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Commissioner to seek vote on confidential three‑year bass tournament contract expected to bring major economic impact
Summary
Commissioner Perkins said he will seek a resolution to accept a confidential three‑year contract with a national bass tournament organization (2026–2028) that would require a $40,000 host investment and is projected to generate about $1.1–$1.3 million in annual economic impact for Clanton and Chilton County.
Commissioner Perkins said the commission will be asked to approve a resolution to accept a three‑year contract beginning in 2026 with a national bass tournament organization; the organization asked that its name be redacted in the public contract for confidentiality reasons.
"This is a ... national organization," Perkins said, describing a three‑year contract for 2026 through 2028 that would require a $40,000 investment from the host county or city. Perkins said the event could generate roughly $1.1 million to $1.3 million in economic impact per year for the county and the city.
Perkins said the payment for the host investment would be allocated in the 2026 budget and that the payment would not be due until early spring of 2026. He said earlier conversations with Clanton officials suggested the city might share the cost as it has in prior discussions.
The proposal lists Clanton City Park as the current weigh‑in location, and Perkins said the tournament could move to a new facility if a civic center or drive‑through building were completed in time. He said he will ask the commission for a resolution to accept the contract and to authorize the chair to sign.
No formal vote was taken at the meeting. Perkins said he would bring the resolution for formal action at the commission’s next meeting.
