The Dillmans of Notasulga, Alabama

Macon County, Alabama has a problem with Open Records

The Macon County Commission thrives on conducting business removed from citizens' ears and eyes. The Open Meetings and Open Records Acts means little to this county government. The county commission on Jul. 25, 2017 unanimously voted to suspend the Open Records Act in direct violation of Section 21 of the 1901 Constitution, Suspension of Laws: "That no power of suspending laws shall be exercised except by the legislature."

In this letter Chairman Maxwell stated the commission agreed "to hold all requests for copies until such time the Commission's "Public Request of Copy" policy is approved." No sunset date, simply "until such time" when they get their policy written. The suspension could have lasted 6 hours, 6 days, 6 months, or 6 years. The AG cared less.

A copy of the county letter was hand-delivered within a week of my receipt to Tina, an investigator, in the Alabama Attorney General's office. I have heard NOTHING.

Question, why is the chairman using a yahoo email address instead of his official email address. Yahoo is known for a huge data breach, is it any better today to feel confident in placing county business on such a vulnerable site? Personally, I have blocked his non-official email address from my mail account.

It appears the intent of the new county policy is to impede public access to county records while charging a $1.00 per page if copied or electronically attached to an email.

The commission went into Executive Session on September 25, 2017 to "discuss" the draft of the county Open Records Policy as announced by the chairman. I was the only one in the audience. I suspect the commissioners' lack of testosterone felt secrecy was necessary instead of discussing the impasse with me and being the men they portray themselves to be.

It also appears the commission did in fact "discuss" and set policy in the Executive Session. Before the general meeting was convened, I requested and was reluctantly provided a copy of the 2018 budgetary working documents. Immediately upon reconvening the general session from the Executive Session, I was ordered to surrender the copy, not once but twice, by the chairman because I was not moving fast enough. I regret every day by not packing up my papers and walk out of the chamber with the budget papers in hand.

I have requested and received county documents for years at no cost, however, their lack of cooperativeness, adherence to law, increased retaliation, and recently added fees of a $1.00 per copied or electronic page by the county commission have taken the county backwards in transparency.

