Houston County commissioners on Nov. 20, 2025 introduced Stacy Holland as the county's new chief administrative officer and approved a series of administrative items, including budget amendments to meet web-accessibility requirements and to purchase AI software, and a resolution to intervene in simplified seller use tax litigation.

Stacy Holland, introduced by county leadership as an in-house replacement for retiring chief administrative officer Peter Colbert, said, "I appreciate the opportunity, and I feel that we'll make great strides, and we'll do good things together." Colbert, who announced his resignation in the session, praised the selection: "I'm very comfortable in this selection of her as the chief administrative officer, as a citizen of this county, and, also as I hand the mantle over to her." Both remarks were made during the appointment discussion.

On finance items, commissioners approved a $6,600 budget amendment to bring county websites into compliance with accessibility requirements tied to jurisdictions serving populations above 50,000 ahead of an April 2026 deadline. A county presenter explained the work will make site content (minutes, agendas, administrative policies and other posted materials) more easily usable by people with disabilities. The transcript records no roll-call vote; attendees said "No objection" when the item was discussed.

The commission also authorized a $46,438 budget amendment to acquire AI software intended to provide customer-facing tools such as a website chat, automated AI calls into county lines, and integration with online forms. Commissioners confirmed that residents would still have the option to speak with a human if they preferred. The transcript shows consensus to authorize the chairman to negotiate and execute contract documents; no formal vote tally is recorded.

A smaller budget amendment was approved to adjust the county's Tri River Waterway Development membership from a traditional $500 level to a $750 government membership, reflecting a $250 increase in the county's allocation. Commissioners indicated no objection to that amendment.

On legal matters, the commission considered a resolution authorizing Houston County to "protect the county's interest by intervening as a defendant in the simplified seller use tax litigation." A presenter described the action as joining a lawsuit with the DCAA against Tuscaloosa; the commission voiced no objection to placing the resolution on the agenda. The transcript uses the abbreviation "DCAA" as stated by the speaker; the record does not expand that acronym or provide additional legal citations.

Other business included a brief agenda item about establishing county levies for new ABC license types, during which a presenter noted the county does not have direct control over those levies and at least one participant voiced an objection to that item. The commission also placed a reappointment of Beverly Lampkin to the Houston County Department of Human Resources Board on the agenda, with "No objection" recorded when it was discussed.

A commissioner apologized to Houston County veterans for a delayed recognition of Veterans Day during the meeting's remarks section; attendees responded with expressions of agreement and appreciation. The chairman subsequently moved to adjourn.

The transcript does not include formal roll-call vote tallies for the listed approvals; when the record shows agreement it records statements such as "No objection" or general consensus rather than named yea/nay votes. The commission did not specify follow-up reporting deadlines or detailed contract terms for the AI software purchase in the transcript.