AAC holds 49th Annual Conference

49th Annual AAC Conference held in Little Rock

More than 700 county officials, employees, vendors and sponsors assembled at the The Statehouse Convention Center and the Marriott Hotel in Little Rock Aug. 9-11, 2017, for the 49th Annual AAC Conference. “Step Right Up to County Government” was the theme for this year’s conference.

Above Top: Gov. Asa Hutchinson greets Chicot County Assessor Joe Dan Yee. AAC Executive Director Chris Villines (left) and Polk County Judge and AAC Board Secretary/Treasurer Brandon Ellison (center) accompany the governor as he makes his way to the ballroom.

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rut-

ledge describes “Prescription for Life,” an intitiave to prevent prescription drug abuse among high school students.

U.S. Sen. John Boozman, a surprise speaker at the conference, thanks county officials for their tireless public service in their counties and in the state.

Comedian and inspirational speaker

Glen Ward entertains attendees with impersonations of famous vocalists.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces funding for crisis stabilization units in four counties — Craighead, Sebastian, Pulaski and Washington — and addresses recent flooding in several Arkansas counties. Miss Arkansas 2017 Maggie Benton sings the National Anthem on day one of the conference. Also pictured (from left to right) are AAC board member and Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery, board member and Columbia County Clerk Sherry Bell, board member and Clark County Clerk Rhonda Cole, National Association of Counties 1st Vice President Greg Cox, AAC Board Vice President and Randolph County Circuit Clerk Debbie Wise, AAC Executive Director Chris Villines, Arkansas House of Representatives Chaplain Pastor Tim Noel, and board member and Greene County Treasurer Debbie Cross.

Thirty-one Arkansas counties received 2017 safety awards from the AAC Workers’ Compensation program. These awards were presented to county judges or their staff members. Pictured are (from left to right) Columbia County Judge Larry D. Atkinson, Yell County Judge Mark Thone, Benton County Judge Barry Moehring, Conway County Judge Jimmy Hart, Saline County Judge Jeff Arey, Clay County Judge Mike Patterson, Baxter County Judge Mickey D. Pendergrass, Lincoln County Judge Harry Densmore, Sevier County Judge Greg Ray, Perry County Judge Toby L. Davis, Arkansas County Judge Thomas “Eddie” Best, Stone County Judge Stacey Avey, Lafayette County Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Danny Ormand, and Van Buren County Judge Roger Hooper.

Above: Carroll County Tax Collector Kay Phillips-Brown asks Gov. Asa Hutchinson a question. Hutchinson answered many county government officials’ questions concerning topics such as new voting equipment and crisis stabilization units. Several judges whose counties had experienced devastating flooding in the spring stood to thank the governor for his support during that time of crisis.

Right Middle: The County Clerks Association poses for a group photo in matching conference shirts.

Right: County assessors gather for a group photo, showing off their matching conference shirts. Above: County offficials and others packed the room for the “Weeding out the Details of Cannabis Carnival” seminar. There to speak on how medical marijuana will be rolled out in Arkansas were (left to right) Arkansas state Rep. Douglas House, Director of Alcohol and Beverage Control Mary Robin Casteel, and Senior Counsel of Arkansas Department of Finance and administration Joel DiPippa.

Left: Conference-goers line up for King Kat catfish.

The National Association of Counties 1st Vice President Greg Cox addresses federal and national decisions that will impact county government during the conference’s opening general session Aug. 9.

Arkansas Department of Transportation

Director Scott Bennett addresses justices of the peace during their Arkansas Association of Quroum Courts meeting. Associations typically gather for a group photo at conference. Pictured here are members of the Arkansas Circuit Clerks Association.

County collectors show off their matching green conference shirts while posing for a photo during the Thursday evening dinner and dance.

