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Sylvia, from the commission office, described the water project as “new water just for update,” adding that the county water authority has already run 6-inch lines and passed flow tests from ADEM. She said the next phase is bidding household hookups for low-to-moderate income households that meet program income requirements; the county will install meters and run service lines from the meter to each household after bids are awarded.

Separately, commissioners discussed longer-range efforts to extend water service toward the 200 exit and the river. One commissioner said bringing water to that area would cost an estimated $10 million to $12 million, based on figures from Chilton Water. That commissioner asked permission to invite Jordan Mills of the lobbying firm Williams & Jensen to present what the firm could do and at what cost. Some commissioners voiced opposition to paying lobbyists, saying elected officials and staff should first pursue direct contact with state and federal representatives; others described lobbyists as helpful because they can “be there daily” during appropriation cycles. The chair agreed to invite a representative from the firm to make a presentation; no contract or payment was authorized in the transcript.

Staff emphasized the need to spread the word to eligible households in the CDBG application area and to complete the engineer-prepared plans before advertising for bids. Commissioners said the bid opening and award will be handled in subsequent meetings, and staff estimated plumbers could begin the household connections within roughly six weeks after award.

No formal vote to hire a lobbyist was taken in the recorded exchange; commissioners agreed only to invite the firm to give a presentation to the commission.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Chilton County Commission Work Session April 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Chilton County staff said Thursday they will seek bids for household hookups funded by a CDBG water project on County Road 16 and County Road 26, and commissioners agreed to hear a presentation from a lobbying firm about financing a larger $10–$12 million water extension.","taxTitle","Chilton County, Alabama","taxId",13259,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6267379,"Chilton County commissioners hear requests to authorize multiple grants and renew grant administration contract",0,470000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3073359-2f4891a9466ac9f2a1ae880eef7cf402&start=470&end=470","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3073359-2f4891a9466ac9f2a1ae880eef7cf402/thumbnail_470000.jpg","/articles/6267379/Chilton-County/Alabama/Chilton-County-commissioners-hear-requests-to-authorize-multiple-grants-and-renew-grant-administration-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267379-8420a24e3511560c9f31fbe48c2cc561/orig.mp4?Expires=1770978623&Signature=XVyIenptnlgeAP~wfe7FcCQ~q1zux729yrs9DsoJeE4T5Y8EO1ZtwevVSnwlWCAyvvTu2GlOAfRqc8uWklQv2j15lJjreoMRdsCKSwwuIEQwUpLaApAUqAth7QTvM-y-om8tsjbL312tVGYLO-xNF~lM2Fa8yrQse75cssDPuaB9WRZ4G2FiKWRHi6XkkSVJR5b8MVfFr6wW0KKddmwhqybY4jWebcIOwsjiED1o7c~YPj2MLBksr5mGA1MOuWKEiyiRJmtENQwOPXENI4NOKo3LLKcewsMcKMTF1cXwmJzIIabWCthX5XmpjkA9w7W-SYRgvBXMvM1MkLshkIJ57w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Chilton County Commission on Monday heard a series of requests from the sheriff’s office and county staff asking the commission to approve resolutions to hire a corrections officer, accept several grants and grant applications, and renew the county’s grant-administration contract.

Sheriff (unnamed) opened the sequence of requests, saying he would ask the commission to approve “a resolution to hire Anthony Radford” as a corrections officer at the county jail and listed a set of grant-related items the sheriff’s office would seek the chairman’s signature on, including documents tied to 2023 Homeland Security monitoring and an application connected with night-vision equipment. The sheriff also asked the commission to adopt an “updated procurement policy for grant funds” and to advertise a request for proposals for virtual-reality training software related to a SKIP/SCIP grant application.

Commission office staff member Sylvia asked the commission to renew the contract for “grama administration services with grant management,” describing the proposed terms as unchanged from the prior year and indicating quarterly payments. Kara Stallman, the county’s grant writer, addressed the commission and highlighted grant-winning activity she said she had helped secure in the past year: a total of $747,986.08 in new funding, including $246,486 tied to a VR training simulator (SKIP grant), a $10,000 JAG allocation, $300,000 described as a Tuberville appropriation for vehicles, and $143,657 in closed-out homeland security grants that funded a command trailer shared by EMA and the sheriff’s office. Stallman also described two larger projects she is managing: a $646,000 Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant to add roughly 160 acres to Manuka Park and a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project for new water connections on County Road 16 and County Road 26.

County staff and the sheriff characterized Stallman’s work as instrumental to recent grant wins and asked the commission to renew her contract under the same financial terms as the prior year. Commissioners did not take final votes during the discussion recorded in the transcript; speakers said several of the items would be formally considered at the next meeting.

Asked whether the procurement-policy update and the other authorizations required the chairman’s signature, staff said the requests were to “authorize the chairman to sign all those documents.” No formal motions or votes on these items appear in the transcript excerpt; the speakers indicated the resolutions would be presented for approval at a later meeting.

