ACCG has scheduled the following joint policy committee meetings to discuss legislative issues that are expected to come before the General Assembly in 2012. As part of ACCG's two year policy development process, policy committees will not revamp the entire County Platform this summer. Instead, policy committees will focus their work on key areas that need modification or consideration. County officials and staff attending these meeting will receive Standard of Excellence training credit.
In order to give county officials the opportunity to participate in more than one meeting, ACCG has scheduled several meetings on the same day.
Please ask your county clerk to register you for the meetings in which you plan to attend. County officials and staff attending these meeting will receive Standard of Excellence training credit.
August 29, 2011 from 10 AM - 2 PM:
ACCG Federal Policy Committee Meeting
This meeting offers an opportunity to review ACCG’s work on federal issues to date and prepare the ACCG Federal Committee section of the County Platform for 2012. Any federal issues affecting Georgia counties should be brought up for discussion at this time. Please meet with the appropriate staff in your county beforehand to help determine what issues need to be addressed at the federal level. Lunch will be provided. A tour of the Centers for Disease Control will be conducted at the conclusion of the meeting.
Location:
Centers for Disease Control Global Communications Center in DeKalb County. For directions, click here.
To attend the ACCG Federal Policy Committee Meeting, please register through your county clerk; or click here. If you have trouble registering, please contact Kanika Greenlee at ACCG at 404-522-5022 or kgreenlee@accg.org no later than August 24, 2011.
August 12, 2011 from 10 AM - 1:30 PM:
Revenue and Finance Committee Meeting
Joint Committee Meeting with Georgia Municipal Association (GMA)
The ACCG Revenue and Finance Committee will hold a joint meeting with the Georgia Municipal Association to discuss pending legislation at the General Assembly to cap property tax assessment inflation (HR 10 / HB 31). The committee will review various forms of caps that have been implemented in other states and the various forms of caps that have been proposed for Georgia. The goal for the committee is prepare a position report outlining the positive and negative aspects of the various forms of assessment caps and recommend a policy position for ACCG. Committee leadership will then use this report when meeting with House and Senate leadership.
Location:
Eatonton Plaza Arts Center - Putnam County
305 N. Madison Avenue
Eatonton, GA 31024
Schedule:
10 AM – 12:30 PM
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch
To attend the Revenue and Finance Committee Meeting, please register through your county clerk; or click here.
For more information, contact ACCG Legislative and Policy Research Coordinator Kanika Greenlee at (404) 522-5022 or kgreenlee@accg.org.
Meeting Sponsored by: 
Wednesday, July 13, 2011*
Committee Meetings: Economic Development and Transportation / Natural Resources and Environment
Presentations from Economic Development and Transportation Committee Meeting
Presentations from Natural Resources and the Environment Committee Meeting
Monday, July 25, 2011*
Committee Meetings: Health and Human Services / Public Safety and the Courts
Presentation from Health and Human Services Committee Meeting
Presentation from Public Safety and the Courts Committee Meeting
*Meetings sponsored by:
