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MAY 4-6, 2016 - Annapolis, Maryland

The 2016 CSCA Conference is hosted by the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo).  For logistics information about the upcoming event, please contact MACo Meetings and Events Director Virginia White - 410.269.0043 / Vwhite@mdcounties.org
For agenda and programming questions, please contact Rita Wayco - 678.431.1039
- rwayco@bellsouth.net 
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE
​All Sessions Held At Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) Offices and Historic Inns of Annapolis Facilities (MACo is One Block from Hotel)
MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES
169 Conduit Street Annapolis, MD  21401-2512
Phone:  410-269-0043
http://www.mdcounties.org/
HISTORIC INNS OF ANNAPOLIS
58 State Cir, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 
Phone:  410-263-2641
http://www.historicinnsofannapolis.com/

Conference Agenda & Other Information

Document Center:

AGENDA PDF
ATTENDEES
Fast Facts
Agenda At-A-Glance
Annapolis Map

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 - 6, 2016 

8:00 – 12:30 - (Working Continental Breakfast, Break, and Lunch) 
CSCA STATE ASSOCIATION LEGISLATIVE ISSUES ROUNDTABLE SESSION:
State Legislative Issues Impacting Counties: Discussion Focus – Formation of State Association Policy Development; Discussion of 3 Surveyed Critical Cross-Cutting Issues from State Associations; Remaining Time Allocated to Other CSCA State Association Legislative Matters) 
Moderator:   Ross King, Executive Director
                     ACCG-Georgia’s County Association
                     CSCA Past President
                   
Member Reports and Information: (click below for report information)
  • Arkansas - Legislative Update
  • Georgia - Legislative Update
  • ​Kentucky - Legislative Update
  • North Carolina - Legislative 2016 Top Issues / NCACC Weekly Video Update / NCACC Legislative Goals Setting Handbook / Quick Response Teams (QRT) Information - Page 2 - Page 3
  • West Virginia - Legislative Update
​​
12:30 – 1:00
LEGISLATIVE  TRACKING  DATABASE
(On-Line Comprehensive Legislative Tracking Database)
Moderator:  Michael Sanderson, Executive Director
                    Maryland Association of Counties
                    CSCA Vice-President                   

Speaker(s): Capitol Impact Representative

1:30 – 4:45 - (Meet at MACo Office)
TOUR OF BANNEKER-DOUGLASS MUSEUM, FOUR CENTURIES WALKING TOUR OF THE US NAVAL ACADEMY AND HISTORIC ANNAPOLIS

GUIDE: Richard Hillman, Former County Attorney and Former Annapolis Mayor; Colonial Tour Guide with Watermark Cruises

HOST:   MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES
Michael Sanderson, Executive Director
Maryland Association of Counties
CSCA Vice-President 

5:45 - (Meet at Historic Inns, Church Circle BOARD BUS TO DINNER LOCATION - Bus leaves at 6:00 pm)
 
6:30 – 8:30 
WELCOME RECEPTION & DINNER

HOST:   MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES
The Narrows Restaurant, Kent Island, MD 

THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2016

8:00 AM
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST MACo Office

8:00 – 8:30
WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS, & AGENDA REVIEW
CSCA PRESIDENT:  Chris Villines, Executive Director
                                    Association of Arkansas Counties                    

CSCA HOST:    Michael Sanderson, Executive Director
                           Maryland Association of Counties
                           CSCA Vice-President

8:30 – 9:00 
TOPIC 1 - ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT FOR ASSETS AND INVESTMENTS (Investment Management)
Moderator:  Ross King, Executive Director
                   ACCG-Georgia’s County Association
                   CSCA Past President                   

Speaker:    Scott Carlton Olsen, UBS, CIMA®
                 Senior Vice President-Wealth Management
                 Senior Institutional Consultant
                 Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®)

9:00 – 9:30 
TOPIC 2 - TROUBLED MARKETS (Impacts and Alternatives for Local Officials)
Moderator:   Kevin Leonard, Executive Director
                    North Carolina Association of County Commissioners

Speaker:     Will Sagar, Executive Director
                  Southeast Recycling Development Center

9:30 – 10:15 
TOPIC 3 - GUNS AND IMPACTS  (How are Gun Rights and Legislation Affecting Your Counties?)
Moderator:   Patti Hamilton, Executive Director
                    West Virginia Association Counties

Panel Discussion:   All CSCA States

10:15 – 10:30 BREAK / WV TOURISM VIDEO

10:30 – 11:15
TOPIC 4 - US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROPOSED WAGE INCREASE FOR EXEMPT EMPLOYEES (This Proposed Legislation Will be Enacted:  Question is How Much; Local Government Impacts; and Innovative Solutions)
Moderator:   Vivian Parsons, Executive Director
                    County Commissioners' Association of West Virginia 
                    CSCA Secretary-Treasurer 

Speaker:     Larry Stine, Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider & Stine, P.C.