Kara Stallman also thanked staff and commissioners for support while describing the RTP and CDBG projects and noting the complexity of buying land with federal money for Manuka Park.

The commission did not adopt any of the requested resolutions on the record in the provided transcript. Commissioners and staff indicated the matters would be placed on a future agenda for formal action.

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Heath Sexton, representing the road department, asked the commission to approve payment of an invoice tied to the county’s SWA account with ALDOT. The SWA account is used by ALDOT for site inspections and occasional maintenance charges; staff said the March invoice was roughly $800 and that the county needs to replenish the account to a $2,000 minimum, per state practice, by approving an additional payment of a little over $1,000.

Sexton also described the work on County Road 49: crews widened the road, placed temporary stripe, and applied a “G treatment” (described in the meeting as a tar-and-gravel seal) to seal cracks in the asphalt. He explained that the treatment helps prevent cracks from reflecting through a new wearing surface by keeping water out of the base material. The treatment leaves loose rock, requires sweeping of loose material, and typically needs to cure to the engineer’s satisfaction (often two to three days, depending on temperature) before final surfacing and thermoplastic striping (which road staff indicated usually waits about two weeks for curing; striping contractors have been slower in recent years).

Commissioners also discussed reports of residents deliberately altering dirt roads—building berms or digging ditches to slow traffic. One commissioner said the county attorney advised that the county could bill a responsible party for repairs if they willfully damage county roads and that the sheriff could charge the individual with damaging public property. The commission chair said he would prepare a resolution for a future meeting to clarify invoicing and enforcement steps, and staff discussed possible civil-collection routes (circuit court) if the county pursues reimbursement for repairs. No enforcement action or billing was authorized in the recorded discussion; speakers said a proposed resolution would be drafted and presented for a formal vote.

","The county's road department requested approval to pay ALDOT invoices from the county's SWA account and replenish the account to a $2,000 minimum; the road superintendent explained the 'G treatment' (tar-and-gravel) on County Road 49 and commissioners discussed a proposed resolution to invoice individuals who willfully damage dirt roads.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6267368,"Chilton County to consider 60-day shelter hold and new volunteer approval steps at animal shelter",142,1318000,1460000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3073359-2f4891a9466ac9f2a1ae880eef7cf402&start=1318&end=1460","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3073359-2f4891a9466ac9f2a1ae880eef7cf402/thumbnail_1318000.jpg","/articles/6267368/Chilton-County/Alabama/Chilton-County-to-consider-60-day-shelter-hold-and-new-volunteer-approval-steps-at-animal-shelter","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267368-b8efdf15b98d8407b1083931a9de1efa/orig.mp4?Expires=1770978623&Signature=QvW-Sc0kBYQwR8cJK4tDxTPPzjitmBMXfaOq1eQxbOdqT46Ev9fJnot8WUwYPKSHfZTENbhMbMEpwIFz9zk~MsqbgjyNpjyf-XDnoZVdJeCIFw87R6OyAEFrmNt6aG~8Hn9FLr7YL6Uscj4dxIQvQObNOypxmkn4Mr-jnetW1FhYoy-R2Wwsfz22tJoedn-V0Yg8fXCERmxqjfEyqQdbIr0NqwACEhfyJmVhufzTM-JVFvLwNHTGrWoWBAH3AhxbF4qwhqc0zsZDEmD1hsr0147UfxRF8QVRGwC65lgNJejs-8vGuvTsAmMChhv-pbFzWnAf-yirs4spG1t5HNs41A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Chilton County commissioner presented proposed amendments to the county animal shelter’s standard operating procedures aimed at managing chronic overcrowding and clarifying volunteer procedures.

The commissioner said the shelter has 25 functional dog runs but occasionally houses up to 60 dogs; some animals have remained at the shelter for more than a year. To build capacity and reduce prolonged poor conditions, the commissioner proposed a policy that would allow each animal to be sheltered up to 60 days before it may be scheduled for euthanasia. The policy as read in the meeting also gives the director discretion to extend that period by up to 30 additional days for individual animals if conditions warrant.

The commissioner said the director believes 60 days is a “significant opportunity” for an animal to be claimed, rescued or adopted and that an extension is appropriate in isolated circumstances (for example, if a prospective adopter needs more time to complete paperwork). The transcript records that the commission would vote on the standard operating procedures the following night.

The commissioner also proposed an added section on volunteers, to be inserted into the SOPs between the public-relations and intake sections. The proposed language would require prospective volunteers to complete a volunteer form and receive approval from the director or the director’s designee before participating. The form was described as being available at the shelter office.

Commissioners asked questions about the changes; the proposal was presented as an amendment to existing SOPs and was scheduled for a formal vote at the next commission meeting.

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