2025 Winter Conference Agenda
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| Wednesday, January 22 | ||||
| 3:00 PM | 3:30 PM | Conference Welcome | Scott Kramer, 2025 ACCMA President County Administrator, Autauga County |
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| 3:30 PM | 4:45 PM | KEYNOTE: “Ignore the Impossible – Solving Problems with a Magician’s Mindset” | Brian Reeves, Keynote Speaker The Motivational Magician |
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| 5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | Opening Reception | |
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| Thursday, January 23 | ||||
| 8:00 AM | 8:30 AM | Sponsor Introductions |
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| 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | Objective Local Government Policy Considerations | Dr. Ryan Hankins, Executive Director Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama |
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| 9:30 AM | 9:45 AM | Visit Our Sponsors | |
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| 9:45 AM | 10:45 AM | Homewood 2.0: Navigating the Change in Governance | Jennifer Andress, Councilor – Ward 5, Place 1 City of Homewood Nick Sims, Councilor – Ward 3, Place 1 City of Homewood Alex Wyatt, Mayor City of Homewood |
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| 10:45 AM | 11:00 AM | Visit Our Sponsors | |
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| 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | AU Water Resource Center | Laura Bell Cooley, Project Manager AU Water Resources Center Mona Dominguez, Acting Director AU Water Resources Center |
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| 12:00 PM | 1:15 PM | LUNCH |
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| 1:15 PM | 1:30 PM | Sponsor Introductions |
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| 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Employee Engagement | Luke Durham, CEO Dream 4 |
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| 3:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Visit Our Sponsors | |
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| 3:15 PM | 4:30 PM | Emotional Intelligence in Action: Lessons from Vestavia Hills | Alan Rosen, Founder and CEO Local Government Solutions, LLC Jeff Downes, City Manager City of Vestavia Hills Cinnamon McCulley, Assistant City Manager City of Vestavia Hills |
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| 5:30 PM | 9:00 PM | The Wild World of Local Government Management | Reception, Dinner, and Music at The Birmingham Zoo |
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| Friday, January 24 | ||||
| 7:30 AM | 8:00 AM | Devotional | |
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| 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | Legislative Session Update | Baker Allen, Director of Governmental Affairs Alabama League of Municipalities Lita Waggoner, Assistant General Counsel Association of County Commissions of Alabama |
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| 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | BREAK | |
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| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | ICMA Update | Randall Reid, Southeast Regional Director International City/County Management Association |
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| 10:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Closing & Door Prizes | Scott Kramer, 2025 ACCMA President County Administrator, Autauga County |
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