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The Association County Commissioners of Georgia strives to ensure that counties can provide the necessary leadership, services and programs to meet the health, safety and welfare needs of their citizens. With nearly a century of experience in working on behalf of local government, ACCG has built a solid foundation focused on providing quality member services to meet the needs of local officials.

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Public Policy Development Process

ACCG redesigned the association’s policy development process to allow the ACCG policy team to have more time to focus on county legislative priorities. By developing a two year policy platform, ACCG has aligned the policy development process with the biennial Georgia legislature. ACCG will still update the platform each year, but the association can set more long-term priorities and work proactively. ACCG has developed a network of County Legislative Coordinators who serve as the point people for their counties during the legislative session and provide information to support the work of the policy team.

Implementation of Passed Legislation

ACCG played a lead role in providing information to county officials on the planning process and implementation schedule developed for the regional transportation sales tax that was approved through the passage of House Bill 277 in 2010. ACCG staff also attended many of the Regional Roundtable meetings over the last year to monitor discussions and answer questions. Throughout this process, ACCG has worked closely with Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Vance Smith and Planning Director Todd Long.

ACCG Government Relations Manager Dave Wills current serves on Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council and was recently named as co-chairman This council was created by the passage of House Bill 169 in 2010 and was charged with auditing Georgia’s Geographic Information Systems capabilities at the county, regional and state level. The Council met several times and developed recommendations which were submitted to the General Assembly in 2011 on how to move forward in achieving governmental GIS interoperability in the areas of floodplain management and notification, service delivery, transportation, public safety, economic development and more.

In July, ACCG held five Property Tax and Transportation Workshops throughout the state led by Legislative Director Clint Mueller and Associate Legislative Director Matt Hicks to explain legislation passed during the 2010 legislative session as well as the implications and implementation requirements for counties. ACCG offered a follow up to these sessions in April to remind county officials about the changes to the requirements for property tax assessments and appeals.

2010 Elections

In cooperation the Georgia Municipal Association, the Georgia School Boards Association and the Georgia Superintendents Association, ACCG hosted a Candidate Forum to give candidates seeking a statewide office the chance to address local elected officials.

4 County Priority Legislation Following the 2010 elections, ACCG policy staff met with members of Governor Deal’s transition team as well as Passed in 2011 new state agency heads. In addition, the policy staff also reached out to new state legislators to begin building HB 92 relationships and to explain the role of local government. Reduces the early voting period from 45 to 21 days. State Legislative Advocacy HB 197 ACCG Legislative Director Clint Mueller provided Limits emergency care services in jails to information and testified before the Special Council on Medicaid rates. Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians appointed by the . This council was charged with reforming the tax code in Georgia and developing HB 240 recommendations for the 2011 legislative session. He Provides a process by which local worked closely with legislators as the tax reform proposal governments can ask voters to redirect was discussed and modified during the legislative ses- funding set aside for SPLOST projects that sion. While the tax reform legislation was not brought up are no longer feasible or in the public’s best for a vote this year, ACCG continues to monitor this issue interest. and will provide input into any new proposal under consideration. HB 256 Establishes a new process for collecting Prior to the start of the 2011 legislative session, the fees for E-911 on prepaid wireless. ACCG policy team met with House and Senate leadership and individual legislators They also met with Secretary of HB 280 State Brian Kemp to discuss election reform and Tax Expands the use of funds collected for E- Council Chairman A.D. Frazier to discuss local flexibility 911. with sales tax and the business inventory tax. HB 322 ACCG hosted a breakfast for new state legislators who Authorizes the distribution of unidentifiable were formerly county officials to help them transition into local sales tax proceeds. their new role prior to the start of the legislative session.

