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Chilton County Commission votes to remove employee from payroll amid lawsuit references
Summary
The commission approved a resolution to remove Cleveland Brown from the county payroll effective April 3, 2026, after a discussion that referenced information in a lawsuit; the motion passed 5–2 with Commissioners Bone and Williams opposed.
The Chilton County Commission voted to remove county employee Cleveland Brown from the payroll effective April 3, 2026. A staff member (Heath) requested the resolution; the chair referenced information from an ongoing lawsuit in explaining his opposition to removal, saying, "Given a lot of the information from the lawsuit, my vote will be no on this." The motion nevertheless passed with five in favor and Commissioners Bone and Williams voting opposed.
Nut graf: The vote followed a brief discussion linking the personnel action to information arising from a lawsuit. The chair and other commissioners did not elaborate further on the lawsuit’s substance in open session; the meeting record notes the outcome of the vote and directs county staff to effect payroll removal.
The meeting transcript shows the motion and roll call results, with the chair announcing "We have 5 in favor" and later noting the two opposed votes. No formal statement about appeals or next steps was recorded on the public record during the meeting.
