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Autauga County Commission holds executive session to discuss pending litigation
Summary
The Autauga County Commission recessed into an executive session on March 3, 2026 to discuss pending litigation after County Attorney Kyle C. Shirley provided a written opinion that the meeting may lawfully enter executive session under Act No. 2005-40; the session ran from 5:28–6:01 p.m.
The Autauga County Commission voted to enter an executive session at 5:28 p.m. on March 3, 2026, to discuss pending litigation. The motion to convene the closed session was made by Commissioner John L. Thrailkill and seconded by Commissioner Bill Tatum; the commission recorded a unanimous vote to proceed.
County Attorney Kyle C. Shirley provided a written opinion, dated March 3, 2026, advising that the commission "may convene an executive session for this discussion" under Act No. 2005-40 (Alabama Open Meetings Law) when deliberations involve pending litigation or the need for legal advice. The attorney's letter was attached to the meeting minutes and entered into the record before the vote to recess into closed session.
Commissioners recessed into executive session and reconvened in open session at 6:01 p.m. No formal outcomes or votes taken inside the executive session were recorded in the public minutes; the commission continued with the remainder of its agenda and adjourned at 6:29 p.m.
The commission's action followed the procedural declaration and minute excerpts required by Act No. 2005-40, which were read into the record and included a public statement of the motion, the purpose stated as "pending litigations," and the roll-call vote authorizing the closed session.
