Agenda Topics to Range from Truck Weights to NextGen 911 & More

Agenda topics for the summer policy committee meetings are now available. Topics of discussion range from truck weights to NextGeneration 911 and more. Join these meetings to engage in candid dialogue, address county needs and challenges, and collaborate with colleagues and subject matter experts on key issues to help shape ACCG's 2025 Policy Agenda.

County officials may register by contacting their county clerk or the county staff member in charge of ACCG event registration.

If you are not a county official, please send an email to register@accg.org and request to be registered for the meeting(s) of your choice.

A glimpse of the key topics to be explored during each meeting is included below.

General County Government 

Northern Meeting (Bartow County)

Wednesday, August 7 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Southern Meeting (Dougherty County)

Thursday, August 22 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Key Issues to Discuss:

• Annexation Arbitration Panels’ Appointment
• Public Works Bid Threshold
• Coroners’ Pay – Mandated State Minimum
• Expand Teleconference Opportunities for County Commissioners
• Elections   

Natural Resources & the Environment

Northern Meeting (Bartow County)

Wednesday, August 7 | 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Southern Meeting (Dougherty County)

Thursday, August 22 | 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Key Issues to Discuss:

• Solar Facilities and Local Government Regulation
• Private Water Systems  
• Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
• Water and Sewer Infrastructure Funding 

Economic Development & Transportation

Northern Meeting (Bartow County)

Wednesday, August 7 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Southern Meeting (Dougherty County)

Thursday, August 22 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Key Issues to Discuss:

• Truck Weights  
• Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank
• Economic Development Grant Opportunities  
• Local Maintenance & Improvement Grant (LMIG) Funding 

Revenue & Finance

Northern Meeting (Bartow County)

Thursday, August 8 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Southern Meeting (Dougherty County)

Wednesday, August 21 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Key Issues to Discuss:

• Local Government Audit Compliance and State Grants
• HB 581 – Last Session’s Major Property Tax Reform Legislation
• Curbing Title Ad Valorem Tax (tag) Abuse

Health & Human Services

Northern Meeting (Bartow County)

Thursday, August 8 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Southern Meeting (Dougherty County)

Wednesday, August 21 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Key Issues to Discuss:

• Mental Health
• EMS Reform 

Public Safety & the Courts

Northern Meeting (Bartow County)

Thursday, August 8 | 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Southern Meeting (Dougherty County)

Wednesday, August 21 | 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Key Issues to Discuss:

• Next-Generation 911
• Public Safety Cameras
• Automation of Court Reporting
• Superior Court Judge Salaries 

Federal

August 26, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Savannah Rapids Pavilion (Columbia County)

3300 Evans To Locks Road, Martinez, GA 30907 

Key Issues to Discuss:

• Housing
• National Association of Counties Update
• Next-Generation 911

Please Note: ACCG does not have room blocks for housing. County officials are responsible for securing their individual hotel rooms. For more information on recommended hotels and the Policy Committee Meetings visit www.accg.org.

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