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Autauga County Commission approves consent docket, appoints 911 board members and adopts resolution mourning local officer
Summary
At its Dec. 3 meeting in Prattville the Autauga County Commission unanimously approved routine business including minutes, invoices, budget transfers and personnel actions; it appointed multiple members to the county 911 Board and adopted a resolution honoring Daniel Wayne “Danny” Jones Sr.
The Autauga County Commission met on Dec. 3, 2024, in Prattville and unanimously approved a slate of routine items including the Nov. 19, 2024 minutes and payment of invoices received through Dec. 3.
Chairman Jay Thompson and commissioners approved the consent docket, which authorized designated personnel to attend upcoming training and transferred funds into the county gasoline budget to cover October 2024 usage across several departments (total due from the general fund: $7,238.14; due from the reappraisal fund: $362.24). The commission also approved transfers to the sheriff’s budget to cover October fuel usage for animal control, school resource officers and the jail.
The board voted to grant four hours of holiday leave for county employees on Dec. 24, 2024, and adopted Resolution #2025-7 mourning the death of Daniel Wayne “Danny” Jones Sr., a longtime Autauga County resident and former law-enforcement officer who served in local police departments and as an Autauga County deputy.
On appointments, the commission filled a series of 911 Board seats: Terry Tanner was appointed for a three‑year term (2024–2027); Jeremy Day and Julie Strock were appointed for four‑year terms (2025–2029); and Carl Johnson was reappointed for a four‑year term (2025–2029). Each appointment passed by unanimous vote.
The commission approved amendments to economic development agreements for James Hardie and for Long Lewis. The meeting record notes the motions carried unanimously but does not specify the amendment terms in the minutes.
Several personnel actions were approved: the commission approved the demotion of Jerry Grant from captain to lieutenant (effective Nov. 21, 2024), a one‑year, one‑step pay increase for Reappraisal Clerk Shelby Griffin (date of hire listed as Dec. 4, 2023), and several hires and rehires pending background checks and drug testing, including the rehire of Eddrick Lee (Operator I) and hiring of William C. Leatherbery (Truck Driver) to replace a resignation. The commission also rescinded two previously announced hires.
An ABC license application for Ballerz Lounge LLC (owners listed as Desmond Walton and Xavier Carroll) and a request for an in‑kind culvert donation for Old Kingston Cemetery both “died for lack of motion,” and were not approved.
The commission approved FY2025 solid‑waste exemptions for a long list of county residents in two batches (Batch 10 and Batch 11); the minutes list names and addresses but do not provide dollar amounts for exemptions.
The meeting adjourned at 5:38 p.m.; commissioners set the next regular meeting for Dec. 17, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.
The minutes record unanimous votes on recorded motions; where the minutes list only that a motion carried by unanimous vote, the article reports the outcome as approved and notes that the minutes do not supply additional discussion or vote roll-call details.
