'100 Years of County Unity'

The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners will be celebrating its first centennial throughout 2008, and we want to highlight how the collective voice of counties brings positive and innovative strategies to improve our state’s well-being. With that in mind, the Association has adopted as its centennial motto, “100 Years of County Unity.”

In addition, the Association's Board of Directors have approved of a series of activities for counties designed to highlight the important work being done by counties and also to commemorate the Association's 100 years of togetherness. Below is a month-by-month breakdown of the activities planned for 2008.

January

• Counties encouraged to give State of the County address
• Features: NCACC celebrates 100 years | A look back: CountyLines

February

• County boards encouraged to adopt resolution in recognition of centennial; sample resolution to be shared with each county
• Feature: Talkative John Skinner was the Association's 'life and soul' for three decades as secretary-treasurer

March

• Each county receives county tax calculator with built-in “What If” scenario capacity
• Feature: Pooling together in times of need

April

• NCACC initiates 10th grade civics essay contest, “How Does My County Government Improve the Lives of Its Citizens,” with student and teacher to present winning entry at Annual Conference
• NCACC 100th Anniversary commemorative pins distributed at district meetings scheduled throughout the month
• Features: Chalk up a history of legislative victories to county unity

May

• Video taping of county commissioners to begin with Board of Directors members, capturing personal anecdotes about NCACC's value

June

• General Assembly adopts joint resolution, to coincide with County Assembly Day, June 10
• NCACC publishes cookbook of county recipes

July

• Counties sign “Declaration of County Unity” statement; each county to receive signed copy of declaration
• NCACC publishes timeline of significant statewide county events
• NCACC prints and distributes wall chart of 100 county logos

August

• NCACC holds Annual Conference in Craven County, Aug. 21-24
• Gov. Easley issues proclamation honoring centennial
• County Parade of Flags presented at 101st Annual Conference
• State of the County report presented at 101st Annual Conference
• County Jeopardy game expanded at 101st Annual Conference

September

• NCACC buries 25 Year Time capsule on-site at Albert Coates Local Government Center
• Historical marker placed at Albert Coates Local Government Center

October

• NCACC releases updated Mission and History booklet

November

• NCACC prints commemorative 2009 calendar and sends copies to all county commissioners

December

• NCACC displays Christmas tree with ornament per county