The Alabama Association of County Commissions has been a powerful organization in Alabama politics for almost a century. County commissioners are an integral part of governing in our state. Over the years they have been thought of as simply road commissioners. They are that; they do oversee all of the county/rural roads in the state. You might say they are where the rubber meets the road. However, they are much more than that. County governments are big business. In many of our 67 counties the county government operation is one of the largest employers in the county. Therefore, the chairman and...
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