky Adams, PIO, AEMA

 

AAND Morning Breakout Session

Revisiting the 9-1-1 Tapes Legislation: 5 Years Later | Mary Pons, ACCA Association Counsel; Christine Heger, Baldwin County 9-1-1 Director; Johnny Hart, Marshall County 9-1-1 Director; Paula Simmons, Assistant. Director, Dale County/Ozark E911

Proper Relationships with your Board | Sonny Brasfield, ACCA Executive Director

Just Added Bond Requirements for 9-1-1 Directors and Boards | James Hall, Alabama Dept. of Examiners

 

Administrators Morning Breakout Session

Drop in Revenue from Court Costs | Rich Hobson, Administrative Office of the Courts

Just Added Examiners Report | James Hall, Alabama Dept. of Examiners

Local Bid Preference | Mary Pons, ACCA Association Counsel

A County’s Cyber Security Scare | Kellie Graff, St. Clair County Administrator

Simplified Sellers Use Tax (Amazon Bill) | Mary Pons, ACCA Association Counsel

Changes to the Open Meetings Act | Mary Pons, Association Counsel

Income Tax Set Off Program | Sonny Brasfield, ACCA Executive Director

 

CROAA Morning Breakout Session

ATLAS Alabama: Charting the Course to Small Business Success | Julie Magee, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Revenue

Alabama Taxpayer Identity Protection Program| Julie Magee, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Revenue

A County’s Cyber Security Scare | Kellie Graff, St. Clair County Administrator

Simplified Sellers Use Tax (Amazon Bill) | Mary Pons, ACCA Association Counsel

Changes to the Open Meetings Act | Mary Pons, Association Counsel

Income Tax Set Off Program | Sonny Brasfield, ACCA Executive Director