The Walker County Board of Commissioners moved briskly through a packed October 2nd agenda in LaFayette, approving policy updates, green-lighting construction, and navigating thorny land-use questions while fielding calls for more public briefings on a proposed Pilgrim’s plant.
After a quick roll call, the board approved the agenda and minutes from the Sept. 4 session, then turned to a slate of modernization efforts that Chairwoman Angie Teems said are aimed at “expanding transparency and accountability.”
The county plans to stand up a public-facing financial software portal in January 2026 that will sit alongside the existing back-end system. The goal is to let residents pull spending and revenue data on demand without filing records requests. Recent tech upgrades already in place include Paycor for payroll—automating timesheets, eliminating paper checks, and giving employees live PTO balances—plus a new agenda-packet system that will accept online submissions and double as a streamlined records-request portal…