Association Of County Commissioners Of Oklahoma

ASSIST COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN LESSENING THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT BY COOPERATING WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES, PROVIDE RESEARCH & RESEARCH SUPPORT TO COUNTY GOVERENMENT, PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS DELEGATED BY LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ERECTION OF AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS, CONDUCT PUBLIC DISCUSSION GROUPS. FORUMS PANELS, LECTURES, AND OTHER SIMILAR PROGRAMS, AND TO PRESENT COURSES OF INSTRUCTION BY CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEVISION.

SAFETY & LOSS CONTROL - THE SAFETY AND LOSS CONTROL PROGRAM PROVIDES WORKPLACE AND WORKER SAFETY TRAINING THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, SAFETY AWARDS PROGRAMS, VIDEOS, PERSONNEL POLICY MODELS, ETC. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DECREASE THE NUMBER AND SEVERITY OF WORKERS COMPENSATION, PROPERTY AND LIABILITY CLAIMS IN OKLAHOMA COUNTIES. THE CONNECTION THIS PROGRAM SHARES WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS PROVIDING TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND ASSISTANCE TO THE COUNTIES AS IT RELATES TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, SAFETY, ETC.

LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY PROGRAM - TO OBTAIN AND PRESENT ALL RELATIVE INFORMATION REGARDING LEGISLATIVE ISSUES IMPACTING COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA AND TO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND TRACKING ON LEGISLATIVE ISSUES THAT IMPACT COUNTY GOVERNMENTS. ALSO TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION FOR COUNTY GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE ISSUES BASED ON DISCUSSION GROUPS CONSISTING OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THE CONNECTION THIS PROGRAM SHARES WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS THAT OF OBTAINING AND PRESENTING INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE OPERATION OF COUNTY GOVERNEMENT.

COUNTY CLAIMS PROGRAM - TO ADMINISTER A WORKERS' COMPENSATION, AND PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM IN WHICH THE MEMBERS CONSIST OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AND TO HANDLE THE ASSOCIATED CLAIMS MADE AGAINST THE PARTICIPATING COUNTIES. THE CONNECTION THIS PROGRAM SHARES WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO HELP OKLAHOMA COUNTIES IN PERFORMING THEIR ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AS DELEGATED BY LAW.

CONFERENCE & MEETING PROGRAM - THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS THREE CONFERENCES EACH YEAR. THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND OTHER COUNTY EMPLOYEES WITH TRAINING PERTINENT TO COUNTIES. THE TRAINING SESSIONS COVER A WIDE ARRAY OF TOPICS INCLUDING HUMAN RESOURCES, EMPLOYMENT LAW, SAFETY, AND ROAD AND BRIDGE FUNDING OPTIONS, ETC. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTS MANY MEETINGS AT THESE CONFERENCES AND AT THEIR FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SUCH AS THE ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING, MANY COMMITTEE GROUPS DISCUSSING EDUCATION, LEGISLATION, FUNDING SOURCES AND OTHER TOPICS, AS WELL AS BOARD MEETINGS. THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS FURTHERED BY THE TRAINING AND RESEARCH PROVIDED TO THE COUNTIES AND ALSO BY FOSTERING COOPERATION AMONG THE COUNTIES BY THE FORMATION OF COMMITTEES.