ACCA Executive Director Sonny Brasfield, Assistant Executive Director Lauren Hodge, and Vice President of County Risk Services Mary Kay Fraze are in Kentucky this week for the Insurance Board Governance Conference sponsored by County Reinsurance Limited (CRL). The conference will provide a forum for states to share best practices and to participate in detailed sessions on a variety of technical insurance matters. Board members from the Association’s Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurers Fund and Liability Self-Insurance Fund, as well as members of the County Risk Services Board of Trustees, will attend the three-day conference. The event is led by ACCA’s Executive Director, Sonny Brasfield, who currently serves as chairman of the CRL Board of Directors.
ACCA is proud to report that the Alabama County Family was represented exceptionally well during the 2024 National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference. More than 70 County Family members — including 11 ACCA Board members and four members of ACCA’s Passion, Leadership, Accountability and Networking (PLAN) program — were present in Tampa, Fla., for the informative conference.
Congratulations to Mobile County Commissioner Merceria Ludgood, who was honored at last week’s NACo conference with the 2024 Public Leadership in the Arts Award. The award is sponsored by NACo’s Commission on Arts and Culture, Americans for the Arts, and NACo. In the award presentation, Commissioner Ludgood was commended for her conscientious efforts to share Mobile County’s diverse history through arts, entertainment, information, and experiences. For more information about the award, click here.
The Alabama 911 Board meets this week in Montgomery. Greg Silas (Director for City of Birmingham Emergency Communication District), Tim Webb (Executive Director of the Winston County E 911 Communications District), Jeremy Williams (Geneva County 911 Director), Joby Smith (911 Board District 1 representative), Brandon Wallace (Limestone County/City of Athens 911 Director), and Brandon Broadhead (City of Homewood 911 Director) serve on this board, representing Alabama’s counties.
911 and emergency services leaders from around the state will gather this week for the Alabama 911 Summit, three days of training and education on topics like dementia training for 911 districts, changes in open records law, policies and procedures for 911 centers, and bombing prevention resources and strategies.
Last week, almost 100 County Administrators and Attorneys attended a CGEI update course dedicated exclusively to the new laws passed during the 2024 Legislative Session.
The deadline to book rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn for the 96th Annual Convention has been extended to July 31. To book rooms, click here.
ACCA’s Disaster Recovery Team will conduct public meetings in Escambia, Washington and Perry counties this week. These meetings will allow citizens to identify needed recovery projects stemming from the destruction of hurricanes Sally and Zeta and to provide further input on projects that have already been suggested.