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Hartselle Enquirer

Long elected first vice chair of ACCA

Morgan County Commission Chairman Ray Long, right, was recently elected first vice president of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama. Pictured with him are President Merceria Ludgood of Mobile County and Second Vice President Bill Strickland of Marshall County. | Special to the Enquirer
Morgan County Commission Chairman Ray Long, right, was recently elected first vice president of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama. Pictured with him are President Merceria Ludgood of Mobile County and Second Vice President Bill Strickland of Marshall County. | Special to the Enquirer

Morgan County Commission Chairman Ray Long has been elected first vice president of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, the statewide association that represents Alabama’s county governments.

Long has previously served as ACCA’s second vice president, and under the traditional officer rotation, he is expected to become president in 2015. The former mayor of Somerville was elected to the county commission in 2010, and he has already completed the Level 1 education program for county commissioners, offered by the Alabama Local Government Training Institute.

ACCA Executive Director Sonny Brasfield said he is confident in Long’s ability to serve the Association’s membership well.

“We are excited about the leadership, energy and dedication Chairman Long will provide for our Association and our members,” Brasfield said. “I believe Ray thoroughly understands the challenges of both urban and rural county governments in Alabama, and he has vision to help move county government forward statewide.”

The Association of County Commissions of Alabama is a statewide organization representing county government in Alabama. ACCA promotes improved county government services in Alabama, offers educational programs for county officials and their staff members, administers insurance programs for county governments and employees, offers legal advice, and represents the interests of county government before state and federal organizations and agencies. The activities of the Association are governed by a board of directors composed of three officers, past presidents and representatives elected from 12 Alabama districts.

The 2014-15 officers of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama are, from left, Second Vice President Bill Stricklend of Marshall County, President Merceria Ludgood of Mobile County and First Vice President Ray Long of Morgan County.

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