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President’sMessage Strategic Planning Process Lays Foundation for the Future Association County Commissioners of Georgia Officers serving through April 2009 President VIRGINIA GRAY Clayton County First Vice President JAN TANKERSLEY Bulloch County Second Vice President LAMAR PARIS Union County C By Virginia Gray President ounties have long since discovered the benefits, indeed the critical importance, of strategic planning for many facets of community improvements, from managing growth and transportation to economic development and capital improvements. Last year, under the leadership of Immediate Past President of ACCG, Houston County Commissioner Tom McMichael, the association began implementing its own Strategic Planning Process. This is a milestone for our organization, the purpose of which will be a “blueprint” for future direction. During my term as ACCG President I have, in concert with ACCG leadership, continued to pursue the strategic planning process McMichael initiated. The ACCG Executive Committee and your Board of Managers has actively embraced this process and completion of the initial plan draft will soon evolve into membership input and ultimately formal adoption of the plan at the ACCG Annual Meeting in 2009. ACCG’s Strategic Planning Committee members, appointed last year, represent the ACCG Executive Committee and members of the Board of Managers involved representing key regions of Georgia, and include 1st Vice President Jan Tankersley of Bulloch County; 2nd Vice President Lamar Paris of Union County; 3rd Vice President Melvin Davis of Oconee County; Ben Hill County Commissioner and past president O.D. Netter; Immediate Past President Tom McMichael; Dawson County Chairman Mike Berg; Cobb County Chairman Sam Olens; Athens-Clarke County Mayor Heidi Davison; Peach County Commissioner James Khoury; Bartow County Commissioner and past ACCG president Clarence Brown; Hall County Commissioner Deborah Mack; and Mitchell County Commissioner and past ACCG president Ben Hayward. Executive Director Jerry Griffin and Deputy Director Ross King also staff the committee, alongside Dr. Rob Williams of the J.W. Fanning Leadership Institute at The University of Georgia, our facilitator for this process. A basic assessment of the association has now been completed by Dr. Williams, based on PRESIDENT continued on page 8 Third Vice President G. MELVIN DAVIS Oconee County Executive Director JERRY R. GRIFFIN Board of Managers 1st District JERRY SHEARIN, Paulding County 2nd District MIKE BERG, Dawson County 3rd District BURRELL ELLIS, DeKalb County 4th District EUGENE HARDWICK, Lamar County 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 EUGENE DYAL, Bacon County 12th District JOHN McIVER, Liberty County Consolidated Government Representative HEIDI DAVISON, Athens-Clarke County At-Large DAVID GAULT, Jones County JAMES KHOURY, Peach County SAM OLENS, Cobb County HELEN STONE, Chatham County AARON VARNER, Newton County Active Past Presidents GLENDA BATTLE, Decatur County CLARENCE BROWN, Bartow County BILLY CROKER, Polk 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) JOHN STRICKLAND, Clinch County Group Self Insurance Workers’ Compensation Fund (GSIWCF) WALTER L. SANDERS, Greene County Pension Representative H. JAY WALKER, Houston County NOVEMBER 2008 www.accg.org 7 http://www.accg.org

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Georgia County Government - November 2008 Contents President's Message County Matters Floyd County Leaders Foster Government That's 'Designed With Citizens in Mind' Staff News: ACCG Interns Georgia's Grand Old Courthouses: Hall County Extension News: ACCG and Extension Partner to Create 'Fellows' Program Research Corner: Resources Available Through ACCG County Parade Index of Advertisers

Georgia County Government - November 2008

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