Over 50 counties were represented by some 125 County Commissioners & Staff at the recent CCA Legislative Association Meeting held February 24-26, 2013 at the Charleston Marriott. At the Legislative meeting Monday the attendees heard from John Stump, Steptoe & Johnson regarding TIF and Public/Private Partnerships. Perry Bryant, WVAHC gave an update on the Federal Affordable Care Act. Mark Muchow, Deputy Cabinet Secretary, WV Department of Revenue presented a Financial Forecast for the State and Local Governments.

In attendance were two of our Congressional Delegates, Congresswoman Shelly Moore Capito and Congressman Nick Joe Rahall. They both gave great presentations from the Federal Government’s prospective. We would like to thank both of them for taking the time to present to our group before returning to Washington D.C.

From our own capital we heard from Senate President Jeffrey Kessler and House Speaker Richard Thompson. They discussed legislative issues that would affect county government and gave a legislative update. The Governor’s staff also gave an update regarding the Governor’s agenda and answered questions for the group.

Monday evening a Legislative Reception was held and over 250 legislators and elected officials attended. We would like to thank everyone who attended for coming out to support our Association and making our reception a success.

On Tuesday morning Vivian Parsons, Executive Director of CCAWV gave a presentation about the legislative process and how to track bills of interest. Then attendees took busses to the Capitol and visited their legislators in order to promote CCA’s legislative agenda.