State Agency Coordination SB 39 Allows for the creation of mental health ACCG worked with the Department of Revenue to courts. establish a new program that matches business occupation tax permits against sales tax registrations. SB 86 This program will help counties ensure that all businesses Modifies the requirements for the legally required to collect sales tax in their county are development of comprehensive plans, doing so and remitting the sales tax to the right allowing for a basic option. jurisdiction. SB 156 Federal Legislative Advocacy Removes some of the requirements for E- 911 reporting. Associate Legislative Director Matt Hicks is helping expand ACCG’s focus on federal policy by working with SB 157 Holland & Knight to track issues before the U.S. Congress Makes solid waste management planning that could impact counties. In September, he traveled to and reporting optional. Washington, D.C. to visit Georgia’s congressional offices and to outline the new ACCG federal advocacy program. Governor Nathan Deal has until May 24 to ACCG will be developing a Federal Legislative Committee sign or veto all legislation passed during the to provide a forum to further discuss these issues and 2011 legislative session. For more provide a coordinated lobbying effort for county officials. information watch for the final ACCG legislative update or to go www.accg.org.

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Training & Certification Programs

ACCG and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government hosted another successful Mobile Classroom on August 19 - 20, 2010 focusing on economic development issues by touring several southeast Georgia locations. Twenty-five commissioners representing 19 counties, including 7 ACCG Board members, participated. The tour stopped in three counties - Liberty, Glynn, and Charlton - where attendees learned about work being conducted at Ft. Stewart and UGA’s Marine Extension offices, as well as fire mitigation, green infrastructure and nature tourism at the Okefenokee Swamp.

In the last year, ACCG and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government recognized 48 individuals for completing the Certified Commissioners Advanced Program and 31 individuals for completing the Commissioners Training Program. These individuals joined the more than 2,600 county officials that have been certified since the program’s inception. In addition, recognition for the Standard of Excellence Program continues to grow, with 17 county officials achieving gold or silver status this year.

In 2011, ACCG and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government will host two Mobile Classrooms. The first one is scheduled for May 19 – 20, 2011 and will focus on the connection between natural resources and economic development in northwest Georgia, including visits to Cloudland Canyon State Park and Shaw Industries (carpet manufacturer) as well as a boat tour of the Coosa River. The second one will be August 18—19, 2011 in the Richmond County area.

ACCG Conferences

All of ACCG’s major meetings have been thoroughly examined and redeveloped with an eye to providing outstanding educational opportunities and maximizing the use of the participant’s time and the county’s financial resources. ACCG has added more Standard of Excellence opportunities, focused on current issues and trends and condensed the length of the meetings.

In October, the ACCG Legislative Leadership Conference welcomed over 250 county officials to Atlanta/ Fulton County. More than 76 counties had a registered delegate that attended the business session to vote on the 2011-2012 County Platform. In addition to commissioners training program courses, ACCG also offered two well-attended Standard of Excellence Sessions: 1) County Budgets and Constitutional Officers and 2) Preparing for Service Delivery Negotiations.

More than 150 newly elected officials attended the Newly Elected Commissioners Conference held in Athens-Clarke County at the University of Georgia Continuing Education Center in December. The

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agenda for this conference celebrated leadership, provided a foundation for county governance, explained ACCG programs and services and encouraged future participation in the association. Keynote speakers included former Secretary of State and Young Harris College President Cathy Cox, University of Georgia President Dr. Michael Adams and Olympian Sam Graddy. Responses from participants were overwhelmingly positive, and many new commissioners have attended other ACCG conferences and training programs.

Governor Nathan Deal, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and House Speaker served as the keynote speakers for the ACCG Capitol Connection Conference held in Atlanta/Fulton County in December and shared a common theme of rebuilding the relationship between state and local government. More than 325 county officials attended this conference, which was redesigned to shorten the length of the meeting by a half-day. ACCG used the extra time to offer an additional day of commissioners training programs.

This year’s Annual Meeting has seen a spike in attendance with more than 1,300 county officials (representing over 140 counties) and exhibitors participating. The conference features a packed three days of programming, including training opportunities, general sessions, an expanded awards program and much more. The County Buyers Mart is also a sellout, with more than 160 exhibitors. The response to this meeting indicates strong support for new meeting agendas and renewed interest in getting involved in ACCG.

District Meetings

In fall 2010, ACCG hosted a series of District Meetings designed to introduce the new vision for ACCG centered around the ―four pillars,‖ provide a preview of the 2011 legislative session and encourage participation in ACCG programs and services. ACCG District Representatives provided a key role in developing the District Meeting agendas and encouraging their peers to attend. ACCG has planned a series of eight new district meetings (some districts have been combined) in late June focused on several Member Services announcements. ACCG will now offer District Meetings two times per year.

