County Commission | The Magazine April 2018 | Page 5

The President’s Challenge
Expand your leadership role.
• Watch for information coming soon
about how to run for ACCA Vice
President or the Board of Directors.
• Ask to represent your county on the
2018-19 Legislative Committee.
• Running for your second term on
the commission? Apply for the
PLAN 2020 leadership development
program.
• Be active and engaged in legislative
races. (See page 25 for 3 questions
county leaders can ask candidates.)
• Strengthen friendships and working
relationships with commissioners in
your neighboring counties.
Mentor new commissioners.
Make your plans now to attend the 2018
ACCA Legislative Conference, Dec.
5-6 in Montgomery. For newly-elected
commissioners, it will be their first
gathering of the County Family.
Mentor staff leaders.
• Encourage county department heads
to be active in affiliate organizations for
administrators, engineers, revenue officers,
9-1-1 districts and emergency managers.
• Invest in their training expenses to improve
public services.
• Urge long-time staff leaders to engage
their junior colleagues in the work of
these groups.
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