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Montgomery County Commission to consider moving August meeting to Aug. 18 to attend ACCA conference
Summary
Commissioners proposed moving the regular August 2025 meeting from Tuesday to Monday so members can attend the Alabama County Commissioners Association annual convention; a motion to waive rules to consider the change was made and seconded and a voice vote was taken with ayes; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
Montgomery County commissioners proposed moving their August 2025 regular meeting from Tuesday, Aug. 19, to Monday, Aug. 18, to allow commissioners and staff to attend the Alabama County Commissioners Association (ACCA) annual convention in Perdido.
The change was introduced during the commission’s information session on Aug. 6. Commission member Kendall said the ACCA committee meetings start around noon on Tuesday and some committees the county participates in, including the nominating committee, meet early in the day. Kendall said moving the meeting would avoid commissioners having to leave early or miss ACCA committee meetings.
The commission discussed the purpose of attending the ACCA convention as continuing education. Kendall said the conference provides briefings on laws and regulations affecting counties and opportunities to coordinate with other county officials across the state. "This is kind of our continuing education conference," Kendall said.
A motion to waive the rules to allow consideration of the calendar change was made and seconded. "Make a motion that we waive rules," one commissioner said; another commissioner seconded and, when asked, those present voiced "aye." The transcript records the motion, the second and verbal ayes but does not include a roll-call tally or a final, recorded roll-call vote in the public transcript.
County staff and commissioners said the county will continue to advertise the new date so the public will know which day to attend. One commissioner asked staff to make clear the reason for the move, noting public questions about why commissioners attend conferences and stressing the educational and statutory nature of some conference requirements.
No formal ordinance or rule change was cited in the discussion beyond the procedural waiver request, and no formal recorded vote appears in the meeting transcript provided.
The commission scheduled the formal session to follow the information session; if the waiver and the calendar change are finalized in a later formal vote or by subsequent action, staff indicated they would continue standard public notice practices.