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Georgia County Internship Program

ACCG officially launched the Georgia County Internship Program (GCIP), developed in partnership with the Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education at the 2010 Annual Meeting. At this time, ACCG also announced a $250,000 grant awarded to ACCG from the Georgia Department of Labor to fund internships. To date, over 140 students have interned for more than 50 counties throughout the state.

In September, the Georgia County Internship Program hosted an Intern Conference at the Georgia Aquarium. At this conference, students had the opportunity share experiences with peers as well as to hear from career services directors, county human resources directors and former county interns on next steps to take in starting a career in county government. ACCG President Lamar Paris spoke to the students about the importance of civic engagement and all interns received a certificate as recognition of their participation in the program.

ACCG Mentor Program

As part of the Newly Elected Commissioners Conference, ACCG launched a new Mentor Program. This program is designed to pair newly elected commissioners with veteran commissioners. More than 60 pairs of mentors and mentees have taken part in this program since its launch in December.

ACCG Partners Program

This year, ACCG renamed the Associate Members Program to the Partners Program and revamped the benefits of participation in this program for businesses and non-profit organizations. As of April 2011, ACCG now has 115 participating partners.

ACCG worked with Coca Cola Recycling, Inc. and the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation to launch a $1.4 million grant program to accelerate local government recycling programs throughout the state. An official announcement of the grant program was made at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s Environ- mental Conference in August.

In April, ACCG welcomed its newest preferred partner, Gas South. Gas South will provide a county employee discount of $0.02 per therm off their residential rate as well as a special rate for county facilities. During the term of the agreement, Gas South will become an active partner of ACCG by contributing $10,000 to support association activities, participating in meetings and providing ACCG with $12 for each new

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Awards & Recognition

ACCG teamed up with Georgia Trend magazine for the sixth annual County Excellence Awards. The counties recognized this year include: Clayton, Cobb, Dawson, Glynn, Oconee and Sumter. Fannin County was recog- nized as an honorable mention.

Each year, ACCG presents Legislative Service Awards to recognize state legislators who helped to further the passage of legislation on county priorities. In 2010, ACCG recognized the following legislators:

Speaker of the House David Ralston Senator Don Balfour Senator Greg Goggans Senator Chip Rogers Senator Don Balfour Senator Don Balfour Representative Ben Harbin Representative David Knight Representative Roger Lane Representative Larry O’Neal Representative

ACCG has expanded its awards program for 2011 to provide an additional opportunity to recognize the work of counties and county officials. New awards to be given this year include Legislative Advocate of the Year, Leadership Development Advocate of the Year, Public- Private Partnership of the Year, Civic and Community Engagement Advocate of the Year and Member Services Partner of the Year. In addition, ACCG is bestowing two awards for County Government Media Advocate of the Year based on the media outlet’s market size.

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Insurance Programs

The ACCG Workers’ Compensation Program covers 168 jurisdictions and manages assets of $152 million. In 2010, this program returned $3 million in dividends to participating jurisdictions. This return marks the 16th straight year a dividend has been approved and brings the total amount of dividends returned to over $42 million.

The Property and Liability Insurance Program represents more than 2/3 of counties and has assets of more than $96 million. This program returned a dividend of more than $1.75 million in 2010.

ACCG continues to offer outstanding health benefits to counties and their employees through a partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia. This large network helps to keep premiums as low and as stable as possible.

The Inmate Health Program has greatly expanded this year and now serves 105 counties, providing reduced rates for prescriptions and other medical needs. Participating counties have saved over $23 million since this program’s inception in August 2008.

Local Government Risk Management Services (LGRMS) offers loss control and safety programs for counties that participate in ACCG’s insurance programs. This service is a partnership between ACCG and the Georgia Municipal Association. In the past 12 months, LGRMS has offered 240 classes attended by 3,099 county employees. An additional 760 public safety employees have been trained on the driving simulator and 2,991 employees have attended at least one wellness session.

