[I. RECONVENE & ADJOURN THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 19, 2026]
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LIKE TO, AT THIS TIME, RECONVENE THE MEETING FOR FEBRUARY THE 19TH AND ASK, IS THERE ANY BUSINESS TO TRANSACT OUT OF THAT MEETING? COUNTY MANAGER. SEEING NONE. THE. THAT
[II. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL]
MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING FOR MARCH THE 5TH. MINUTE CLERK.GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER BOWIE. KUHN.
COMMISSIONER. KNIGHT. COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER. HALF OF ME HERE. I AM HERE.
QUORUM BEING PRESENT. THIS MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. INVOCATION IS GOING TO BE HELD BY MR. ZACH BROOKS AND DISTRICT FOUR. AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE. MIKE WILL DO THAT. AND. WOULD YOU STAND, PLEASE? LET US PRAY. THANK YOU, LORD, FOR ANOTHER DAY WITH BREATH IN OUR LUNGS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS YOU PROVIDE US, LORD, AND THE ONES THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED. PLEASE GIVE US THE WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT TO BE BETTER SERVANTS. LORD, GIVE US THE CAPACITY TO LOVE PEOPLE EFFORTLESSLY, EVEN WHEN IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD, AND GIVING US THE PEACE, KNOWING THAT WE NEVER HAVE TO DO THIS LIFE ALONE. WE SAY ALL THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND
[V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
JUSTICE FOR ALL. COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU THE THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 19TH MEETING. WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES AS THEY ARE PRESENTED. WE HAVE A MOTION.SECOND, SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE PRIVILEGE TO MOVE TO OUR NEXT MEETING. JOSH SAID THAT WE NEEDED. NO, WE DON'T NEED ANYTHING. WE'RE GOOD. NO ONE HERE. I'VE ALREADY ASKED FOR THAT. SO WE WILL POSTPONE
[VIII. RESOLUTIONS 1 - 51]
THOSE UNTIL UNTIL OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING. COMMISSIONER, YOU HAVE RESOLUTIONS BEFORE YOU. ONE 351 THERE WERE PROPERLY VETTED AND TUESDAY'S PRE COMMISSION MEETING. IS THERE ANY THAT A COMMISSIONER WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. I THINK THE NUMBER OF AND NUMBER TWO. TWO. AND THAT'S A RESOLUTION I CALL FOR, FOR THE FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF FOREST HILL A MATTER OF 15 TO ASSIST FOREST HILL.YOU WANTED TO PULL THAT SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. YEAH. WE JUST NEED TO PULL THAT. OKAY.
CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION A ONE THROUGH 51, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TWO, WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED AT A LATER DATE. MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ALL RIGHT.
[XIV. NEW BUSINESS FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT AND CONSIDERATION]
COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A ONE ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS TO PROVIDE FOR OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL FOR OUR JUDGE OF PROBATE. ITEM 11, HAVE A MOTION TO FOR CONSIDERATION OF ONE ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, COMMISSIONER BOWDEN? COMMISSIONER. NIGHT.COMMISSIONER. SCALES. COMMISSIONER. THYSSEN HERE. COMMISSIONER. I'M HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THEO. AS THIS IS NEW BUSINESS TO PROVIDE OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR PROBATE COURT.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA. OKAY? NEED A NEED. A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MOTION TO MOVE.
APPROVED. OKAY. OH. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. COUNSEL? YEAH. OTHER OUTSIDE COUNSEL. OUTSIDE COUNSEL. BUT A QUESTION FOR INSIDE. OH, SURE. I MEAN, THAT IS. YEAH. I WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU'D CALL IT. I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE WHEN IT'S BEEN OUTSIDE COUNSEL. IS IS THERE ANY LIMITATIONS ON MONIES TENURE COURT TO APPEAR BEFORE ANYTHING LIKE THAT? IT DOESN'T MATTER IF
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I HAVE A KIND STANDARD RATE. SO MERELY THE COMMISSION GIVES ME AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE LAWYER THAT. SYSTEMIC RACISM. THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU'LL HANDLE THAT? YES, SIR.SECOND, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MINUTE CLERK. COMMISSIONER. BOWLING. COMMISSIONER. NIGHT.
COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER. TYSON. YES, YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN YOU MANAGE ANYTHING?
[XV. COMMENTS]
NO, SIR. COUNTY ATTORNEY. YES, SIR. ANYONE FROM THE DAIS? NATIONAL HOLIDAY. OKAY. MY BIRTHDAY. IT IS, IT IS, IT IS. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING THAT I HAVE. WE'RE GOING TO SING YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHEILA. SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I WON'T HEAR EVERYONE DO THAT. ARE YOU READY? ONE. TWO. THREE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SHE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THIS MEETING IS RECESSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WE HAVE THE NATIONAL COAST GUARD COMING TO BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN. YEAH WE DO. YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. AND I WAS SO EXCITED THAT THEY INCLUDED ME ON THE CALL. BUT I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER I SUPPOSED TO SAY SOMETHING OR WAIT TILL JIMMY CALL HIM. NO, NO. YOU'RE GOOD. I WAS I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.THIS IS A BIG DEAL. IT IS A BIG DEAL. A VERY BIG DEAL. I DO WANT TO WRITE A STATEMENT. THEY DID ASK ME, BUT I WAS GOING TO WAIT TO TALK TO KYLE. I CAN GET HELEN TO PUT A STATEMENT IN FROM US AND SEND IT TO THE NEWS WHERE THEY CAN POST IT, BUT IT'S A BIG DEAL. I WILL BE IN DC NEXT WEEK. I LEAVE OUT ON THE 10TH. THIS IS NOT COUNTY MONEY. YEAH, OKAY. LET ME TELL YOU THAT FROM THE BEGINNING. AND I DO HAVE A MEETING WITH OUR SENATORS ON TEN, 1030 ON THE 12TH. THE DELEGATION THAT WILL BE COMING FROM ALABAMA IN THERE OUT OF MONTGOMERY, DOTHAN AND JEFFERSON COUNTY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL BE MEETING WITH THEM. SO AND OH, BRIDGE CROSSING ON. WE'RE TAKING STUDENTS TO SELMA BRIDGE CROSSING ON THE ON SUNDAY. GOT TO BE DOWN AT 7:00 IN OUR ONE OF OUR STUDENTS FROM THE BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL SYSTEM WILL BE ACTUALLY DOING THE 21ST CENTURY PLEDGE ON THE BRIDGE. AND 60 GIRLS FROM BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL WILL BE LEADING THE MARCH. WOW. ALL RIGHT. SO AND NO COUNTY FUNDING WAS USED TO GET THEM DOWN THERE. ALRIGHT. WE SOLD FISH SANDWICHES. THAT'S IT. WITH THAT BEING THE LAST STATEMENT, THIS MEETING IS NOW
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.