Jackson County Commission-COMMISSION ABOLISHES AUTHORITY OF JACKSON COUNTY PARK BOARD-Mediation Secrecy!

Jackson County Park Board. After today's Jackson County Commission meeting there is a big question concerning the existing Jackson County Park Board and park employees. The County Commission is incapable of taking care of their business, now they must mess up the rest of the county. If last years storms did not create enough damage, the county commission now inserts their incompetency into the county parks business. Mr. Allen and Mr. Smith did not vote to further exasperate the county parks problems. Mr. Clemmons, Mr. Stone and Ms. Bias were the decision makers in this problem creation.

Have you incompetent rascals of county government not messed up county government enough? Now you attempt to destroy the park as well!

Remember your current Jackson County Commission come election time. From left to right: Mr Gaylen Stone, Mr. Horrace Clemmons, Ms. Sadie Bias-Chairperson, (Ms. Sandra Erickson is our County Administrator seated between Ms. Bias and Mr. Smith, we are very fortunate to have Ms. Erickson. I shudder to think of the condition of our county government without her expertise.) Mr. Jack Smith, Mr Jack Allen.

Note item N on the above image. Seems the commission decided on more than procedure and decorum in the mediation session. (Click on the image to expand view.)

The big news for today's County Commission meeting, Commission abolishes authority of Jackson County Park Board. Mr. Stone and Mr. Clemmons voted for a resolution to create a Jackson County Parks and Recreation Board, managing all parks within Jackson County, Mr. Smith and Mr. Allen voted no on the resolution, Ms. Bias broke the tie vote. The decision also included extending all employees and contracts for the Jackson County Park for the period of 30 Days. After that, who knows?? (It has been revealed the statement by the county attorney extending contracts and employees for 30 days was all smoke and mirrors. The Park Boards attorney, Mr. Gary Lackey, revealed at the Apr. 28th Park Board meeting there is no extension of contracts or employees.)

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The County Attorney responded to questions after the meeting concerning this issue. The resolution passed will terminate/abolish the authority of the current Jackson County Park Board. However, the current Park Board will remain in place but have no authority. In its place the County Commission will appoint a county wide park board to manage all Jackson County Parks. The resolution, according to the County Administrator, can not be released until after the next regular commission meeting.

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In other SOUR news from the county commission circus. Apparently the mediation which took place resulted in other decisions not so ordered by Judge Holt. Seems there were changes decided upon concerning the Jackson County Personnel Policy. The sole purpose of the mediation was to work out commission decorum and proceedures policy in accordance with the laws of the state. According to today's agenda, item N on the agenda page pictured above, the mediation went beyond that scope and apparently a decision was made to amend the personnel policy of the County Commission. The formal decision today was merely a rubber stamp action.

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The Alabama Open Meetings Law requires all deliberations be performed in the open meeting. Apparently a new loophole for secrecy has been discovered by our elected politicians. I do say politicians, leaders they are not, creators of costly problems and subversion of open government under the pretense of mediation is the new avenue for secrecy. It is this writers opinion the Jackson County Circuit Court bares part of the responsibility in this action.

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Mediation, the new tyranny of government action, our local county court and county commission devise plan of secrecy. The county courts and the commission have a history of secrecy. Since when have mediation rules enabled violations of Alabama's Open Meetings Act? What's next county commission and courts, more secret decision making?

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How much damage will this commission cause to our local county government?

County Court and County Legislative Body schemes of secrecy, there have been stern warnings about legislative interaction with the judicial branch of government. The court's decision allowed the government body to conduct deliberations in secret. A clear violation of the Open Meetings law. The commission's agenda, item N, is prima facia evidence supporting the claim.

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UPDATE: April 15, 2010, Articles link from Scottsboro's Daily Sentinel. "Its a Merry-Go Round "http://www.thedailysentinel.com/story.lasso?ewcd=3955295bf40909ee

"Commission Reverts to Old Personnel Policy" http://www.thedailysentinel.com/story.lasso?ewcd=9669f385a4c481c1