Retirement Programs

The Defined Benefit Program is providing a traditional pension program for over 18,000 participants and paying monthly benefits to more than 4,500 retirees. The assets of this program are in excess of $790 million.

The 401(a) Defined Contribution Program has assets that approach $100 million with approximately 5,300 participants.

The 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan now covers 14,000 participants and has assets in excess of $190 million.

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The ACCG Retirement Programs Boards have effectively managed their assets during the recent economic crisis. These programs are well on their way to recovering from the economic downturn.

In June, Retirement Services began implementation of its new internet access for the Defined Benefit Program called ―DB on the Web.‖

As part of the Pension Board of Trustees Communications Subcommittee recommendations, ACCG has implemented quarterly webinars to update plan participants on investment performance and to educate them on various aspects of managing employee pension programs. ACCG has held one Defined Contribution Program webinar in partnership with Manning and Napier.

The International Foundation for Retirement Education (InFRE) and ACCG-GEBCorp Retirement Services have developed a new, two-hour seminar called "Managing Retirement Income" for retirement plan participants. This seminar has been presented to several counties throughout the state and has been extremely well received.

Financial Services

Since the inception of the Financial Services Program, a total of 64 counties have participated in the equipment lease program, financing in excess of $20.6 million dollars. Seminole, Upson, and Cobb counties have used ACCG’s Financing Program this year. Seminole and Upson counties are leasing vehicles purchased with a 4% loan through Wells Fargo and will make annual payments until the vehicles have been purchased. Cobb County has issued a bond for financing a lease-to-purchase parking facility that includes a deck and adjacent surface parking lot for county employees and the general public. In addition to the $10.7 million Cobb County capital improvement leasing project, ACCG and Wells Fargo conducted an Installment Sale Agreement with Pickens County for a $3 million Community Center.

In partnership with Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), ACCG Member Services Director Randy Hartmann interviewed four payroll processing firms that were selected from a pool of proposals submitted to GMA through a request for proposals process. The intent is to identify a ―preferred partner‖ that will work with both ACCG and GMA to offer this service to our respective members at a highly cost competitive rate and provide support to our organizations to help promote and support this service.

ACCG appointed a Membership Services Advisory Committee which is comprised of commissioners and managers from each ACCG District. ACCG Board Member and Harris County Chairman Harry Lange is serving as chairman of this committee. This group is charged with hearing proposals from companies interested in partnering with ACCG to provide discounted services to counties and/or county employees.

Technical Assistance

ACCG released of the 5th edition of the Handbook for Georgia County Commissioners on December 17. Hall Booth Smith & Slover, P.C. sponsored this publication. All newly elected commissioners received a copy of the Handbook at the Newly Elected Commissioners’ Conference. Additional copies were distributed to counties based on population size. ACCG also has updated several of its other resource guides, including the Special Local Option Sales Tax Guide, the Local Government Construction Guide and others.

ACCG met with the Department of Community Affairs to discuss the development of the Quality Growth Effectiveness tool. ACCG is working to ensure that any assessment process does not impose or result in additional costs to counties for compliance.

11 In October, ACCG co-hosted a day-long Coastal Georgia Land Summit in Chatham County with the Georgia Conservancy and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources as part of the education and outreach component of the Coastal Georgia Land Conservation Initiative (CGLCI).

ACCG Government Relations Manager Dave Wills participated with state and local EMS officials in assessments of EMS operations in Turner and Wilcox counties.

ACCG has placed a stronger emphasis on supporting the professional staff sections – Managers/ Administrators, Clerks and Attorneys. The Managers/Administrators Section has started to meet by region, and ACCG staff has participated in these gatherings.

ACCG participated in meetings between officials from Ft. Benning and Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart and Webster counties to discuss issues resulting from the U.S. Army’s planned expansion of Ft. Benning.

ACCG Government Relations Manager Dave Wills met with representatives of the EMS community and the Center for Rural Health and Research at Georgia Southern University’s Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health to discuss the development of curriculum for a new leadership and management training course to be offered to EMS Directors in rural areas. He also met with Russ Toal, Director of Health Policy and Management at the Center for Rural Health and Research at Georgia Southern University’s Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Keith Wages, Director of the Georgia Office of EMS/Trauma, and others to discuss the development of training programs that might be offered to county commissioners and staff on the subjects of public health, emergency medical services, emergency management agencies and emergency preparedness.