Left: AAC Executive Director Chris Villines welcomes members of the Senate and House City, County & Local Affairs committees. As in past years, the committees met jointly at this year’s AAC conference. The legislators also received an update on coroner education, the opioid crisis and unclaimed bodies from Arkansas Coroners’ Association President Kevin Cleghorn, Pulaski CountyCoroner Gerone Hobbs, AAC Chief Counsel Mark Whitmore and Dr. William Mason, associate director for preparedness and science at the Arkansas Department of Health’s Center for Health Protection. In addition, AAC Governmental Relations Director Josh Curtis introduced the panel to a new video arraignment bridge project coordinated by the AAC with the Arkansas prison system, circuit judges, jails and Risk Managment member counties.

Right: As conference tradition dictates, retired Johnson County Judge and former AAC Board President Mike Jacobs, who now sits on the Johnson County quorum court, (center) leads attendees in the singing of “You are My Sunshine” on the last day. Joining him are (from left to right) County Judges’ Association of Arkansas President and Sebastian County Judge David Hudson, AAC Board Vice President and Randolph County Circuit Clerk Debbie Wise, AAC Executive Director Chris Villines, and AAC Board President and Clark County Treasurer Judy Beth Hutcherson.

Far Left: Saline County Coroner and Arkansas Coroners’ Association President Kevin Cleghorn and Pulaski County Coroner Gerone Hobbs are all smiles at the conference.

Left Middle: State Auditor Andrea Lea and Sen. Terry Rice stop to pose for a photograph together.

Visit the AAC Flickr page for more conference photos.

Left: Spouses and other family members of county officials and employees went on an award-winning tour of the area to see historic landmarks and famous sites. One of their stops was the historic Old Mill in North Little Rock. The AAC typically hosts a Spouses’ Program during the annual conference.

Below: Perry County Treasurer Jan Moore concentrates on painting a door hanger, an activity led by The Painted Pig Art Studio. The door hangers had a fall football theme.

Early risers! A dedicated group of conference attendees woke up early Aug. 10 to hit the pavement for AAC’s annual Wellness Walk themed “For the Health of it!” Here, walkers pose for a photo on the newly reconstructed Broadway Bridge in downtown Little Rock. AAC Member Benefits Manager Becky Comet (far left) organized the walk.

Above: Pictured are Pike County officials (left to right) County Clerk Sandy Campbell, Circuit Clerk Sabrina Williams, Treasurer Loletia Rather and County 911 Coordinator Hesston Teel.

Left: Hempstead County was well represented at AAC’s 2017 conference. Here officials and staff gather for a group photo and show off their matching conference shirts.

Left: Conference attendees register to win an Arkansas flag painting from Rainwater, Holt & Sexton in the exhibit hall. Right: County officials, employees and conference guests check out exhibitors’ booths. More than 120 exhibitors participated in this year’s conference.

Thank you to our 2017 Exhibitors and Sponsors!

AAC Risk Management Services

1415 West Third St. Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 375-8805 arcounties.org

ADEM/Federal Surplus Property

8700 Remount Rd. North Little Rock, AR 72118 (501) 683-6700 adem.arkansas.gov

AEP-SWEPCO

400 W. Capitol, Ste. 1610 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 379-1127 aep.com swepco.com

American Stamp & Marking Products, Inc.

500 Fee Fee Rd. Maryland Heights, MO 63043 (800) 872-7840 americanstamp.com

Apprentice Information Systems, Inc.

900 N. Dixieland, Ste. 102 Rogers, AR 72756 (479) 631-8054 apprenticeis.com

Arkansas 529 College Investing Plan

1401 W. Capitol Ave., Ste. 275 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 682-3817 arkansas529.org

Arkansas Attorney General

323 Center St., Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 682-6072 arkansasAG.gov

Arkansas Auditor of State

State Capitol Building Rm. 230 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 682-6030 auditor.ar.gov

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield

320 W Capitol-2UCC Little Rock, AR 72202 501-378-2131 arkansasbluecross.com

Arkansas Broadcasters Association

2024 Arkansas Valley Dr. Ste. 403 Little Rock, AR 72212 (501) 227-7564 arkbroadcasters.org

Arkansas CAMA Technology, Inc.

