{"id":499,"date":"2020-03-11T15:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2020ac.myaccg.com\/?page_id=499"},"modified":"2020-03-11T15:07:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T15:07:49","slug":"program-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2020ac.myaccg.com\/index.php\/program-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-large avia-no-shadow avia-full-stretch av-section-color-overlay-active avia-bg-style-fixed  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first    container_wrap sidebar_right' style='background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/2020ac.myaccg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GN8_6614-300x114.jpg);background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center center;  '  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch'><div class='av-section-color-overlay-wrap'><div class='av-section-color-overlay' style='opacity: 0.2; background-color: #000000; '><\/div><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-499'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div style='padding-bottom:0px; color:#ffffff;font-size:50px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first   av-inherit-size '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Program Overview<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' style='border-color:#ffffff'><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div style=' margin-top:30px; margin-bottom:30px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-yes   avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner   inner-border-av-border-thin' style=' width:20%; border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.76);' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon' style='color:#ffffff;' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8bf' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='hr-inner   inner-border-av-border-thin' style=' width:20%; border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.76);' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling avia-bg-style-fixed  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last   container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-499'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-equal-height-column-flextable -flextable' style='margin-top:-60px; margin-bottom:0px; '><div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top first  avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling   \" style='background: #ffffff; padding:30px; background-color:#ffffff; border-radius:0px; '><p><div class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first   avia-align-left '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/2020ac.myaccg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GN5_9084-300x200.jpg' alt='' title='GN5_9084' height=\"200\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div style='height:1px; margin-top:-30px'  class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div style='padding-bottom:0px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3  blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock   '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >ACCG Lifelong Learning Academy<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<h2 class=\"no-top-space\">Core Certification<\/h2>\n<p>This is the foundation for your education as a commissioner. It includes 66 hours of required courses and upon completion officials achieve the status of &#8220;Certified County Commissioner\u201d and are eligible for a $100 monthly stipend from their county. Courses that are required for core certification are County Government Finance, County Government Law, County Government 101, Economic Development, Ethics, Property Appraisal and Taxation, Public Safety and Public Health and a two-day Leadership Institute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<h2 class=\"no-top-space\">Specialty Certification<\/h2>\n<p>These in-depth courses provide a more detailed, specific level of information. Tracks are Citizen Engagement, County Operations and Management, Economic and Community Development, Intergovernmental Relations, Leadership Development, Public Safety, Quality of Life\/Social Issues and Revenue and Finance. An additional 48 hours in each track is required for this certification.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<h2 class=\"no-top-space\">Continuing Education<\/h2>\n<p>In order to maintain core and specialty certifications, commissioners must earn 18 hours of continuing education annually through additional education classes and attendance at ACCG conferences and meetings such as district meetings and policy committee meetings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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