Chilton County Commission approves consent agenda, adds litigation counsel; allows Dollar General to proceed with alcohol licensing

The Chilton County Commission on Oct. 28, 2025, approved a consent agenda that included acceptance of federal and state grants, personnel reclassifications and payment approvals, adopted a resolution to retain outside counsel in pending litigation and voted to allow a Dollar General store to proceed with its alcohol licensing application.

The consent agenda, approved unanimously, included minutes from Oct. 4, 2025; the claims list dated Oct. 28, 2025; sheriff’s department reclassifications; authorization to sell surplus vehicles via GovDeals; acceptance of a School Violence Prevention Program grant and a COPS Hiring Program grant from the U.S. Department of Justice; payment approvals for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) water-improvement project; and other routine financial and personnel actions. The chair said the consent agenda also included a resolution to apply for an ATRIP (Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program) grant for the intersection of AL-191 and County Road 50.

The commission also added, then adopted, a resolution authorizing the retention of outside counsel in a pending lawsuit naming the county and the revenue commissioner as defendants. County Attorney Ben Govett told commissioners, “to make sure that you have representation, I am recommending the adoption of this resolution,” and said the county…