Time line of Open Records Requests and Violation of Law

• Step 2, 2014 requested by Certified Mail "a copy of Macon County invoice(s) or evidence of payment ...to associations"
• Jul. 13, 2015 hand-delivered to Chair at the county meeting asking for locations where Chairman Louis Maxwell purchased gasoline using the two county-issued government WEX, Inc. fuel cards.
• Aug. 24, 2015 follow-up email with amended July 13, 2015 letter.
• Date between July 13, 2015 and November 19, 2015, I personally picked up from the chairman’s office WEX Vehicle Analysis reports. Instead of a street address, the documents contain an alphanumeric code for the location. You will notice the number of the provided page, such page 3, where are pages 1 and 2 and possibly greater? FOR RECORD PURPOSES - document id # 2015-08-01
• Nov. 2, 2015 I had an on-line chat with WEX, Inc. the custodian of the two county-issued fuel cards carried and used by the chairman. The customer service representative emailed me a sample of their Purchase Activity and Site Reports showing full street addresses, which I have never received from the county.
• *Nov. 19, 2015 letter to county acknowledging my receipt of WEX, Inc. Vehicle Analysis  Reports and explicitly requested the street addresses on the Purchase Activity and Site Summary Reports for the same  period.
• *Dec. 21, 2015 Certified mail, a more explicit letter to the county including the WEX identification of the county vehicle and the county account number, etc.
• *Dec. 31, 2015 Certified mail requesting 2015 business licenses in electronic format, similar to
  EXCEL or ACCESS. The first printout I received was returned upon the county's request. I did less this one page as a demonstration.
• Jan. 4, 2016 overview of county situation at his time.
• Jan. 19, 2016 letter to Alabama Ethics Commission, Hugh R. Evans, III, General Counsel with documents under separate cover, documents.
• *Feb. 8, 2016 letter from county "...you have the only information in regard to gas purchases that we have.“ Interesting of all the county correspondence this is the ONLY letter not signed by the Chairman. A bold face lie, tampering per the Open Records Act,
• Feb. 9, 2016 Ethics receipt of my Jan 19, 2016 letter.
• Feb. 29, 2016 Revenue Commission Ed Corbitt's retirement package.
• Mar. 22, 2016 Certified Mail, requesting electronic format of 2015 Business Licenses and Ed Corbitt retirement package-reminders.
• April 11, 2016 county reply of 2015 Business Licenses NOT in electronic format as I requested to prevent re-assembly of the documents. Judicial rulings and AG opinion, requesting electronic records is justified to prevent the re-assembly. As it is, I am not sure I was able to reconstruct the data properly after hours and hours of attempts. Received Revenue Commissioner Ed Corbitt retirement package.
• Jun. 1, 2016 letter from Ethics Commission finding "No probable cause of Louis Maxwell committed a violation of the Alabama Ethics Act.
• *Jul. 1, 2016 hand-delivered letter asking for street addresses AND notifying Chairman the data was not in electronic format as I requested and therefore did not satisfy my request. Signed receipt by Susan Thomas on July 10, 2016.
• *Aug. 3, 2016 A hand-delivered request for the chairman and Robert "Mike" Berry, my commissioner's county compensation. Commissioner Berry shouted at me when he provided me the copy prior to a county government meeting. Chairman has not fulfilled my request of his compensation to date.
• Oct. 3, 2016 receipts of county employees and elected public servants attending the August 2016 ACCA convention - approved by Chairman Maxwell. Copies. The County Engineer is truly an outlier at $1,174.12
• Nov. 19, 2016 spoke with Mr. Jones of the AG office who encouraged me to contact the AG with a formal complaint, of which I did this date. It too was not Certified mail for the same reason above and the AG has no record of receipt, times two!
• Nov. 27, 2016 letter to Department of Examiners of Public Records; will consider during next audit.
• Mar. 15, 2017 Continuation meeting discussed and approved taxes at 9 A. M. instead of during the regular monthly meeting.
• *Mar 13, 2017 another request for street address, read before the commission with CC'ing Representatives Isaac Whorton and Pebblin Warren, Senators Ward and Beasley, AG, Examiner of Public Records, The Tuskegee News, East Alabama Now, Opelika Auburn News, WSFA, WAKA
• Mar 27, 2017 emailed commissioners suggesting a solution to this escalating problem with Open Records. Conspirators? BEGIN HERE 7Jan2021

• *Apr. 10, 2017 delivered a letter to each of the four commissioners with supporting documentation requesting their assistance to resolve this long-term standoff.  Again I read my  March 13, 2017 letter to the commission. Instead of wanting to resolve this - the commissioners circled their wagons.
• *Apr. 18, 2017 Requesting road worthy vehicle purchases within August 14, 2016 to April 16, 2017. Mailed. Reminded chairman at 12June2017 County Commission meeting of non-receipt.
• *Apr. 25, 2017 I hand-delivered a letter to the county stating during a telephone conversation with WEX, a friend of mine was verbally provided several street addresses from a random sampling of the provided alphanumeric codes.  The staff member voluntarily stated these codes, addresses, and the three forms are available to the county via their on-line WEX account. Signed receipt by Susan Thomas Apr. 27, 2017
• Political activist and columnist John Sophocleus wrote of Macon County violating the law, Dec. 2017
• Political activist and columnist John Sophocleus wrote of Macon County violating the law, May2018
• 12June2017 I read a letter to the commission  requesting WEX and county contract from January 1, 2012 to present, recommended by my attorney at the time. 
• Jun. 15, 2017 my letter to chair, recommending he and county attorney review an amendment to the FOIA,  https://www.justice.gov/oip/blog/foia-post-2008-summaries-new-decisions-july-2008
• *Jun. 28, 2017 letter from county,  “… there is no contract with WEX. “ and requested invoices of recently purchased and leasing vehicles provided.
• Jul. 10, 2017 county commissioners unanimously approved the suspension of the Alabama Open Records Act thereby violating Section 21 of the Constitution of Alabama 1901.
• Jul. 14, 2017 letter requesting an electronic copy of the Macon County Community Corrections policy. Signed receipt July 14, 2017 by Gertrude Benjamin
• Jul. 14, 2017 letter from county “to hold all [open record] requests for copies until such time the Commission’s ‘Public Request of Copy‘  policy is approved."
• Jul. 15, 2017 email advising chairman to disregard my Jul. 14, 2017 request
• JUL. 25, 2107 Chairman electronically forwarded the County Community Corrections policy.
• Aug. 18, 2017 County Open Records Policy implemented - my copy.
• Between Aug. 20, 2017 and Aug. 31, 2017 I personally delivered the county's "holding" letter to Tina, AG investigator, in the AG Building lobby.
• *Aug. 24, 2017 - requested ordinance or precedent for the chairman to deny a small wireless microphone on the dais. Signed receipt by Erika Collins 24Aug2017
• Aug. 24, 2017 - request 2017 Association of County Commissioners of Alabama conference Macon County attendees - signed by Erika Collins 24Aug2017
  