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Board of Managers Coordination

An Executive Committee Retreat was held in May at Rock Eagle 4-H Center to provide an opportunity for the newly appointed Executive Committee to meet with the ACCG management team. The Board leadership and staff enjoyed a very productive day and a half of meetings on a wide range of association initiatives and programs.

The ACCG management team welcomed new Board of Managers members and all District Representatives to the Fulton County office in July as part of the New Board Member Orientation. The Board members received an overview of ACCG programs and services and discussed how District Representatives can be more involved.

Internal Administration

ACCG held its first staff retreat in May at the Gwinnett Environmental Center. This was the first time that all three offices met in a central location for an organization wide staff meeting. The purpose of the retreat was to help all of the staff appreciate ACCG’s programs and services and understand our shared commitment to customer service.

ACCG held its first management team meeting in June. This meeting allowed staff members to discuss several issues such as agendas for upcoming meetings, recommendations under development for the updated policy process, the strategic plan and other issues. This new team was established to allow the Fulton, Cobb (Retirement) and Gwinnett (Insurance / Claims) offices to concentrate on customer service and program interaction throughout the entire organization. Several additional management team meetings were held throughout the year.

After completing a thorough overhaul of the Association’s Personnel Procedures and Policy Handbook, a request for proposals was issued to hire a Human Resources consulting firm to draft new, updated and consistent position descriptions for all positions within the Association; to develop a classification system and align that system to support internal equity; to develop an easily implementable, electronic employee performance evaluation system aligned to the strategic goals and functional organization of the Association; and to conduct an independent audit of the Association’s personnel files.

In November, the GEBCorp Board of Directors and the Defined Benefit Board of Trustees participated in a facilitated retreat to discuss the best structure to manage the affairs of the

13 Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution programs. They recommended the creation of a new Defined Contribution Key Staff Additions Board of Trustees to oversee the fiduciary responsibilities for

this program similar to the Defined Benefit Board of Quint Robinson was named as Trustees. The new DC board was subsequently established by the ACCG Operations Director. In the Board of Managers at its December 2010 meeting. this role, Quint oversees informa-

tion technology and is working to Communications achieve greater efficiencies in ACCG operations at all three loca- In October, ACCG launched its new website design. The tions. navigation for the website follows the ACCG pillars and includes a news feature linking to media coverage, quick links Randy Hartmann was named as to many resources in the ACCG Library and searchable the ACCG Membership Services information by topic. ACCG will revamp the Insurance and Director. In this role, Randy Retirement Programs websites in 2011. assists with internal and external operations, including financial ACCG worked closely on the DeKalb County Burrell Ellis for nd services and budgeting. He also NACO 2 VP Campaign. An ACCG team comprised of Ross supports the ACCG policy team King, Beth Brown, Clint Mueller, Todd Edwards and Matt Hicks during the legislative session. attended the National Association of Counties (NACo) conference in Reno/Washoe County to support the campaign. While CEO Ellis was not elected to this position, this experience allowed our staff to build a stronger relationship with DeKalb County and provided an opportunity for them to participate in NACo legislative meetings and other conference events.

ACCG produces several communications resources for county officials. As a result of declining advertising sales, ACCG has transitioned Georgia County Government magazine to a bi-monthly publication. Eight issues were produced between May 2010 and April 2011. ACCG also continues to produce the monthly CountyLine e-news to promote upcoming events and training, grant opportunities and other programs. During the legislative session, ACCG provides a weekly electronic Legislative Update. When the General Assembly is not in session, ACCG provides Capitol Connection e-news to highlight implementation of passed legislation, study committee proceedings and other issues.

ACCG conducted a 2010 U.S. Census mini-campaign consisting of bi-weekly e-blasts to counties to provide recommendations and links to information from the Georgia Complete County Committee and the U.S. Census Bureau on encouraging public participation.