2900 Percy Machin, Ste. 1 North Little Rock, AR 72114 (501) 771-2985 arcamatech.com

Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands

109 State Capitol Building Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 683-3031 cosl.org

Arkansas Correctional Industries

2403 East Harding St. Pine Bluff, AR 71601 (870) 489-4255 acicatalog.com

Arkansas Democratic Party

1300 W. Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 374-3387 arkdems.org

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

5301 Northshore Dr. North Little Rock, AR 72118 (501) 682-0609 adeq.state.ar.us

Arkansas Economic Development Comm.

900 W. Capitol Ave., Ste. 400 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 382-7325 arkansasedc.com P.O. Box 194208 Little Rock, AR 72219 (501) 570-2200 aecc.com

Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation

P.O. Box 31 Little Rock, AR 72203 (501) 224-4400 arfb.com

Arkansas Natural Resources Commission

101 East Capitol, Ste. 350 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 382-0547 anrc.arkansas.gov

AT&T

1111 W. Capitol, Rm 1096 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 373-8084 att.com

BHC Insurance

1626 Empire St. Lowell, AR 72745 (479) 878-5042 bhca.com

BIS Digital, Inc.

1350 NE 56th St., Ste. 300 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334 (800) 834-7674 bisdigital.com

Coastal Energy Corp.

P.O. Box 218 Willow Springs, MO 65793 (870) 321-3127 coastal-fmc.com

Crews & Associates

521 President Clinton Ave., Ste. 800 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 978-7953 crewsfs.com

Curtis Stout

2400 Cantrell Rd. Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 372-2555 chstout.com

DataScout, LLC

1953 N. Green Acres Rd. Fayetteville, AR 72703 (479) 521-5607 datascoutpro.com

Delta Mass Appraisal Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 504 England, AR 72046 (501) 803-0500

Department of Information Systems

One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 682-2701 dis.arkansas.gov

DHS Div. of Aging & Adult Services

700 Main St. P.O. Box 1437 Little Rock, AR 72203 (501) 320-6012 daas.ar.gov

Diversified Companies, LLC

3721 Powers Court Chattanooga, TN 37416 (423) 693-3554 divcompanies.com

Duro-Last Roofing, Inc.

4429 E 46th St., Ste. 13 North Little Rock, AR 72117 (501) 850-4966 duro-last.com

EFSGeoTechnologies

360 Airport Rd. Monticello, AR 71657 (870) 460-9994 efsgeotech.com

Employer Support of the Guard & Reserves

Camp Robinson, Box 27 North Little Rock, AR 72199 (501) 212-4018 esgr.org

Fidlar Technologies

350 Research Parkway Davenport, IA 52806 (563) 345-1200 fidlar.com

Financial Intelligence

124 W. Capitol Ave., Ste. 876 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 276-4213 financial-intel.com

First National Bankers Bank

325 W. Capitol, Ste. 300 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 371-0535 bankers-bank.com

First Step Pavement Management

4772 W. Plymouth Rock Pl. Fayetteville, AR 72704 (479) 422-7687 greenbergfarrow.com

Friday, Eldredge & Clark Law Firm

400 West Capitol Ave. Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 370-1517 fridayfirm.com #109 Knoxville, TN 37918 (865) 686-0411 geoconex.com

Guardian RFID

12805 Hwy. 55, Ste. 202 Plymouth, MN 55441 (855) 777-7343 guardianrfid.com

Homeland Safety Systems, Inc.

