[I. RECONVENE & ADJOURN THE MEETING OF AUGUST 27, 2026 ]
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TO RECONVENE OUR COMMISSION MEETING OF AUGUST 27TH, 2026 AND ASK OUR COUNTY MANAGER.
COUNTY ATTORNEY, IS THERE ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS THAT WE NEED TO TRANSACT OUT OF THAT MEETING? CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN FROM THAT MEETING. I WILL ADJOURN THAT MEETING. SECOND. AND ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. ALL RIGHT. WE GOT THAT TAKEN CARE OF. NOW
[II. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL ]
LET'S CALL TO ORDER AND HAVE A ROLL CALL FOR THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER THE 10TH, 2026.COMMISSIONER BOWDEN, PRESENT COMMISSIONER. HAPPY BUDGET DAY, COMMISSIONER. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER TYSON. COMMISSIONER. VERY, VERY HAPPY BUDGET DAY, COMMISSIONER NIGHTS.
RIGHT. WE HAVE OUR INVOCATION TODAY PRESENTED BY COMMISSION DISTRICT FIVE. COMMISSIONER BOWDEN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE. AND THEN IF YOU WOULD, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE.
NO. MR. PRESIDENT, IF I MAY, I'D BE HAPPY TO. YOU KNOW, I'VE GOING ON FOR FOUR YEARS NOW, THE COUNTY AND I'VE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE UP HERE, NOT ONLY THE ONES THAT ARE SEATED WITH ME, BUT THE ONES THAT ARE OUT IN THE AUDIENCE AND OTHERS TOO. AND ONE OF THE ONES THAT I SEE AND ONLY, ONLY AGGRAVATE PEOPLE I LIKE AND AGGRAVATE THE HECK OUT OF THIS YOUNG LADY IS MELODY BIKES. SHE'S OUR CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER, AND SHE'S HERE TODAY TO BRING US OUR PRAYER. AND ESPECIALLY GLAD TO SAY THAT I FOUND OUT SHE SHE REALLY IS A PERSON OF DEEP FAITH, SO I DON'T THINK I COULD PICK A BETTER ONE. MELODY, THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO DO THIS. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. GOOD MORNING. LET'S PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH HUMBLE HEARTS AND GRATITUDE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. LORD GRANT OUR COMMISSIONERS, LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYEES DISCERNMENT TO RECOGNIZE WHAT IS RIGHT, WISDOM TO MAKE THOUGHTFUL DECISIONS, AND COURAGE TO ACT WITH INTEGRITY. PLEASE PROVIDE UNITY FOR US AND DO NOT ALLOW DIFFERENCES OF OPINION TO DIVIDE US. HELP US TO SET ASIDE PERSONAL INTEREST SO THAT OUR FOCUS REMAINS ON THE WORK WE NEED TO ACCOMPLISH IN SERVING OUR CITIZENS. GIVE US INTEGRITY IN OUR WORDS, DECISIONS, AND ACTIONS. MAY WE CONDUCT OURSELVES WITH HONESTY, FAIRNESS, TRANSPARENCY, AND RESPECT. REMEMBERING THAT LEADERSHIP IS A RESPONSIBILITY AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OTHERS. BLESS THE WORK BEFORE US TODAY. GUIDE OUR DECISIONS, DELIBERATIONS, AND EVERY DECISION THAT IS MADE. MAY OUR ACTIONS REFLECT COMPASSION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND A GENUINE COMMITMENT TO THE WELL-BEING OF THOSE WE SERVE. WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE OUR LEADERS STRENGTH, OUR EMPLOYEES DEDICATION, AND ALL OF US THE WISDOM TO FULFILL OUR RESPONSIBILITIES FAITHFULLY.
MAY THIS MEETING BE PRODUCTIVE AND GUIDED BY WHAT IS HONORABLE AND PLEASING TO YOU. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. ATTENTION. SALUTE. 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 JUSTICE FOR ALL. GOOD JOB. BOW. WE WORK TOGETHER ON THAT, DIDN'T WE, MA'AM? COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 27TH, 2026. ARE THERE
[V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ]
ANY ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, OR REVISIONS TO THOSE MINUTES, OR CAN THEY STAND AS PRESENTED? WE DISPENSE THE READING OF THE MINUTES AND ADOPT THE MINUTES WRITTEN. SECOND, WE HAVE A[VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS ]
MOTION. AND SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THAT LEADS US. WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS.WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS. NUMBER ONE, IT NEEDS TO BE DELAYED TILL OUR MEETING OF THE 24TH.
