Commission addresses roads, safety and county business

BY KADIE TAYLOR

THE LAFAYETTE SUN

CHAMBERS COUNTY — At the July 13 Chambers County Commission Meeting, the commission approved regular business, and Commissioner for District 2 and Chair Douglas Jones Sr. read a proclamation for the 25th anniversary of the Day of Prayer in Chambers County, presenting it to Diane Perry.

“If we don’t pray for our leaders, nobody else will,” Perry said. “If we don’t pray for Chambers County, nobody else will. We love Chambers County, we love our leaders and everybody’s going to have their differences; nobody’s going to agree on everything, but it’s coming together in unity and loving each other and working together in accomplishment. If you have noticed, Chambers County has really blossomed, and it’s going to continue to blossom every day. And we appreciate you all.”

In Other Business

• The commission voted to approve the minutes and warrants payable for June 22.

• The commission voted to approve the amended agenda for the July 13 meeting.

• The commission voted to appoint Lucy Royster to the Chambers County Library Board of Trustees for a four-year term expiring in 2030 and waive the second reading of said appointment. 

• The commission voted to approve the renewal of the property insurance through ACCA Liability Self-Insurance Fund for the period of July 1, 2026, through July 1, 2027, in the amount of $206,338.81.

• The commission voted to approve the third quarter revenues and expenditures for fiscal year 2026 for the following funds: General, Special Courthouse, Public Safety, Economic Development and Road and Bridge.

• The commission voted to accept the Five-Year Transportation Plan as presented by the county engineer.

• The commission voted to appoint Jake Thomas as the Chambers County Safety Coordinator to assist with the loss prevention efforts of the county and to ensure compliance with certain safety rules and regulations that protect the well-being of the county employees and general public.

• The commission voted to concur with the ALDOT award to East Alabama Paving Co. Inc for Project No. HRRR-0926(250), CCP 090826 for the construction of the two-foot-wide paved shoulders on all horizontal curves and the installation of guardrail end anchors along County Road 83 between Cusseta and the Chambers County Public Lake.

• The commission voted to fill a vacancy on the Board of Equalization by appointing Darrell Bishop as an interim for the position.

Announcements

• A Rules, Ways and Means Meeting will be held on July 27 at 1:30 CT at the Commission Office.

• The next regularly scheduled Commission Meeting will be held in the small courtroom at 4 p.m. CT on Monday, July 27.