Counties urged to vote Roger Creekmore for LGHIB Position One seat
This past week, the Local Government Health Insurance Board (LGHIB) issued a request for candidates for the Position One election taking place this fall. Back in 2019, the County Family pulled together to elect Richie Beyer of Elmore County to the seat and continue counties’ majority voice on the board. The Position One seat must be filled by an active county or municipal employee, and with Richie slated to retire later this month and subsequently vacate the seat, it is essential that counties pull together once again to fill this seat with another county advocate.
Roger Creekmore serves as the Administrator in Colbert County and as the Immediate Past President of the Association of County Administrators of Alabama — and he is also a former Colbert County Commissioner. Roger has submitted his candidacy form for the Position One seat and will be seeking election to the position when voting is open from September 12 through October 10. County leaders are encouraged to be on the lookout in the coming months for detailed voting instructions from the LGHIB — and to cast their vote for Roger Creekmore of Colbert County.
NACo Annual Conference to take place July 11-14
This Friday will mark the start of the National Association of Counties (NACo) 2025 Annual Conference and Exposition, which is the largest annual gathering of county elected officials and staff across the U.S. Taking place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this year’s conference will see more than 60 Alabama county leaders in attendance and, as always, will provide participants the opportunity to discuss and exchange new ideas and practices to improve county operations and service to the public. To learn more about the NACo 2025 Conference, click here.
ACCA staff to participate in this week’s Sheriffs Conference
The ACCA staff will travel to Baldwin County this week to speak to county law enforcement leaders at the Alabama Sheriffs Association 2025 Summer Conference. The ACCA staff is grateful for the invitation to present and will utilize the opportunity to discuss the importance of strengthening the working relationship between County Commissions and Sheriff’s Departments and pulling together on two particular issues in the coming year — protecting critical county revenue and recruiting the future workforce of county government.
July webinar for Engineers to be pre-recorded, distributed Thursday
Attention, County Engineers and Engineering Staff! The July county engineering webinar scheduled for this week will not be conducted live — it will instead be pre-recorded and the recording distributed to Engineer inboxes on Thursday. This month’s change comes in light of conflicting Thursday travel plans for the many Engineers heading to the NACo Annual Conference in Pennsylvania. As always, the webinar will feature insights and guidance on the latest issues impacting county highway departments, and all County Engineering Staff will be encouraged to tune in at their earliest convenience. As a reminder, the monthly engineering webinar will be placed on pause in August for the ACCA Convention and will return to its live format on Thursday, September 11, at the regularly scheduled time of 2 p.m.
June episode of 2 North Jackson Podcast now available
Members of the Alabama County Family can now tune in to the June episode of the Association’s 2 North Jackson Podcast. The episode features discussions on military experience beneficial in county leadership, legislative advocacy as a county employee and county participation in National Safety Month activities. County Family members can always access episodes of the 2 North Jackson Podcast by visiting the “General News” section of the ACCA online community or by turning to their favorite podcast streaming app.