IS THAT RIGHT? YES. FOR OUR FOR OUR PUBLIC HEARING, FOR THE VACATION OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF 320 ON TRENTON. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO CARRY THAT ONE OVER. MOVE FOR MOVE FOR DELAY OR CARRYOVER, OR CARRY OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING A MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NEXT IS Z 260020 IN PAT KEY. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. SO THIS
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IS THE OUR FIRST REZONING REQUEST WE'VE GOT ON THE AGENDA. THE REQUEST IS JUST FOR A POLE BARN THAT REQUIRES A ONE ZONING. SO THEY'RE JUST REMOVING THE STRIP MINING ZONING THAT'S ALREADY PRESENT THERE. IT'S ALREADY PARTIALLY ZONED A ONE. SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF TO CLEAN THE PROPERTY UP, ALLOW FOR AGRICULTURAL USE. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR Z 260020. NO ONE SIGNED THE SIGN IN SHEETS TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. HOLD ITEM. I SECOND THAT GOD WAS NOT APPROVED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. OKAY, HERE WE GO. NEXT IS Z 260021. DANITA MOORE OWNER WANTS TO REZONE FROM R3 TO R6 TO PUT A MOBILE HOME THERE. YES, SIR. THIS IS A REQUEST AS YOU SAID SIR, TO GO TO A MOBILE HOME ZONING.PRESENTLY THE PROPERTY IS ZONED R3, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR A DUPLEX OR UP TO A DUPLEX. ALSO ALLOWS FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES AS IT'S A LESS INTENSE USE, WE REALIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND WE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOR THAT, AS DID Z. AND THIS IS OVER ON WEBSTER DRIVE, WHICH IS NOT FAR FROM OUR BESSEMER SEWAGE PLANT.
YES, SIR. OKAY. JUST OUTSIDE OF THE HUEYTOWN AREA. RIGHT, RIGHT. I ACTUALLY TAUGHT SCHOOL OVER THERE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THAT AND VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS. THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON Z 260021. AGAIN, THERE WAS NO ONE THAT SIGNED THE. PETITION TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE? YOUR APPLICANT MA'AM, IF YOU COME, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND COME TO THE PODIUM. GOOD MORNING.
AND I'M THE ONE THAT'S PETITIONING FOR THIS MOBILE HOME TO BE THERE. ACTUALLY, THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS, AND ACTUALLY EVERYONE'S ACTUALLY MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. AND I THINK THAT THIS WILL ACTUALLY BRING MORE PEOPLE WANT TO COME BACK INTO THIS AREA AND TO SEE IT GROW IS I'M WILLING, I'M LOOKING. I'VE BEEN I MOVED BACK HERE FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS, AND I THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE FOR ME AND OTHER FAMILIES TO, TO COME BACK MOVING INTO THIS AREA. IT'S VERY NEEDED IN THIS AREA. IT'S IT'S A GOOD AREA. AND WE LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE COMMUNITY. LET ME ASK YOU THIS TOO, MR. PRESIDENT. AS YOU MA'AM. YES, SIR. SO I LIKE WHAT I HEARD WHEN YOU SAID THAT YOU ALL ARE WANTING TO MOVE BACK INTO THAT AREA. SO WHEN WE DO THIS ZONING, WE IF GRANTED THIS OPPORTUNITY, THEN YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU'RE USING THIS AS A HOMESTEAD? YES. THAT'S WHY I'LL BE RESIGNING.
OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? IF YOU WERE JUST GOING TO REINFORCE WHAT SHE SAID. I WAS ABOUT TO SAY. GOOD. YEAH. LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE. YEAH. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU FOR, FOR MOVING BACK TO, TO AN AREA THAT THAT REALLY DOES NEED TO BE REDEVELOPED AND REINVIGORATED. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TRYING TO HELP YOU DO THAT. THANK YOU MA'AM.