• *Aug. 31, 2017 Dennis Bailey letter to Chairman Mawell. In part from the letter "It is unfortunate for all concerned-as well as for the citizens of Macon County-that these simple and narrow requests have continued to go unheeded for far too long and resulted in having to involve legal counsel." Macon County Counsel Fred Gray response of September 22, 2017.
• Aug. 31, 2017 Chair response to my inquiry of the attendees at the ACCA annual meeting.
• Sept. 12, 2017 Chairman letter to department heads concerning FY 2018 budget.
• *Sept. 21, 2017 Prior to the first FY 2018 budget meeting being called to order, I verbally requested and was reluctantly granted a copy of the FY2018 preparatory document by Maxwell. The anger in Robinson's face was livid. Immediately upon convening the meeting, the chairman announced an Executive Session to "discuss the county's open record policy." Upon reconvening the general session, I was directed by the chair to return the document, not once but twice as I was not moving fast enough. At this time my verbal request to purchase the copy was rejected. Examining the action of the commission following the Executive Session, the demands for return of the preparatory budget documents is suspicious at best.
• Sep. 22, 2017 The reply from County Counsel Fred Grey to attorney Dennis Bailey. The county only responded because I retained an attorney. Interesting note, the county's letter stating I had all of the related fuel documents was written on February 8, 2016, about 18 months before I received a response of all county purchases of fuel and in a copy of yet another electronic file, instead of sending me the file electronically. A lie. The August 24, 2016 letter was the ONLY county correspondence signed by Susan Thomas, county administrator which was a lie. The county charged me $2.00 per page, for the 30 pages of mostly non-related data and not the WEX forms as specifically requested. The requested data in the county's "fluff" amounted to 4.5 pages, and therefore I paid the county $5.00 instead of their requested $60.00. Again, supported by an AG Opinion and a Birmingham judge stating record custodians are to comply with requests for electronic copies, if available. Note: I have yet to adequately assemble and purge the unrequested fluff data.
• *Oct. 9, 2017. Request FY2018 budget, no response.
• Oct. 9, 2017 - (broken link) email thread between Dennis Bailey and me whereas he suggested non-payment.
• *Oct. 10, 2017 requested October 2017 financial report as "provided the commissioners."
• Oct. 10, 2017 requested District 4 ground work. County's response of January 19, 2018 included the unrequested county meeting policy, a 16-line FY2018 budget, financial reports - not as I requested. I was specifically asking among other data, the meeting agenda and minutes, see letter August 24, 2018, where the placement of items on the dais required prior permission from the chair. Their bill of $17.00 was not paid because I was suspect of their integrity if the "provided the commissioners' financial reports" were in fact what the county sent me and not producing documents addressing placement of items on the dais. I believe they are knee jerking in retail at ion of my requests. I paid the $17.00 on April 12, 2019 by a mailed check, of which I still believe is unjustified.
• Oct. 29, 2017 Letter to Public Examiners for their interest and assistance. Misplaced both my letter and their response, however, the response included during the next county audit, which has not yet been conducted. The last county audit was for October 2015 to September 2016 filed in November 2018.
• *Nov. 13, 2017 2018 Budget request*
• New County Open Records form - my copy showing the difference between the only two departments handling Open Records Requests. Road and Bridge can handle their requests as they prefer. The office I use has delineated requirements including paying $1.00 a page if hard copy or electronic file.
• Nov. 24, 2017 A second Ethics complaint concerning fuel.
• *Dec. 11, 2017 Orally requested the FY2018 working documents and approved budget
