Thursday is deadline for municipalities to submit SSUT litigation resolution
This Thursday, January 15, is the deadline for remaining municipalities interested in intervening as defendants in the Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT) litigation to submit their executed resolution to afitzpatrick@alabamacounties.org. As a reminder, the Association has requested an extension of the intervention deadline and has urged counties to continue recruiting cities while awaiting the court’s response. Thanks to the ongoing efforts of the County Family, ACCA is slated to submit an intervention request later this week on behalf of more than 30 additional municipalities that have adopted SSUT resolutions since mid-December. Click here to view a complete list of the municipalities that have joined our efforts to defend SSUT in the ongoing litigation.
2026 Legislative Session begins tomorrow
The Alabama Legislature will convene tomorrow for the start of the 2026 Regular Session — which means it’s time for county leaders to begin closely monitoring their email for regular Goat Hill communications, such as the Goat Hill Prep on Mondays, the Goat Hill Glance on Fridays and Goat Hill Alerts as needed. Additionally, county leaders are reminded to turn to the “2026 Legislative Session” tab on the County Family online community for 24/7 access to talking points for priority bills and danger bills, contact information for lawmakers, advocacy event details and much more. For questions or assistance related to legislative resources and communication, please contact ACCA’s Director of Communication and Engagement, Abby Fitzpatrick.
ACCA leaders to kick off legislative advocacy efforts this week
Members of the ACCA Board of Directors and ACCA Legislative Committee will travel to Montgomery this week for a special Association event taking place in conjunction with the start of the 2026 Legislative Session. Referred to as “Cakes and Conversations,” the event is held annually to allow Association leaders to visit face-to-face with state lawmakers and kickstart advocacy efforts on behalf of the Alabama County Family. Association leaders and state lawmakers in attendance will discuss this year’s legislative priorities for all 67 counties, as well as the successful partnerships and subsequent accomplishments highlighted in ACCA’s recently-released 2025 annual report.
Road Supervisors Training taking place later this month
ACCA’s Road Supervisors Training only comes around once every couple of years, and 2026 is the year to take advantage of this training opportunity. County engineering department lead operators, crew supervisors, foremen, road superintendents and others holding similar positions are encouraged to participate in this year’s training — set for January 28-29 at 17 Springs in Millbrook. To register for the Road Supervisors Training, click here.