Georgia County Government - February 2009 - (Page 5)

President’sMessage Challenge Yourself with ACCG’s Outstanding Training Programs Association County Commissioners of Georgia Officers serving through April 2009 President JAN TANKERSLEY Bulloch County First Vice President LAMAR PARIS Union County Second Vice President MELVIN DAVIS Oconee County Third Vice President Vacant Executive Director JERRY R. GRIFFIN Board of Managers 1st District Vacant 2nd District MIKE BERG, Dawson County 3rd District BURRELL ELLIS, DeKalb County 4th District Vacant 5th District KEVIN LITTLE, Walton County 6th District C. BROOKS BAILEY, Pulaski County 7th District JOHN R. GRAHAM, Warren County 8th District CLINTON PERRY, Taylor County 9th District D. M. MULLIS, Laurens County 10th District CHARLES LINGLE, Dougherty County 11th District Vacant 12th District JOHN McIVER, Liberty County Consolidated Government Representative HEIDI DAVISON, Athens-Clarke County At-Large DAVID GAULT, Jones County SAM OLENS, Cobb County HELEN STONE, Chatham County Vacant Vacant Active Past Presidents CLARENCE BROWN, Bartow County JAMES V. HAM, Monroe County BENJAMIN HAYWARD, Mitchell County TOM McMICHAEL, Houston County O. D. NETTER, Ben Hill County Ex-Officio NACo Board Members/Officers: RICHARD ENGLISH, Troup County JAMES HAM, Monroe County Section Presidents Attorneys’ Section: MICHAEL LONG, Houston County Managers’/Administrators’ Section: KEVIN POE, Floyd County Clerks’ Section: BRENDA STALVEY, Echols County Service Program Chairs ACCG Insurance Program Representatives (IRMA) Vacant Group Self Insurance Workers’ Compensation Fund (GSIWCF) WALTER L. SANDERS, Greene County Pension Representative H. JAY WALKER, Houston County FEBRUARY 2009 www.accg.org s t he Newly Elected Commissioners’ Training Progra m got under way in Athens this past December, I, like many of my colleagues, having been in office awhile, couldn’t help but be nostalgic about those first tentative days of training we were exposed to as newly elected county commissioners, ourselves. By Jan Tankersley During the state-mandated 3 1/2 days of inPresident tensive exposure to all the facets of county government leadership you will contend with, you are in the expert hands of training professionals at The University of Georgia’s (UGA) Carl Vinson Institute of Government, as well as highly experienced county government officials, from managers and administrators to fi nance officers and experts of many kinds. The training doesn’t stop with the Newly Elected Training Program, either – it goes on to offer non-required but absolutely invaluable instruction programs in many areas of county concerns. All are designed to make you the best county government leader you can be. Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) Training Programs, co-developed and co-administered with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at UGA are, in fact, among the most rigorous and respected in the nation. I can personally attest that these training programs have made me, and all the colleagues I know in county government, better informed and more confident commissioners. Not to mention, more capable. A Association County Commissioners of Georgia Training Programs, co-developed and co-administered with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at UGA are among the most rigorous and respected in the nation. PRESIDENT continued on page 6 5 http://www.accg.org

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Georgia County Government - February 2009 Contents President’s Message County Matters ACCG Training Programs: A Foundation for Excellence in County Government ACCG Welcomes Newly Elected Commissioners Georgia’s Trauma System: The Emergency Management System Component Demographics Program Addresses County Planning Extension News: 4-H Camping Program Benefits Georgia Youth Research Corner: Promote Economic Development in Your Rural County County Parade Index of Advertisers

Georgia County Government - February 2009

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