Collaboration

ACCG has committed to collaboration and has worked to build new bridges with the Georgia Municipal Association, the Georgia Sheriff’s Association, the Georgia School Boards Association, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the Constitutional Officers of Georgia and others this year. These relationships are paying and will continue to pay dividends in the years to come.

In June, President Lamar Paris and Ross King attended the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Annual Meeting held in Savannah/Chatham County. ACCG was very warmly received by the entire GMA leadership and staff. President Paris and Ross also attended Mayor’s Day at the Capitol in January. Jim Higdon, GMA President and Mayor of Fayetteville Ken Steele attended the ACCG Capitol Connection Conference. They, along with GMA 1st Vice President Billy Trapnell, will attend part of the 2011 ACCG Annual Meeting this year.

The ACCG and GMA policy teams met for a day-long retreat in August to discuss how our associations can better collaborate during the legislative session. This meeting marked another step in rebuilding the relationship with GMA and should further legislative priorities supported by both counties and cities.

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ACCG also met with the leadership of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce to discuss how county government and the business community can develop more synergy. Executive Director Ross King spoke to the Chamber leadership in August, and Chamber Executive Director Chris Clark, President Suzanne Sitherwood (President, Atlanta Gas Light) and Doug Carter (Carter Realty) spoke to the ACCG Board of Managers in December.

ACCG President Lamar Paris, ACCG First Vice President Melvin Davis, ACCG Second Vice President Clinton Perry and ACCG Third Vice President Mike Berg and Ross King met with Georgia Sheriff’s Association Executive Committee members and Executive Director Terry Norris to discuss ways to further interaction between these two organizations. Topics discussed included developing a mediation process to manage conflicts between Boards of Commission and the Sheriff’s Office, mental health challenges caused by state budget cutbacks, the ACCG inmate health care program and other issues.

ACCG staff members have met with Dr. Lamar Veatch with the Georgia Public Library Services to discuss greater interaction between ACCG and the library system throughout the state.

Operations

ACCG conducted an audit of its telecommunications and information technology infrastructure in partnership with the association’s information technology support vendor, 360 SmartNetworks. The audit and assessment revealed ACCG was paying for various telecom circuits that were inactive, underutilized or completely unnecessary in light of changes made to ACCG’s network infrastructure over the years. The assessment also revealed ACCG was in need of upgrading its antiquated phone system, which had become very costly to maintain. After deactivating and eliminating several circuits that were no longer needed, coupled with renegotiating the contract terms of existing telecom circuits, ACCG has realized a monthly savings of approximately $6,000/mo. or $72,000/yr. Ongoing negotiations, changes and assessments to reduce the Association’s monthly telecom spend will soon result in an additional $2,000/mo. savings. As a result of this audit and assessment, ACCG was able to upgrade and replace the phone system in all three offices.

In order to mitigate the possibility of permanently losing critical Association documents due to some natural or man-made disaster, ACCG has started to implement an electronic document disaster recovery plan. ACCG recently signed an agreement with a vendor that will allow the association to electronically capture and retrieve key documents, including contracts, vendor agreements, Claims and Retirement Services files.

ACCG & Staff Recognition

ACCG Executive Director Ross King was named to Georgia Trend’s list of ―Top 100 Most Influential Georgians.‖ This prestigious list recognizes leaders in business, academia, non-profit and government.

ACCG was pleased to join in the recognition of Legislative Director Clint Mueller, who was named to the ―40 Under 40‖ list by Georgia Trend magazine. This recognition is an outstanding reflection of the work of Clint and the policy team. Butts County Commissioner Genous ―Gator‖ Hodges was also recognized on this prestigious list.

Charles Schwab & Company presented ACCG Retirement Programs with a client award of appreciation, noting that, ―We appreciate and admire your unique structure among our Recordkeeping, Trust and Custody clients.‖ On hand to accept the award were Steve Vaughn, Sheryl Dallas, and Valeria Greene.

Georgia County Government magazine was recognized with a Mass Media Award for outstanding performance and support of Georgia agriculture by the Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents. The magazine regularly features an ―Extension News‖ column coordinated by ACCG-Extension Liaison Jeff Christie that aims to educate county officials on Cooperative Extension programs and services.

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