[VIII. RESOLUTIONS 1 - 57 ]
COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAD 57 RESOLUTIONS THAT WE WERE PROPERLY PRESENTED IN THE PRE COMMISSION MEETING. THERE WAS DISCUSSION AND WE MADE SOME SOME CHANGES AND EVERYTHING LOOKS LOOKS VERY, VERY GOOD. I WANT TO COMMEND COMMISSIONER KNIGHT. IT GETS SMOOTHER AND BETTER EVERY EVERY YEAR. AND ANGELA. YES, SIR. WE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO. NOW THAT'S FROM HERE.I, I COME IN AND YOU WHEN WHEN WE CAME IN YOU YOU'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB AND I'D LIKE FOR
[XV. COMMENTS ]
COMMISSIONER KNIGHT TO. SAY A WORD OR TWO BECAUSE HE IS A. YOU AND HE ARE THE AUTHOR OF, OF OUR OF OUR BUDGET. AND THE BUDGET LOOKS AS GOOD AS IT EVER HAS. AND WE CERTAINLY DO[00:10:04]
APPRECIATE THAT, COMMISSIONER KNIGHT. WELL, I DO WANT TO THANK LINA AND MARILYN, OUR BUDGET MANAGEMENT OFFICERS, FOR GIVING US THE BLUEPRINT FROM WHICH TO WORK. SCOTT. AND REVENUE. ROSEMARIE AND ANGELA, COUNTY MANAGERS AND ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR WORKING HARD TO DO WHAT WE WERE REQUESTING. WE DID HAVE A GOOD YEAR. AND FOR THAT, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY. AND WE WILL, I WILL. WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE THE AGENDA. MR. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOVE, A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THERE IS NONE. IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS, COUNTY MANAGER? YES, SIR.
ANYTHING FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY? DO YOU WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION? YOU ANY ANY UPDATES, ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE GOING ON FINISHING UP OUR PAVING. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO NEED OUR PAVING GOALS. AND JUST THANK ALL THE EMPLOYEES DIRECTORS. WE'RE WORKING HARD. WE'RE STILL DOING THE STATE AUDIT AND READY TO GET THAT OVER WITH. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE BUDGET AND INVESTING BACK INTO THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND AND JEFFERSON COUNTY. LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO WORK. WELL, THIS THIS BUDGET AND COMMISSIONER KNIGHT ALLUDED TO IT IS THAT IT'S IT'S HEAVY ON CAPITAL PROJECTS, WHICH IS WHAT JEFFERSON COUNTY DOES IS WE, WE, WE BUILD. AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO REBUILD. BUT AND RENOVATE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR ROADS, OUR BRIDGES. AND YOU DO A WONDERFUL JOB OF THAT. AND WE HAVE TO ALWAYS REMEMBER OUR LAND PLANNING AND HOW WE WORK THROUGH THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DONE ORDERLY. AND THEN OUR GENERAL SERVICES, GOD BLESS THEM. THEY KEEP EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE HERE WITH OPERATING AND FINE, AND WE CAN'T FORGET OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SHERIFF REPRESENTS ONE THIRD OF OUR ENTIRE BUDGET. SO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS COMMISSION IS DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY. WE WORK THROUGH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING DONE WELL. SO I WANT TO APPRECIATE THAT AND THANK EVERYONE FOR WHAT THEY DO. COMMISSIONER BOHLEN, I'M GOING TO GO RIGHT NOW. WOULD YOU LIKE TO. SENATOR, JUST SAY THAT AGAIN. I'M PROUD TO BE HERE. I'M GLAD EVERYTHING IS GOING SO WELL. I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT ALL OF Y'ALL DID ON THE BUDGET. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. NIGHT. I THINK THAT'S FAIR AND JUST GLAD TO BE A MEMBER OF THE TEAM. COMMISSIONER TYSON. YES, I HAVE TWO PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS. I WANT TO PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LOST OUR LOVED ONES DURING 911, AND MAKE SURE WE REMEMBER THEM. I ALSO WANT TO ANNOUNCE FOR US TO JOIN A RIDE. I WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN SEND THIS TO THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN, BUT I WOULD LOVE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. IT'S COMING OUT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS DISTRICT. IT'S A RIDE FOR VIRGIL OR HONORING THE TWO YOUNG LIVES THAT WAS TRAGICALLY TOOKEN DURING THE THE TIME OF THE 16TH STREET BOMBING. IT WAS VIRGIL WARE AND JOHNNY ROBINSON. AND I JUST WANT IT. THEY THEY'RE HAVING A RIDE. IT'S SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 13TH AT 2:00. THEY WERE ACTUALLY MEET RIGHT THERE AT THE AT THE A.G. GASTON HOTEL. IT'S ACTUALLY A COFFEE SHOP NOW, AND IT'S $10 A RIDE. ALL OF THE MONEY WILL GO TOWARD A STATUE THAT WILL BE BUILT IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS DISTRICT. AND I'M GOING TO DONATE SOME MONEY. I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RIDE, BUT I WOULD CHEER Y'ALL ON. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO. WE COULD SEND THIS OUT TO THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES SO WE CAN HELP SUPPORT THE EMPLOYEES THAT'S PARTICIPATING. WE HAVE SEVERAL EMPLOYEES THAT RIDE AFTER WORK, AND THEO LAWSON AND DARRYL LANIER WILL BE LEADING THE RIDE.
