Paint Rock, Alabama - early 20th Century. This appears to be an old photo postcard, prior to the 1930's tornado which destroyed a large portion of the town. Fair Use publication, not for profit news and commentary. Link Credit:
Digital Alabama https://digitalalabama.com/alabama-treasure-legends/yuchi-gold-paint-rock-alabama/6260UPDATE - June 9, 2018 JACKSON COUNTY SENTINEL ARTICLE - http://jcsentinel.com/feature_story/article_1a0df1e6-6b69-11e8-bc93-3fbe7b10a231.html
Part of Paint Rock, Alabama today along U.S Highway 72. Photo from Wiki link below, Fair Use for not for profit news reporting and commentary.
The Town of Paint Rock has
some serious legal issues, they documented some of these issues in policy and
ordinances confirmed by the City Clerk of Paint Rock and a former City Council
member. There may be several problems regarding the town's finances, which
become apparent when looking at their financial statements, not discussed at
this time.
Town of Paint Rock,
Alabama's Open Meeting Policy, it does not coincide with state law. Link below.
Click on any image for an expanded view.
Their government style as
to Open Meetings policy could be called secretive, uninformed, and in violation
of the Open Meeting laws of the State of Alabama. It is the only town, approximately
210 in population ( Wiki on Paint Rock, Alabama: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_Rock,_Alabama
), that I have encountered in Jackson
County Alabama, which forbids the Press of any type, non-residents of the town,
and recording of the meetings without the expressed approval of the Town
Council; all these open meetings policy items violate the Alabama Open Meetings Act, found on line at the
following locations: https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/2006/26146/36-25a-1.html
Manual for Public Officials - https://www.alabamapress.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/AL_Open_Meetings_Act.pdf
Alabama Secretary of State: https://www.openmeetings.alabama.gov/generalpublic/publicdefault.aspx
Code of Alabama specifically: http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/codeofalabama/1975/154883.htm
League of Municipalities: http://www.alalm.org/89-legal-services/legal-resources/181-open-meetings-law.html
Town of Paint Rock, Alabama Meeting
Guidelines, January 2018, as confirmed by a former Town council member and the
current Town Clerk. Click on image to expand view.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SAMPLE JUNE 2017
1 comment:
The town is poor why are they giving the tax payers money to one person to cut grass. How can this be reported. Who would someone report this too. Sounds like one crooked town
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