Did YOU Know?

  • In 2017, WITHOUT your vote and WITHOUT a discussion in Macon County, eight Macon County elected public servants got a pay raise to the collective tune of $38,400 from the General Fund. I petitioned and obtained enough signatures to cause a public hearing during the legislative session opposing the bill. Several of the eight, spoke to "plead their greed."
  • As a result of the “plead their greed” pay raise and the part-time commissioners making $28,000, considerably more than the $22,170 Macon County per capita income, I will after taxes, coordinate with a local PTA representative to offer the difference to the Notasulga High School for after school academic extra curricular clubs.
  • Frank Dillman is directly reponsible for the county publishing its website, streaming county meetings, the employee recoginition program, its Facebook page, monitors in the annex, a public address system and microphones so all citizens can hear the commissioners and staff members.
  • In 2015, during a 9 a.m. meeting, the commissioners, supported by Chairman Maxwell, voted their approval for an array of taxes: a 5¢ county-wide fuel tax, a new rental tax and a more inclusive occupational tax. Fortunately, the fuel tax was decreased to 2 cents and the others dropped because of my activism opposing them.
  • Charles Barkley has said more than once, blacks have not benefitted by voting solely democrat. Herschel Walker was displeased with the 2016 democrat platform.
  • In 2011, Commissioners Miles Robinson, Drew Thompson, and Mike Berry voted for the county-wide Business Privilege (extortion) Fee.
  • As a political favor, the commissioners supported by Chairman Maxwell voted favorably for an expensive retirement package for the retiring Revenue Commissioner, no staff member will see. This package included the county paying for his health insurance, as if remaining as a full time employee, until he reached Social Security age, expensive retirement package.
  • Macon County has lost 20% of our population since 1980 and is projected to lose the most through 2040 of all 67 counties.
  • Nearly 1 in 3 of our neighbors live in poverty.
  • One-hundred percent of our students are eligible for free government breakfast and lunches.
  • In 2017, our county financially could not provide staff bonus or a 2018 pay raise, yet our elected public servants took their raise.
  • The commission was aware of the county’s financial situation and needed to began the 2018 county budget process with a 20% reduction of the 2017 budget.
  • The county is leasing 5 new 2017 vehicles (pkg 1, pkg 2) with monthly payments of over $5,000 for 60 months.
  • The county attempted to further obstruct my efforts to open OUR county government to its people.
  • The commission, as I recall, has not spoken or discussed the term "socioeconomics" in the years I have been attending the meetings. Do they understand the concept?