11:15 – 12:00 
TOPIC 5 - DIALOGUE WITH NACo STAFF LEADERS (General Happenings with the National Association of Counties)
Moderator:    Chris Villines, Executive Director
                     Association of Arkansas Counties
                     CSCA President                        

Speaker:       Matt D. Chase, NACo Executive Director

12:00 – 12:15 BREAK  (Lunch is Served MACo)

12:15 – 1:00 LUNCHEON SPEAKER
TOPIC 6 - SUSTAINABLILY  IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY (National Environmental Impacts for Local Governments)
Moderator:         Michael Sanderson, Executive Director
                          Maryland Association of Counties
                          CSCA Vice-President                       

Guest Speaker:  Elaine Lutz, Staff Attorney, & Erik Fisher, AICP, Land Use Planner, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

1:00 – 1:15 BREAK (Walk to Hotel Historic Inns of Annapolis – Duke of Gloucester & Anne Arundel Rooms)

1:15 – 2:00
TOPIC 7 - STATE ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT (Focusing on 3 Topics Submitted by State Associations) 
Moderator:    David Connor, Executive Director
                      Tennessee County Services Association                                        

Speakers:      All CSCA States                             

2:00 – 2:45
TOPIC 8 - RESEARCH AND DATA (Do State Associations Need to Invest in Research and Data Programs?)
Moderator:   James Campbell, Executive Director
                    Virginia Association of Counties

Speakers:     Michael Sanderson, Executive Director
                   Maryland Association of Counties
                   CSCA Vice-President                    
             
                   R. Scott Shalley, Executive Director
                   Florida Association of Counties

Discussion:   All CSCA States 
​Member Information & Links:
  • ​North Carolina - Center for County Research / County Snap Shots

2:45 – 3:00 BREAK
 
3:00 – 3:30
TOPIC 9 - CSCA WEBSITE OVERVIEW (Featuring the New CSCA Website)
Moderator:   Denny Nunnelley, Executive Director
                    Kentucky Association of Counties

Speaker:     Kevin Leonard, Executive Director
                  North Carolina Association of County Commissioners

3:30 – 4:00
TOPIC 10 - CSCA GENERAL DIRECTION DISCUSSION (The Past and Future Directions)
Moderator:  Chris Villines, CSCA President
                    Executive Director
                   Association of Arkansas Counties

Discussion:  All CSCA States 
 
4:00 – 4:15 BREAK (CSCA Staff Walk to MACo for Meeting)

4:15 – 5:15
CSCA EXECUTIVES MEETING (CSCA Executive Directors Only Meeting) 
Location: Historic Inns of Annapolis – Duke of Gloucester & Anne Arundel Rooms

4:15 – 5:15 CSCA STAFF ASSOCIATION MEETING (CSCA Staff Only Meeting – Topic: Social Media and Communications)
Moderator:   Virginia White, Meetings & Events Director
                    Maryland Association of Counties                   

Speakers:     Samantha O’Neil, Vice President
                   Margrave Strategies
                   Nina Smith, Communications Director
                   Young Invincible

6:00 - (Meet in Hotel Lobby)
RECEPTION & DINNER
Dinner in Annapolis - O’Brien’s Restaurant – OB Prime Room 
CSCA Karaoke at Castlebay

FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2016
 
7:45 – 8:30
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Location: MACo Office

8:30 – 9:00
TOPIC 11 - CSCA BUSINESS (CSCA Financial Report; 2017 Annual Meeting {Date & Location}; Election of Officers; & Other Business)
Moderator:  Chris Villines, Executive Director                                  
                    Association of Arkansas Counties      
                    CSCA President

Discussion:    All CSCA States

9:00 – 10:00
TOPIC 12 - CSCA OPEN DISCUSSION SESSION (Flint Water Crisis, the Drug Epidemic {Heroin & Meth Addiction}; Zika Virus - Local Actions and Impacts; Religious Freedom and Other Local Issues)
Moderator:   R. Scott Shalley, Executive Director
                    Florida Association of Counties
 
Discussion:    All CSCA States MACo

10:00
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