• *Dec. 11, 2017 Hand delivered to chairman, using the county new form, requested the monthly financial report provided the commissioners in format of June 13, 2016 as compared to the financial report on-line, for October, November, December 2017 and January 2018.* Commissioner Berry said each financial report must be a monthly basis, not as previously permitted using one formal request because I was no longer writing for The Tuskegee News and everyone will be treated equally.
• *Dec. 12, 2017 another request for the "Approved 2018 budget and related budget documents used in preparation.... of the 2018 Budget in ELECTRONIC format." signed receipt by Gertrude Benjamin.*
• Dec. 18, 2017, a commissioner attempting to justify the new county Open Records Policy by saving "citizens'" requests, I submitted a request for "Cover letters for Open Record Requests and County Open Records form, requests submitted to Macon County Commission office from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, less those submitted by me..." signed receipt by Gertrude Benjamin*
• Jan 1, 2018 Columnist John Sophocleus writes of how Macon County and Open Records do not mix at all.
• Jan 19, 2018 marked up County response to my Oct. 10, 2017 request - filled w "fluff"; last page is the bill for the copies. My Jan 23, 2018 email stating I did not receive the documents as I requested and refused to pay the county for the copies.*
• Jan 22, 2018
• Feb. 9, 2018 - another request for FY2018 budget
• Feb. 12. 2018 - request Financial Report as provided the commissioners. Hand delivered to Chairman during County Commission Meeting
• Mar 23, 2018 LPA Press Release condemning the county for violating the Open Records Law
• *Apr. 9, 2018 County Form, request for County Financial Reports for March and April 2017. The Chair REFUSED to accept the request telling me I must first give it to my attorney, who will give it to the County Attorney and to the Chair. Fred Gray, Sr. is the county attorney and witnessed this denial.*
• May 2018 Chairman Maxwell promised me a copy of the County Garbage Ordinance on courthouse steps
• May 13, 2018 Follow-up email on discussion earlier this month with Chairman on courthouse steps where he said he would get me a copy of the County Garbage Ordinance.
• Jun. 11, 2018 in Chisholm Community Center for Commission meeting - I verbally asked the chairman for a copy of the County Garbage Ordinance. Maxwell promised before getting into discussion w Mike Berry. Never received the document.
• June 24, 2018
• *Jul. 9, 2018 third request before the county government for the county garbage ordinance. Chair didn't want to accept it, telling me to give it to the county attorney. I said the law states the records custodian is to receive the requests for documents, not a retained attorney. I continued, "this is your policy not the state's." I left it on the dais and sat down.*
• Jul. 27, 2018 my Ethics Complaint naming the chair and my commissioner as colluding to keep documents from me as a citizen and candidate running for my commission district 4 seat.
• Feb. 2, 2019 Judge Isaac Whorton recused himself. Waiting on the assignment of another judge and court date.
• May 17, 2019 Judge Whorton again recused himself after my attorney drive round trip from Huntsville and sat in the court room for hours. Why and how we got on his docket again is beyond me. The judicial system is failing me!
• Mar. 11, 2019 - verbally asked for the FY2019 budget preparatory work papers and the approved budget during the county government meeting during public comments.
• Jun. 12, 2019 ADA hearing complain against County Commission
• Jul. 8, 2019 again verbally asked for the FY2019 budget preparatory work papers and the approved budget during the county government meeting during public comments.
• Jul. 8, 2019 after the meeting I hand delivered an Open Records Request to the Chairman I spoke of during public comments. My letter is asking for persons assigned county vehicles 24/7, the vehicle VIN, license tag, mileage, and justification for the 24 hour access. Update: The County's response, less the EMA vehicle. Now, if you see one of these blue tags at a barber shop, casino, Walmart, church, or elsewhere you suspect the stop may not be county business related, snap a picture of the car and its surroundings and email it to me. The source of your picture is safe with me because we are all on the same time attempting to ensure our tax dollars as spent as intended. Elected public servants do not deserve a pass when using our fuel, maintenance, tires, and insurance for their personal use.
