Voting opens Friday for LGHIB election; County Family reminded to vote Roger Creekmore
Attention, All Members of the County Family! Remember to monitor your mailbox this week for the arrival of your ballot for the Local Government Health Insurance Board’s (LGHIB) Position One election. Voting opens this Friday, September 12, and it is essential that all County Family Members make it a priority to preserve county government’s majority voice on the Board by voting for Colbert County Administrator Roger Creekmore. The Board position is reserved for an active county or city employee and was previously held for several years by Elmore County’s chief operations officer at the time, Richie Beyer, who vacated the seat when he retired this summer. Joining Roger on the ballot is a city employee expected to carry the votes of the thousands of city employees participating in the insurance program, making it is essential that county leaders notify all county employees of this critical election and the importance of voting for the only county advocate on the ballot, Roger Creekmore.
ACCA District Meetings kick off next month
Registration is now open for this fall’s ACCA District Meetings! A vital aspect of county success at the Statehouse, the District Meetings exist to allow county leaders to candidly discuss legislative issues and solutions in preparation for the State Legislature’s next Regular Session, set to begin January 13, 2026. All members of the County Family — including Commissioners, Administrators, Engineers, Emergency Managers, 911 Directors, Revenue Officers and License Inspectors — are urged to participate. With that in mind, county leaders are asked to identify the meeting below best suited to their schedule — and to register for that meeting today!
PLAN 2026 members to participate in two-day leadership retreat
Members of the Passion, Leadership, Accountability and Networking (PLAN) 2026 program will gather in Central Alabama this Wednesday and Thursday to participate in a leadership retreat. While together, members will spend time further developing their practical and service-oriented leadership skills, as well as establish plans for utilizing their passion in the coming year to effect change in their home county and across the state.
County leaders to receive training on personnel administration
This week, the County Government Education Institute will host a personnel administration training course for county leaders — and an impressive 100 individuals are registered to participate. Scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, the course will provide participants with a detailed look at federal and state employment laws, as well as best practices for hiring and firing, adopting and enforcing policies, and other personnel-related issues. A complete course agenda can be found here.
Monthly engineering webinar to return Thursday
With the 97th Convention now behind us, it’s officially time to pick back up on our monthly webinar for County Engineers — and the September webinar is scheduled to take place this Thursday at 2 p.m. central time. All County Engineers and associated staff are encouraged to tune in and to monitor their inbox for a forthcoming pre-registration confirmation email with the necessary details to participate.