County role play
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Rep. Carolyn Justice (right) administers the oath of office to New Hanover County Commissioner Bill Kopp. Accompanying the 2008-09 NCACC president onstage were Kopp's wife Barbara, son Daniel and daughter-in-law Erica (not shown). (Photos by Jason King) |
President Kopp asks all counties to play a role in the Association's next 100 years following memorable centennial celebration in Craven
One hundred years after Craven County Commissioner C.E. Foy called upon county commissioners from across the state to meet to discuss issues of mutual concern, nearly 400 North Carolina county officials representing 92 counties traveled to New Bern – including one from Cherokee County, a 462-mile drive, one way – for the NCACC's 101st Annual Conference to pay homage to Foy's vision in a fitting show of county unity.
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Mecklenburg's Mitchell named Outstanding County Commissioner
An unpopular stance on a highly controversial issue in Mecklenburg County during the winter cost Norman Mitchell his seat on the Board of Commissioners but won him the admiration of NCACC Past President David Young, who announced Mitchell as the M.H. "Jack" Brock Award winner as the 2008 Outstanding County Commissioner of the Year.
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New report shows the 'State of the Counties'
Young's initiative demonstrates NCACC's value as a resource of accurate data, information
For the past year, a group of NCACC past presidents, appointed by 2007-08 NCACC President David Young and assisted by MPA students from North Carolina State University and UNC-Chapel Hill, identified important statistical benchmarks for counties and then researched those benchmarks. The result is a comprehensive State of the Counties report that was released during the 2008 Annual Conference in Craven County.
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Drop in wealth behind recession, economist tells NCACC Board
While the nation's economic slowdown has softened the employment market, job loss hasn't been as bad as it has been in recent recessions – especially in North Carolina, according to an economist with N.C. State University. Dr. Michael Walden, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor at N.C. State, addressed the NCACC's Board of Directors during its Aug. 21 meeting in Craven County.
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NCABCO marks 20-year anniversary
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NCABCO members elected officers for 2008-10 during their Aug. 22 business session. Pictured above are Secretary Fannie P. Greene, First Vice President Howard Hunter III, President Viola S. Harris, Treasurer Valerie Foushee and Second Vice President Fred Belfield. (Photo by Jason King) |
Edgecombe County's Harris re-elected as president of organization
Edgecombe County Commissioner Viola S. Harris will serve a second consecutive two-year term as president of the North Carolina Association of Black County Officials. NCABCO members held a business session and their annual awards luncheon in Craven County during the NCACC's Annual Conference.
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| PowerPoint Presentations and Handouts |
| Link to file | File type | Presenter/author(s) |
| Opening General Session |
| A Letter from the Future | PDF | Glen Hiemstra, Futurist.com |
| Second General Session |
| Global Trends That Will Impact North Carolina Counties | PPT | Clerk Plexico, President, International Strategies, Inc. |
| Workshop Sessions |
| County Economic Development in a Global Context | PPT | Jonathan Morgan, School of Government |
| Clusters and Competitive Advantage: Finding a Niche in the New Economy (Popular Government article) | PDF | Jonathan Morgan, School of Government |
| Planning for Community Vitality: A Practical Approach | PPT | William C. Rivenbark, School of Government |
| Economic Development Toolbox: Past, Present and Future | PPT | Tyler Mulligan, School of Government |
| North Carolina's Energy Futures: Realizing a State of Opportunity | PPT | Diane Cherry, Institute for Emerging Issues |
| North Carolina's Energy Futures: Realizing a State of Opportunity (one-page handout) | PDF | Institute for Emerging Issues |
| Renewable Energy in North Carolina (Popular Government article) | PDF | Diane Cherry and Shubhayu Saha, School of Government |
| How Counties are Going Green: An Overview of NACo's Green Government Initiative | PPT | Kelly Zonderwyk, NACo |
| The Vision: Green Schools Within a Generation | PPT | Jyoti Sharma, Wake County Public School System |
| The Allocation, Availability and Maintenance of Water Resources in North Carolina | PDF | Jeff Hughes, UNC-CH Environmental Finance Center |
| Setting Immigrant Policy: What is the Permissible Scope of Local Action? When Do Local Laws Violate Federal Law? | PPT | Sejal Zota, School of Government |
| Illegal Immigration Project | PPT | Tony Queen, N.C. Sheriff’s Association |
| Do State and Local Immigration Laws Violate Federal Law? (UNC-CH School of Government Law Bulletin) | PDF | Sejal Zota, School of Government |
| Mental Health Services: A County Responsibility | PPT | Mark Botts, School of Government |
| Mental Health Services: Strengthening Services by Engaging Counties | PPT | David Swan, Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare |
| Mental Health Services: What Commissioners Can Do | PPT | Mandy Stone, Buncombe County |
Coverage of previous conferences:
100th Annual Conference: Into the information age
99th Annual Conference: Reviving a relationship
98th Annual Conference: Call to action
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