• Aug. 12, 2019 hand delivered to Chairman Maxwell a request for the closing documents for the county's purchase of 30A adjourning the county's Hwy 199 property and penned on it asking for documentation showing the distribution and advertisement of the special called meeting on July 29,2019. Chair's response of Sept. 11, 2019 asking for $18.00 for 18 copies, of which I suspect the closing docs for the 30A, my response. UPDATE: 19Sep2019 received the closing documents and documentation of the flyer being posted on OUR web page, and on the county courthouse marque as of July 17, 2019. No way of proving differently, but the question to ask, what about the rest of the county or are we expected to check OUR website more frequently than some want? Solution: put the announcement all in one place, as compared to scrambling locations.
• Sept. 9, 2019 hand delivered to Commissioner Miles Robinson, V. Chair, in his performance as Chair during the second half of the meeting a request for the working document for FY2020 County budget meetings at least two days prior to the first meeting, as the commissioners receive, in electronic format. My second one was for copies of invoices of associations the County elected public servants and employees belong to in electronic format. Chair's response of Sept. 11, 2019 asking for $18.00 for 18 copies, of which I suspect the closing docs for the 30A, my response. County document - which is incomplete because I asked for all associations as provided me in 2009. UPDATE: The first budget meeting, https://www.facebook.com/100001174032610/videos/2423875097661601/ was a waste of time, look at the first 30 to 45 minutes and you will wonder what the crap is going on in Macon County.
• Sept. 19, 2019. Received closing documents for 25 acres purchased by the county for $30,000 in March of 2018. Seventeen months later, believe it or NOT, at the Sept. 19, 2019 FY2020 budget meeting, during the discussion of OUR current financial situation, Maxwell said the County is not being able to "borrow" any money, being tens of thousands in debt, and either find a new revenue source or the county may have to "cut" salaries or positions.
• Sept. 20, 2019, as of today, I have not received the FY2020 proposed Macon County budget as an electronic copy after 1. my original letter, 2. my public comments to the chair during the wasted budget meeting, 3. phone call with chair after the meeting on his way into Montgomery, 4. an email this morning with a brief communication w my commissioner, circling the wagons as have done so many times in the past, and 5. a telephone conversation with Maxwell about 3 p.m. on Friday, 19Sep2019.
• Sept. 30, 2019, Requested a copy of the electronic FY2020 budget, all 100 + pages, on OUR county website or emailed me, all 100+ pages, and I will put on our website. October 11, 2019 may not be obtainable because the county will meet yet again on 7Oct to discuss addition depart
• Oct. 5, 2019 my letter requesting the county provided documents of 8Jul2019 - missing tags and a 2018 pickup truck parked behind a commissioner's home for many months, and the incomplete listing of associations requested on 9Sep2019 be whole NLT Oct. 22, 2019.
• Dec. 9, 2019 my letter to the Chair and a copy to Commissioner Berry as a candidate for Chairman asking for additional information not provided as requested over the last several months. During a phone conversation on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, Maxwell stated he knew nothing of the 2018 pickup truck that was parked behind Commissioner Robinson's home for many months.
• Dec. 11, 2019 received the FY2020 budget electronically from Maxwell. Coincentally posted on county website the same day. I have been asking for a budget for four years and this is the first fulfilled!
• Dec. 11, 2019 received the committees and committee members by district
• Dec. 12, 2019 received list and members of associations Macon County is a member. Rec'd
• Dec. 18, 2019 received the list of vehicles and designated drivers (owners) after asking for the updated copy to include the pickup truck that was behind Miles Robinson's residences for an extended period of time. Rec'd