724 W. 61st St. Shreveport, LA 71106 (318) 423-3599 homelandsafetysystems.com

Information Network of Arkansas

425 W. Capitol, Ste. 1620 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 324-8908 ina.arkansas.gov

JTS Financial

415 N. McKinley, Ste. 305 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 227-0194 jtsfs.com

Justice Solutions

316 Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78703 (615) 519-6321 justicesolutions.com

Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission

One Capitol Mall, Ste. 4A-007 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 682-3507 keeparkansasbeautiful.com

Keystone Solutions

7 Chamblee Circle Batesville, AR 72501 (870) 614-0673 keystonedatatech.com

Liberty National Life Insurance Company

15 Shackleford Dr., Ste. G Little Rock, AR 72211 (501) 225-5556 libertynational.com

Mail Communications Group

9051 Watson Rd., Ste. 256 St. Louis, MO 63128 (314) 920-8890

mailcommunicationsgroup.com

Mid-Continental Restoration Company, Inc.

401 E. Hudson St. Fort Scott, KS 66701 (620) 223-3700 midcontinental.com

Moore Equipment Co.

447 Locust St. Chillicothe, MO 64601 (800) 467-3370 mooreequipment.com

National Association of Counties

25 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 (202) 393-6226 naco.org

National Medtest, Inc.

601 Southwest Dr. Jonesboro, AR 72401 (870) 931-1993 nationalmedtest.com

Nationwide Retirement Solutions

480 Willow Run Prosper, TX 75078 (877) 677-3678 nationwide.com

nForm Architecture

312 W. Commercial St. Springfield, MO 65803 (417) 894-4428 nformarc.com

Potlatch Corporation

P.O. Box 390 Warren, AR 71671 (870) 226-1177 potlatchcorp.com

Primerica

1901 Main St. N. Little Rock, AR 72114 (479) 209-7963 primerica.com

Rainwater, Holt & Sexton, PA

6315 Ranch Dr. Little Rock, AR 72223 (501) 868-2500 callrainwater.com

Raymond James

100 Morgan Keegan Dr., Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 666-1566 raymondjames.com

Rhodes, Lauck & Associates

P.O. Box 1536 Searcy, AR 72145 (501) 207-1522 rhodeslauck.com

Ryburn Law Firm

10825 Financial Centre Pkwy, St. 136 Little Rock, AR 72211 (501) 228-8100

Southern Health Partners

2030 Hamilton Place, 140 Chattanooga, TN 37421 (888) 231-2890 southernhealthpartners.com

Southern Tire Mart

529 Industrial Park Rd. Columbia, MS 39429 (877) 786-4681 stmtires.com

Southwest EAP

415 N. McKinley St., Ste. 520 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 663-1797 southwesteap.com

Southwest Solutions Group, Inc.

2535-B.E. State Hwy. 121, Ste. 110 Lewisville, TX 75056 (214) 442-9780 southwestsolutions.com

Stephens, Inc.

111 Center St. Little Rock, AR 72201 (800) 643-9691 stephens.com

Sutterfield Technologies, LLC

1206 N. Hwy. 81, Ste. 26B Duncan, OK 73533 (580) 786-4390 sutterfieldtechnologies.com Little Rock, AR 72211 (501) 227-5553 systemedic.com

TaxPRO

124 West Capitol, Ste. 876 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 246-8060 gowithtaxpro.com

TIPS

4845 US Hwy. 271 N. Pittsburg, TX 75686 (866) 839-8477 reg8.net

Total Assessment Solutions Corp.

P.O. Box 499 Glenwood, AR 71943 (870) 356-4511 totalassessments.com

Turnkey Health

400 W. Captiol Ave., Ste. 1700 Little Rock, AR 72201 (870) 391-6555 turnkeyhealth.com

UA Division of Agriculture Research and Extension

2301 S. University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 371-2299 uaex.edu

U.S. Census Bureau and Arkansas Secretary of State

500 Woodland St., Ste. 256 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 382-3401 census.gov/geo

Univo Data/TPX

10515 W. Markham St. Ste. H4 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 208-6198 univodata.com

USDA Rural Development

700 W. Capitol Ave., Room 3416 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 301-3265 rd.usda.gov

Waste Pro

2101 W. SR 434 Ste. 315 Longwood, FL 32779 (407) 869-8800 wasteprousa.com