CULLMAN COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 30, 2024@ 1:00 P.M. CALLTO ORDER ANDI WELCOME GUESTS Chairman Clemons called the Meeting at 1:00 p.m. CALL OF ROLL TO ESTABLISH QUORUM Tiffany Merriman, County Clerk, called roll; present were Chairman Jeff Clemons, Commissioner Kerry Watson, Commissioner Garry Marchman, Commissioner Kelly Duke, and Commissioner Corey Freeman NEW BUSINESS 14, 2024. Consider Proclamation to Terminate Local Emergency Declaration drafted on. January Commissioner Freeman made a motion to approve the Proclamation to Terminate Local Emergency Declaration drafted on. January 14, 2024. Commissioner Duke seconded, and the motion passed on a Chairman Clemons addressed the request and stated, at this time we have a request that a motion is considered for an executive session from the County Attorney regarding pending threatening legal matters. County Attorney Emily Johnston stated Chairman, Ihave drafted a letter advising that an executive session is necessary and proper to protect confidential information. The Code Section applicable is found in Alabama Code 36-25A-7(a)(3). lam an attorney licensed to practice law in Alabama, and the executive session will be to discuss pending or threatened litigation. lestimate it will be approximately 30 minutes and that we will Commissioner Marchman made a motion to approve request from Attorney for Executive Session Under unanimous voice vote. Request from Attorney for Executive Session under Section 7 of ActNo. 2005-40. reconvene around that time. Section 7 of Act No. 2005-40. Commissioner Duke seconded. Tiffany Merriman, County Clerk, called roll to go into executive session. Chairman Clemons "Yea" Commissioner Watson Yea" Commissioner Marchman "Yea" Commissioner Duke "Yea" Commissioner Freeman "Yea" Commissioner Freeman seconded. Chairman called the meeting to order. Commissioner Duke made a motion to call the meeting back to order. Chairman Clemons announced that we have heard from our County Attorney. We will not take any action at this time and no formal action was taken during the executive session. WORK SESSION WILL BE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2024, AT 4:00 P.M. IN THE COMMISSION Chairman Clemons announced that the next Commission Work Session will be Thursday, February 22, 2024, THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2024, AT 6:00 P.M. Chairman Clemons announced that the next Commission Meeting will be Thursday, February 22, 2024, at MEETING ROOM at 4:00 p.m. ini the Commission Meeting Room. IN1 THE COMMISSION MEETING ROOM 6:00 p.m. ADJOURN' THE MEETING adjourned at 1:30 p.m. Commissioner Watson made a motion to Adjourn. Commissioner Marchman seconded. The meeting was Attest: Clemons, Chairman Bel Alurimo Tiffany Metriman, County Clèrk Twktn Kerry Watson, Commissioner loyMchs Gary Marchman, Commissioner Kelly Corey Freeman, Commissioner N