• Dec. 23, 2019 received updated cnty vehicle list able to be driven home in the evenings and weekends and county committees and their members and county associations
• Jan 21, 2020 wrote both Chairman and Mike Berry, as candidate for Chair, asking for Revenue Commissioner Gandy's compensation, to include any from tax sales and use of vehicle. Rec'd
• Mar 12, 2020 Emails and phone records between chair and commissioners between the morning of Thursday, Mar 5, 2020 to the commencement of the monthly county commission meeting on Mar 9, 2020 at 6pm.
• Apr. 13, 2020 Verbal follow-up on Mar 12, 2020 during county meeting
• Apr. 15, 2020 My letter to Chairman concerning Executive Session called for EMA Lee. County response.
• Apr. 21, 2020 Response to my Mar 12 and Apr. 13 requests. My request was not specific to an email account. The county's response excluded cell phone calls in its statement that "the County does not have any records that will show the person or number called, since all calls coming out of the county system will only show the Caller ID as (334) 727-5120," emphasis applied.
• Apr. 24, 2020 hand delivered a request for Road and Bridge "Customer Invoices" for Macon County Commission from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016.
• Apr. 24, 2020 Picked up the county's letter of April 21, 2020 to me with 5 copies of documents in response to my request of March 13, 2020. I declined 2 of the IM thread pages as being unrelated because no commissioner was mentioned or contributed on these two pages and paid my $3.00 for records. Realizing the county's response was not as I requested I wrote.
• Apr. 24, 2020 Requested county commission fuel "purchases" from Road and Bridge from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016.
• May 13, 2020 - Mailed duplicate copy of April 24, 2020 request of county fuel purchases as requested by Maxwell earlier today.
• May 20, 2020 - County response to me request of April 24, 2020. May 26, 2020, paid the invoiced $14.00 including $12.00 for the 12 monthly statements requested on April 24, 2020 with check # 2441 enclosed of May 26, 2020 letter.
• May 26, 2020 - requested documents related to county equipment and supplies being used and left behind on private property, such as bush hogging, crushed rock, and dirt, and removal of storm damaged shrubs and trees with the root hole being filled by the county. County response of June 10, 2020
• Sept. 14, 2020 - I was escorted from County meeting by a deputy for refusal to stop streaming the meeting. I had intentions of reading and hand delivering the next three open records requests to the chair during the meeting. Now, I am filing the three and an additional two following last evening rejection. On my way from the chamber I told the commission that Maxwell is "funneling viewers of the meeting streams to his facebook page where he campaigned against me in 2016," the posts have been removed and using the county agenda to advertise where the citizens can ONLY watch the meetings!
• Sept. 15, 2020 - OUR county is entering the phase to write the FY2021 budget, which is a good time to learn of OUR financial status. Is the county broke or is our money being mismanaged? Only way to find the facts is to ask. Therefore, I am requesting current bond contracts and their status, documents related to the county being owed by the federal government for the December flooding several years back and the Covid-19 federal reimbursement.
• Sept. 15, 2020 - A $57K uninsured dump truck was burned while parked between two other dump trucks in the Road and Bridge complex. I have asked publicly several times as to the details. I am no requesting in writing copies of the investigative reports, who is responsible for the truck not being insured, and disposition of the truck.
• Sept. 15, 2020 - Anyone driving by the Road and Bridge complex on Hwy 199 during hay cutting season will see upwards to 60 or more rolls of hay in the field. We deserve to know if county property is being given away or what compensation the county receives from the bales being used for personal use or being sold. In fairness to the county, I am also requesting how the person(s) are awarded this right is selected, by bidding, who you know, or lottery? Is there a contact holding the county free from liability.
