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Perkins said the agreement would allow scheduled support without diverting staff from routine road maintenance and left open the possibility of hiring a dedicated operator in a future budget cycle. He said the Polaris purchase would be funded from non-budgeted rent revenue rather than a current budget line-item.

Perkins also proposed paying Southeastern Pond Management an estimated $1,227 to perform an electrofishing (\"electroshock\") survey of Manuka Lake, a roughly 7-acre lake, to assess fish populations and determine management options such as bag limits or restocking. \"The first step in finding out the population of the lake is an electroshock study,\" Perkins said.

Commissioners questioned whether the funds cited were \"taxpayer\" money or reserved revenue. A fellow commissioner observed that rent and other receipts pass through county accounts and therefore belong to taxpayers, while Perkins said the funds were not drawn from a current budget allocation. The commission did not approve any purchases or contracts during the meeting; Perkins said he would place the items on an agenda for formal action.

Perkins also reported ongoing conversations about improvements to the county fairgrounds; he and other commissioners said they had been working with state and local stakeholders and would continue planning.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Chilton County Commission Work Session June 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Commissioner Perkins asked the commission to authorize a parks–road department support agreement, accept a quote for a 2025 Polaris Ranger (~$21,510) using county rent-derived \"secret revenue,\" and fund an electrofishing study for Manuka Lake (estimated $1,227); commissioners debated funding sources and the scope of park staffing.","taxTitle","Chilton County, Alabama","taxId",13259,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6189559,"Commissioners consider allowing animal shelter to respond on Facebook to boost adoptions",221,1169000,1390000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5056386-0f1327ca1a04730ee9f6c97619b3d733&start=1169&end=1390","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5056386-0f1327ca1a04730ee9f6c97619b3d733/thumbnail_1169000.jpg","/articles/6189559/Chilton-County/Alabama/Commissioners-consider-allowing-animal-shelter-to-respond-on-Facebook-to-boost-adoptions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6189559-d0c792e17bf5bcc3a065516fe4ac28f1/orig.mp4?Expires=1775194782&Signature=RtD5xA~CUdHFQuFq4RMCQsAVCxxNPiNyfbE~P4MY0YfgHnypLP-FJJ0jfZU-IzBQgpT1gBXnYPsiWZjUMWY-IVuR1upCYBVcs9EV8voVgIOSIY7ytYBteNo5M3qCrlsAtLouw1Ru10oQdI8nDgFOxCNX8jn6cFGQFEV3ImsM7feJWKBnJyGwk9HBVL7P6KnODZBDvTehr3pW-tmMY1Re4epFTGdJY1rHsbjhiIyZrGqm8kL9efmGLYBHuhXUUfbZYn0RkfMtvgVFkoXTwVbYi9OqIIXda0o7JYyUR3sehlObRp8yw3QZhIYambf-gV~Ur15lXurDaChDsm15RRCBgA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Commissioner Childress said he would seek a resolution to allow the Chilton County animal shelter to enable comments on its Facebook page so shelter staff can respond to potential adopters and rescue partners. Christina Bullock, the county animal-control director, said the county’s Best Friends Animal Society grant nearly met its goal of placing 60 animals and that enabling comments would help staff engage interested members of the public and speed adoptions.

Childress said the county previously passed a 2024 resolution to turn off public comments on commissioners’ social-media pages; that resolution, he said, applied only to commission-run pages and not to separate departmental pages but that a new resolution would provide clearer authority for the shelter to reactivate comments.

Bullock said enabling comments would make it easier to answer questions and post updates and that shelter partners and the public use Facebook heavily when considering adoptions. Commissioners discussed whether a formal resolution was needed and agreed it would give the shelter better cover; the item was slated to be placed on a future agenda for a formal vote.","Commissioners discussed a proposed resolution to allow the county animal shelter to enable and respond to comments on its Facebook page to improve adoption and rescue outcomes; the request was presented for a future vote and tied to a 2024 resolution limiting comments on some county pages.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6189564,"Sheriff requests resolution to fill corrections positions and reclassify IT investigator",94,943000,1037000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5056386-0f1327ca1a04730ee9f6c97619b3d733&start=943&end=1037","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5056386-0f1327ca1a04730ee9f6c97619b3d733/thumbnail_943000.jpg","/articles/6189564/Chilton-County/Alabama/Sheriff-requests-resolution-to-fill-corrections-positions-and-reclassify-IT-investigator","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6189564-6da54d98484a5f52e57f340e4e4d1f01/orig.mp4?Expires=1775194782&Signature=YRXIQFRvya1xbd13EQbHzjFi912yzasn0Tkmm4d9Eth7uHzv2RMsxp23QF~-wUuN2xMK9gQdKavbh~DC4-AL6ieWV8pn7N1zvlvMwvA~7atZ4PvvOM-0~AoX0tDnlE2gYPAAj85boVyzG4RutN3JLLBmj8P5HAlRey78-lQIC3c-Yg~vRFtP51MPLuY~UwksHFZeM9SKxb4Qdp7ZqYrYQEPsKK-7ZwZeiIHTrRC2ANnjxAceFv95as0Q5gcSPTQnwccdT0Hx1lCZo3R6eCE~DstfRi0dpJGOtGIptps~eQNM06c802eO9hKrylJU46m7cThidf~LUffwaeOhZIYd7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The sheriff told the Chilton County Commission he will ask for a resolution to hire three corrections officers—Ashley Blackman, Matthew Simpson and Desiree Sydney—and to reclassify Matthew Griffin as a full-time IT investigator.

