Association of County Engineers of Alabama2012 ACEA

ANNUAL CONFERENCEMay 15-16, 2012

Perdido Beach Resort •Orange Beach, AlabamaTransitioning After the 2012 Elections

Randy Tindell, Coffee County Engineer

Transitioning After the 2012 Election

What are we transitioning from and to?

What motivates a new Commissioner?

How do you educate a new Commissioner?

How do you befriend a new Commissioner?

What are we transitioning from and to?‡What is the difference between “Personality” and “Character”?

Aggressive/PassiveProactive/Reactive

Macro/Micro

-Aggressive, proactive Commissions that macro manage are much more productive and much less likely to get in trouble than Commissions that are passive, reactive, and micro manage.

-It is your job to lead the Commission to be aggressive, proactive and to let their department heads do the micro management.

What motivates a new Commissioner?

Ego

Money

Change

Political Philosophy

How do you educate a new Commissioner?The same way you eat an elephant – one bite at a time

1.Orientation Sessiona. Bookb. Tour of Facilities

How do you educate a new Commissioner?The same way you eat an elephant – one bite at a time

1.Orientation Sessiona. Bookb. Tour of Facilities

2. Tour of Districta. Repeat Customersb. Road Conditionsc. Bridge Conditionsd. Highway Functional Classification

How do you befriend a new Commissioner?

-Nobody cares what you know until they know you care.-

1. Get Personal

2. Understand what makes them ticka. Hobbiesb. Profession

3. Spend time with them

4. Be sympathetic to their political exposure

The End