• Sept. 15, 2020 - As stated by the chair at the Sept. 14 meeting, the need to limit streaming of the meeting to ONLY the county is because of others have asked for the privilege to do so. Since Jan 2019 when I began streaming, no one has been beating at the door to take over. I want the names of those who are requesting this privilege justifying his rejection of me streaming the meeting. County Response of Sep 22, 2020 as Maxwell is picking and choosing one of five requests to fulfill.
• Sept. 15, 2020 - the Road and Bridge complex is laid out for a dove shoot. Ground has been tilled and round bales set along the perimeter of the three fields. Does the county own a round baler? I am requesting documents, such as emails, texts, instant messages, phone calls, and a financial spreadsheet showing the county expenses and if a participation fee is required where is the revenue to go? For our financial security, I am also asking for the contract relieving the county of liability for those who will be involved, and who is invited.
• Sep. 28, 2020 -- Agenda and yet another request for complete FY 2021 budget
• Oct. 1, 2020 - Maxwell Declaration of facts, Sep. 14, 2020 County meeting; undisputed
• Oct. 18, 2020 - Maxwell Declaration of facts, with enclosed copy of Oct. 1, 2020 letter; undisputed.
• Dec. 15. 2020 - authority to forbid citizens from streaming meetings
• Dec. 15, 2020 - request for authority to have had me removed by law enforcement from a streaming a county public meeting.
• Dec. 15, 2020 - Reminder of outstanding open record requests
• Jan. 7, 2021 -requesting a copy of the county's meeting ordinance along with meeting agenda showing when the dais ordinance or policy was discussed and approved.
• Jan. 11, 2021 - copy of Meetings & Minutes & Reports page from county website.The last set of minutes listed is for the meeting on August 10, 2020. NO FY2021 budget as I asked for on Sep. 28, 2020.
• Apr. 5, 2021 - Copies of county mobile phone bills for December 2020 to May 2021 with names assigned to specific numbers. Request the documents mailed to me at the below address no later than April 19, 2021.
• Apr. 6, 2021 - corrected copy of Apr 5, 2021 request, should be from Dec 2020 to Mar 2021.
• July 2, 2021 - Certified letter from Mr. Jimmy McGhar for county information to a commercial dump truck possibly owned by county employee Russell Berry leaving the Road and Bridge Compound on Thursday, June 17, 2021 on or about 6:30 P.M. with a load of dirt and a driver wearing what may have been a county uniform.
• Jul. 12, 2021 - District 1 Commissioner Robinson becomes violent throwing letters, previously unclaimed at the U.S.P.S. Tuskegee during the County Commission meeting. Clipped Facebook video.
• Jul. 12, 2021 - Maxwell Declaration of facts, hand-delivered; undisputed.
• Jul. 14, 2021 - letter from County Attorney asking for reimbursement of provided documents nearly 4 years earlier, with the appearance of a conspiracy with Maxwell to retailate against me for standing up for my rights opposing tryantical govertnment.
• Sep. 7, 2021 letter mailed to county with reimbursement for July 14, 2021 letter. Unclaimed.
• Sep. 13, 2021 Declaration of Facts, privately owned personal and commercial equipment on Hwy 199 County Compound for repairs and service(?). Second and third request hand-delivered on Mar. 14, 2022 and Apr. 11, 2022, respectively.
• Oct. 21, 2021 follow-up letter to Sep. 7, 2021 in response to July 14, 2021 letter from attorney. This letter also unclaimed.
• Nov. 8, 2021 - Hand-delivered to Maxwell Declaration of facts of Jul. 12, 2021 and Jul. 16, 2021 county meetings with cc to Huffman and again to Mr. Maxwell on Mar. 14, 2022 with copies to Huffman, Magruder and third time on Apr. 11, 2022 to Maxwell and copies to Robinson, Huffman,and Magruder.
• Nov. 8. 2021 - request for Aug. 16, 2021 Macon County Commission Continuation meeting minutes and again on Apr. 11, 2022 with copies to Robinson, Huffman, and Magruder. Third request on Jun. 13, 2022
• Nov 8, 2021 and cover form - commercial regular, premium, and diesel fuel purchases by Louis Maxwell as Chair, Macon County Commmission in Lee, Montgomery, and Macon Counties and elsewhere within 30 months between 2012 and 2015. Mar. 14, 2022 second request and Apr. 11, 2022, third request to Maxwell and copies to Robinson, Huffman, and Magruder. Fourth request on Jul. 11, 2022.