WILL Y'ALL BE LEADING OR Y'ALL WILL BE BEHIND? THEY'RE GOING TO START IN THE FRONT ANYWAY.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SUPPORT THEM. AND THIS IS A GREAT CAUSE. THAT AREA IS
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ACTUALLY GROWING. AND IF YOU HAVE NOT PARTICIPATED IN THE COFFEE SHOP THERE, PLEASE GO BACK AND BUY A CUP OF COFFEE. WHEN I SAY IT IS GREAT COFFEE, IT IS GREAT COFFEE.COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AND I DO WANT TO SAY I'M VERY GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PASS THIS BUDGET TODAY. I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH FOR THE COUNTY MANAGER AND DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGERS. AND I LOVE TO PIECES ALL THE FOLK WHO ARE WORKING, ALONG WITH MISS ANGELA DIXON, TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY THAT OUR AUDITS ARE CLEAN, BUT THAT THE MONEY GOES BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE REPRESENT. THAT IS VERY CRITICAL. AND SO I WANT TO TELL EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DUE DILIGENCE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE OUT TO MILES COLLEGE, WHICH WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 25TH.
THAT'S ON A FRIDAY FOR THE PREMIERING OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. MICHAEL. DOCTOR KNIGHT WANTED THAT TO BE THE MOVIE. AND, AND SO I WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE IS ABSOLUTELY FREE. IT'S OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AND I CAN SAY, AS THE DAUGHTER OF ONE OF THE PROMOTERS OF MICHAEL JACKSON, THAT'S THAT'S BEEN A SINCERE TREAT FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. MY FATHER GRADUATED FROM MILES COLLEGE AND AND SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSION, THE PENNY FOUNDATION, IS BRINGING THAT OVER TO MILES COLLEGE. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION ABOUT THE FACT OF WE KNOW OUR CHILDREN ARE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL, AND WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BE VERY PROACTIVE ABOUT. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THIS BUDGET REFLECTS ALSO THOSE HIDDEN GEMS THAT I BELIEVE THAT THE COUNTY NEEDS TO DO, WHICH IS TO INVEST IN OUR YOUNGEST CITIZENS. AND SO I WANT TO THANK THIS COMMISSION FOR THE HARD WORK THAT IS BEING DONE AND PUT FORTH DELIBERATELY. AND AND AS FOR THIS ONE, COMMISSIONER, THEY YOU KNOW, PEOPLE KNOW I THINK THIS PRIVATELY, BUT I WILL SAY PUBLICLY, GIVEAWAYS ARE GREAT.