\"I'll be asking for a resolution to hire corrections officer[s],\" the sheriff said, listing the names and noting one full-time correction officer position was vacant because an employee took another job.

Commissioners asked clarifying questions about Griffin's prior assignment and certification; the sheriff said Griffin is now serving in Clanton and is APO (post) certified.

The sheriff presented the request as an item to be resolved by a future formal vote; no vote on the hires was recorded in the portion of the meeting captured in the transcript.","The sheriff asked the commission to approve resolutions hiring three corrections officers and reclassifying an employee to a full-time IT investigator; the request was presented but no vote was recorded.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6189568,"Resident urges county engineer to study repeated flooding on County Road 61",525,276000,801000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5056386-0f1327ca1a04730ee9f6c97619b3d733&start=276&end=801","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5056386-0f1327ca1a04730ee9f6c97619b3d733/thumbnail_276000.jpg","/articles/6189568/Chilton-County/Alabama/Resident-urges-county-engineer-to-study-repeated-flooding-on-County-Road-61","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6189568-0cadb03814ceed68a750d6b7917a1360/orig.mp4?Expires=1775194782&Signature=lb8REOmnjvFT38pisMTqtRtvun069~G~GwjwVTZV-6Lyj1itfyS6uYsE~kC7pqGBr1bC9FjIXiOSghNRkUCrwlXJOWS6jA1BUKIzBugRKxLKgHMFLRlNwmWHXgbezsTUEK9XhdFB5Uef5RkIhnQtVewWGEtYPalzniHNg~SsehlvTnmrb48FtS0g2ALYS82b8655h1nmr6LoN4EtKQ6onVf~t97NkyXOx2sgkM-Q8ts85zj4sJNl5Y46lLRr0C7NfYh4e6O2-FbeRuI~9N5s82q8B~u9rVCEDtETVgEGwCGOAAVhzuP14to0FJMFHlun6h7GNpa8-dbw5RS7Rdw~uA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Michael Morris, pastor of Mount Zion Church on County Road 61, told the Chilton County Commission that work done when the road was paved roughly 15 years ago — removing older bridge structures and replacing them with smaller culvert pipe — has restricted stream flow and increased flooding near the northern end of the road.

\"They raised the road ... and basically built a berm or a dam,\" Morris said, describing water washing through a nephew’s barn and yard after the changes. He described a recurring pattern of repeated washouts and said residents must now travel long distances when roads are impassable.

Commission members asked whether Morris had spoken with the road department. Morris said the road department engineer visited recently and suggested running the creek through the middle of Morris’s property or returning the road to a dirt configuration; Morris said he did not favor those suggestions.

After the presentation, the commission agreed to instruct the county engineer to prepare a report on County Road 61 identifying needed work.

The exchange occurred during public comment; the commission did not make a funding decision at the meeting, but directed staff to investigate and report.","A lifelong resident and pastor described chronic flooding on County Road 61, saying bridge removals and road raising have restricted flow and damaged property; commissioners directed the road engineer to inspect and report back.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6189573,"CareNet asks Chilton County for continued support for women's health, parenting and reentry services",190,73000,263000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5056386-0f1327ca1a04730ee9f6c97619b3d733&start=73&end=263","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5056386-0f1327ca1a04730ee9f6c97619b3d733/thumbnail_73000.jpg","/articles/6189573/Chilton-County/Alabama/CareNet-asks-Chilton-County-for-continued-support-for-womens-health-parenting-and-reentry-services","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6189573-5cc107dc8dcfdb171a66f275722e498f/orig.mp4?Expires=1775194782&Signature=F6~lVmgyF7ZxEqJo1sMJu-3Tg-AROHVElFyJ3~7IgHnkjivap2mKpGtYj6W~YzpR15ICjAsDlHmYFUIUVto-VhU76jbbWG8TMO2YtBe0yWYzvH~Mp-gx2ipYJMI2YpIpLegKUtlkeBZrsYSPl~QV4p1eII-tDbE94f1kEaDSsegHTam3GGETSLwGSO3eorqGOQaIatKTzcexRiW4Yzy1ATn3bSyGQ89I6VXgP204UgTONm7Ie-9SCAuUjeqzgDi3~yXh~3d3aNdMcPUc8gURSIT1GjOkxJVLa37QriankfzyXSduyO1u0as12bTsfY8MHJhZ3mjJPwdIGFL-IoKclw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ashley Live Oak, a CareNet representative, told the Chilton County Commission during public comments that the nonprofit provides women’s health and family-support services across the county and will apply for county funding. \"We over 30% of our clients are married,\" Live Oak said, and CareNet offered 771 parenting classes in the last year in Chilton County.

Live Oak described services used by pregnant women and new mothers, including COVID testing used as proof of positivity for WIC benefits, and said residents often travel \"50 to 60 miles\" to reach an OB-GYN. She also said CareNet works with the Alabama Department of Human Resources to provide parenting classes for parents working toward reunification and partners with law enforcement to shelter people fleeing domestic violence, offering a temporary place to stay when no other options exist.

Live Oak said CareNet is forming a support group for recently released women inmates and is coordinating with Belle Bonsons to reach women who may need help reconnecting with their children.

The commission chair confirmed the process for requesting county funds and Live Oak said CareNet received the application by email and will submit it on time.

The item was presented during the meeting's public-comment period; no formal commission action on funding was recorded at that time.","A CareNet representative asked the Chilton County Commission to continue funding support, describing services for women including parenting classes, temporary shelter for domestic violence survivors and an emerging reentry support group for recently released mothers.","actionData","errors"]

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