• Jan. 10, 2022 After discovering former Legislator Johnny Ford "gave" two $400 expense allowances to then Revenue Commissioner, Ed Corbitt, I hand-delivered a request for expense allowances for all of our county elected public servants during public comment. Second request of Apr. 11, 2022 hand-delivered to Maxwell with copies to Robinson, Huffman, and Magruder.
• Jan. 10, 2022 Our Commissioners each receive a sizable amount of each year's budget for recreation. Additionally, the recreational facilities are rentable. Therefore, during the this meeting, I hand-delivered to a request for accountability of their FY 2021 respectfive funds to Robinson, Huffman, Magruder and Berry. A second letter was hand-delivered to Dist. 1 Miles Robinson, Dist. 2 Edward Huffman, Dist. 3 Ernest Magruder, and Dist. 4 Robert Berry during the Mar. 14, 2022 County meeting as each chose to violate law in my request for accountability of their $15K recreation funds. A third request was hand-delivered on Apr. 11, 2022 to Dist. 1 Miles Robinson, Dist. 2 Edward Huffman, and Dist. 3 Ernest Magruder.
• Jul. 11, 2022 Statement of Fact read aloud and hand-delivered to Commissioner Miles Robinson for his 24/7 use of county truck while receiving expense allowance for NOT having a county vehicle, second request of Jul. 20, 2022 UNCLAIMED Registered mail. Third request of Sep. 13, 2022 stating that not only he received an expense allowance for NOT having a county vehicle, IRS and state policies for fringe benefits were not adhered to.
• Sep. 13, 2022 Hand-delivered to Chairman Maxwell County Fringe Benefit policy and related documents, second request, and third request. Also hand-delivered Receipt and disbursement of Covid money, from all sources, to government, governmental subdivisions, businesses, and organizations ,second request, and third request.
• Sep 22, 2022 wanting to match Covid money with current licensed businesses, primarily All Macon County Day, I asked for a list of licensed businesses and second request
• Oct. 11, 2022, third request of rental fee payment from Democrat Club for use of Cotton Valley Community Centger on May 3, 2022 and District 4 Recreation Center on May 10, 2022.
• Oct. 11, 2022, third request for county's Fringe Benefit policy.
• Oct. 11, 2022, second request for business licenses CY 2022
• Oct. 11, 2022, third request for receipt and distribution of federal and state Covid monies
• Nov 18, 2022, Hand-delivered to Probate Judge James Copper a request for Jane Fountain's Oath of Office and her bond, as required by law. He provided the Oath yet was unaware of the bond's location. Suggested Chairman, who about 3 pm Friday, was unavailable. I followed up this request with this Nov 24, 2022 email, again no reply.
• Dec 2, 2022, Hand-delivered to Chairman Maxwell in his office a request for Jan Fountain's Bond. He told me, if not today, then Monday. More lies.
• Dec 6, 2022 Because I had not received the bond from either Copper or Maxwell, I asked Maxwell for her email address. Maxwell wrote she had not given him her email address, he provided her cell number to which on Dec 7, 2022, I txt'd "Good morning. I would like a copy of your surety bond for your elected positon on the Macon County Commission by the end of today. If trhis is inconvenient or impossible to comply with, I request your response by thge end of today Please send the requested document oryour denial to Frank@frankdillman.com Thank you, Frank Dillman" No response.
• Dec. 7, 2022 Txt to 334.452.9518, cell # given to me by Maxwell because he didnt have her email address asking for a copy of her bond. Hell she was (non-compliantly) sworn in a month ago!
• Dec 19, 2022 Certified mail, signed for by Erika Collins on Dec 21, 2022, to Jan Fountain at County Office a request for her county pay stub and expense allowanes, hand-delivered second and third request for the county budget, hand-delivered second and third request.
• Mar. 13, 2023 third request of Janice Fountain FY 2023 Budget
• Mar. 13, 2023 third request of janice Fountain compensation

• xx the defiance and arrogance of the Chairman in not adhering to state law was exemplified by the chairman saying "I am not worried" during a conversation before the county meeting in reference to me taking him to court.

* No response or required explanation for not fulfilling the request.