ACCA Board of Directors to convene this week, set goals for coming year
Members of the ACCA Board of Directors will travel to Tallapoosa County this week for a two-day event aimed at setting Association expectations and goals for the year ahead. The gathering will be the first of the newly-elected Board and will feature discussions on the Association’s new employee recruitment tool, ACCA’s involvement in various hot-topic legislative issues, as well as potential changes to ACCA educational courses for county leaders.
Governing board for local retirement benefits to meet tomorrow
The Employees’ Retirement System Board of Control will conduct its quarterly meeting tomorrow, September 10, at 10 a.m. central time. Thanks to the collective efforts of the Alabama County Family, two individuals elected to serve on the 15-member Board have tremendous experience in county government and well represent the needs of county ERS participants — those individuals being Ricky Harcrow, sitting President of the DeKalb County Commission, and Mike Gillespie, retired Chairman of the Madison County Commission. Tomorrow’s meeting will include the usual update on local participation in the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA), along with updates on the performance of RSA investments, golf trails and hotels. County leaders interested in tuning in to tomorrow’s meeting can click here for the livestream.
County leaders to be trained on “personnel administration” this week
More than 80 county leaders are set to gather at the Marriott Prattville Hotel and Conference Center later this week for the County Government Education Institute’s (CGEI) Personnel Administration course. Scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, the class will provide participants with a detailed look at federal and state employment laws, as well as best practices for hiring and firing, establishing leave policies and other personnel-related issues. A complete course agenda can be accessed here.
September webinar for Engineers to be pre-recorded, distributed Thursday
With the 96th Convention now behind us, it’s officially time to pick back up on our monthly webinars for County Engineers. The September webinar will feature a series of important announcements and reminders for county highway departments — but with this month’s content being less time sensitive than normal, the webinar will not be conducted live but rather pre-recorded. Engineers and associated staff are encouraged to monitor their inboxes this Thursday, September 12, at 2 p.m., at which time this month’s pre-recorded webinar will be distributed via email.