Autauga County Commission approves routine business, library appropriation and personnel changes

The Autauga County Commission met at 5:00 p.m. on May 20, 2025, and took a series of routine administrative actions, approving previous meeting minutes and county invoices and authorizing training and personnel changes.

Commission Chairman Jay Thompson called the meeting to order and Commissioner Rusty Jacksland gave the invocation. Commissioners present were Jay Thompson (Chairman), Rusty Jacksland, John L. Thrailkill, Bill Tatum and Terry Tanner. Scott Kramer (Treasurer/Administrator) and other county staff were also present.

The commission approved the minutes of the May 6, 2025 regular meeting on a motion by Commissioner Bill Tatum and seconded by Commissioner John L. Thrailkill; the motion carried by unanimous vote. Commissioners also authorized payment of invoices received through May 20, 2025 after a motion by Commissioner Rusty Jacksland and a second from Commissioner Terry Tanner; that motion also carried unanimously.

By motion of Commissioner Jacksland, seconded by Commissioner Tatum, the Commission approved a consent docket that authorized attendance at multiple trainings for county staff, including an Engineering Guardrail Inspection & Maintenance course (June 5, Auburn), a Public Officials/Admin. Staff & Supervisors program (June 10, Millbrook), sheriff-related cellular-technology training (June 23–25, Prattville), Middle District toolkit training (June 26, Montgomery), FLETC active shooter instructor training (July 14–18, Calera), ASA chief clerk conference (Aug. 17–19, Orange Beach), ANOA conference (Aug. 19–21, Orange Beach), and Basic Financial Investigation (Sept. 5, Prattville).

The commission also approved personnel and property matters on unanimous votes. Actions recorded in the minutes include: • A six-month probation period for Felicia Teer (Rural Transportation). • Authorization to sell two 2019 Ford E350 vehicles (VINs 1FDEE3FS2KDC9087 and 1FDEE3FS9KDC5478). • Surplus and destruction of two Fujitsu LifeBook laptops (serial #Q5400731 and #R9Y01356).

Separately, a motion by Commissioner John L. Thrailkill, seconded by Commissioner Terry Tanner, approved an ACCA insurance recovery for the Sheriff’s Office related to a 2018 Durango (VIN listed in the minutes) in the amount of $1,000 to account 001-52100-234. The commission also approved an additional appropriation of $4,500 to the Autauga‑Prattville Public Library on a motion by Commissioner Jacksland and seconded by Commissioner Thrailkill; that motion carried by unanimous vote.

Personnel hires, resignations and a promotion were recorded and approved by unanimous vote. The minutes show the commission approved hiring Mark Lively as part‑time courthouse security (pending background/drug test), accepted the resignation of Steven Campbell (part‑time SORNA) and authorized hiring a replacement, hired Ebony McQueen as a full‑time correction officer (effective 5/21/2025), hired Ashley Blackmon as a part‑time correction officer (effective 5/19/2025), hired Lanika Peoples as a full‑time correction officer (effective 5/19/2025), promoted Sarah Mclean from Personal Property Appraiser to Personal Property Appraiser III (effective 5/14/2025), and approved hiring James Pickett and Jessica Rote as drivers (pending background/drug tests).

The meeting adjourned at 5:11 p.m. after a motion by Commissioner Jacksland and a second by Commissioner Thrailkill. The commission reconvened on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. according to the minutes.

All actions reported in these minutes were recorded as carrying by unanimous vote of the commission; the minutes do not record individual roll-call tallies beyond that notation.