MAKING SURE YOU GET DAILY DOLLARS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
AND I BELIEVE THAT EVERY PART OF JEFFERSON COUNTY WANTS TO BE ABLE TO SEE DAILY DOLLARS GOING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES INTENTIONALLY. SO I THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER TOSS. I'M SORRY I LEFT OFF. GET FIT WHILE YOU SIT. WE WILL BE HAVING A MARATHON TOMORROW AT THE CROSS PLEX. IT WAS. OUR DOORS WERE OPEN AT 8:00. WE WERE ASKING FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE. WE'RE LOOKING FOR ABOUT 1500 SENIOR CITIZENS. THEY WILL LAND ON THE CROSS PLEX, AND THEY WILL ACTUALLY ACTUALLY EXERCISED IN THEIR CHAIRS. IT WOULD BE FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS. WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF TED TALKS ABOUT SENIORS HEALTH CONDITIONS, ALONG WITH THE. I DON'T WANT TO SAY OLDER PEOPLE, BUT THEY ARE JUST LIVING LONGER. PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY LIVING LONGER. AND I WAS AMAZED AFTER I LEARNED HOW LONG THAT PEOPLE ARE LIVING. NOW THEY'RE LIVING UP IN THEIR 90S, AND IT'S A BIG PORTION OF THE POPULATION THAT SENIOR CITIZENS ARE ACTUALLY LIVING THEIR LIFE THAT LONG, AND THEY ARE DOWNSIZING THEIR HOMES AND THEY WANT TO LIVE GOOD. THEY WANT TO LIVE COMFORTABLE. THEY WANT TO DO ACTIVITIES, ACTIVITIES. THEY WANT TO DO BINGO. THEY WANT TO TRAVEL. THEY WANT TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. AND I'M TELLING YOU WHAT THEY TOLD ME. YES, I DID SAY BINGO. THEY TOLD ME TO TELL Y'ALL THEY LIKE IT. WELL, AIN'T NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID. THEY LIKE DOING THAT AND THEY WANT TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. AND. AND I JUST SUPPORT THEM 100%. AND WE HAVE STARTED BALLROOM DANCING CLASSES. THEY WILL BE PRACTICING TOMORROW AT 6:00 IN THE EVENING AT THE BESSEMER RECREATION CENTER. THIS IS TOTALLY FREE. THE BALLROOM DANCE WILL ACTUALLY START SATURDAY AT 6:00 AT THE CROSSPLEX IN DRESSED TO IMPRESS AND IT IS TOTALLY FREE TO THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU. YEAH, SORRY ABOUT THAT, MR. PRESIDENT. TWO MORE THINGS THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE A NOTE OF. AND THIS RIGHT HERE, MA'AM, IS FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION. FOR THE RECORD, I DO WANT TO GET WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN REGARDS TO OPIATE FUNDING. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT, MISS THEO. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO YOU AND I HAVING A WONDERFUL
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DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT. THE SECOND THING IS THAT ON SATURDAY, WE HAVE A JACK AND JILL ORGANIZATION THAT IS COMING UP FROM DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA. THAT'S COMING UP TO SEE THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR EXHIBIT. AND SO ANY COMMISSIONER, ANY COUNTY EMPLOYEE, IF YOU WANT TO JOIN, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO SO. WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED AT 8 A.M. ON SATURDAY MORNING. AND, AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL KNEW ABOUT IT, BECAUSE CHILDREN AND PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO BE ABLE TO SEE THIS EXHIBIT.AND SO THEY ASKED ABOUT COMING, AND IT REPRESENTS ONE OF THE FOUR LITTLE GIRLS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE TWO LITTLE BOYS THAT WERE KILLED WERE OUT OF THE DISTRICT IN PRATT CITY. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY HERE. AND I THINK IF WE TELL THE STORY AND WE ARTICULATE IT, IT CAN BE IN LOVE AND NOT HATE. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNEW ABOUT THIS, THIS, THIS LANDMARK OPPORTUNITY THAT JACK AND JILL ORGANIZATION IS COMING TO BIRMINGHAM. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER KNIGHT. I JUST WANT TO SAY, I THINK I LEFT OFF THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE A WHILE AGO, BUT THANK YOU ALL TOO FOR WHAT YOU DO, THEO, FOR KEEPING US OUT OF JAIL. BUT I WANT TO SAY ONE THING. I WANT TO THANK ONE ONE OTHER PERSON.
AND THIS THIS YOUNG LADY RIGHT HERE WHO DOES OUR MINUTES, WHO TAKES CARE OF EVERYTHING, GETS IT ON TIME, GETS US OUR AGENDAS. AND, YOU KNOW, SHE SHE DOES A GREAT JOB. BLESS HER HEART. WE MISSED HER WHEN SHE WASN'T HERE ON TUESDAY. AND I ASKED HER WHAT HAPPENED. SHE SAID, I THOUGHT SHE SAID I GOT DRUNK IN MIAMI, BUT SHE SAID SHE GOT STUCK IN MIAMI BECAUSE OF THAT CARGO CRASH THEY HAD DOWN THERE. SHE WAS RETURNING FROM A TRIP. AND SO, ALICIA, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. YOU DO A GREAT JOB. APPRECIATE YOU. WELL, I'VE YIELDED ALL OF MY TIME TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS. THIS MEETING IS RECESSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE AND Y'ALL HAVE A SAFE
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