Autauga County School Board to Discuss Bonds with Stifel at March 10 Meeting

The Autauga County Board of Education convened Monday evening at the Chapter One Center on Washington Street in Prattville for a regular board meeting followed by a work session focused on a notable financial topic: bonds with Stifel.

The board's posted notice, filed with Alabama's Open Meetings system, described the evening's agenda plainly: "The Board will address routine personnel items, purchase items, disposals, trips, financials and policies. The work session will be held to discuss bonds with Stifel."

The meeting was scheduled at 6:00 p.m. at the Chapter One Center, 131 S. Washington Street, rather than the board's typical setting. Under board policy adopted in 1986, regular meetings are normally held in the board room at the Central Office of the Board of Education at 153 West Fourth Street, also in Prattville, on the second Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. That same policy gives the board discretion to designate any time and place for its meetings, with the stated goal of accommodating interested citizens.

The decision to hold a work session on bonding with Stifel is the most substantive item the posted notice signals, though the notice itself leaves key questions open. It does not identify what type of bonds are under consideration, whether for school construction, refinancing, or another purpose, nor does it state a proposed dollar amount or timeline. The notice also does not indicate whether the board was expected to take a formal vote on any bond authorization at the March 10 sessions or whether the work session was informational only.

The Open Meetings notice was originally submitted to Alabama's system on October 28, 2025, and was revised on March 5, 2026, five days before the meeting. Board policy, adopted February 6, 2014, and grounded in Alabama Code Section 16-1-41.1, requires the superintendent to post notice on a bulletin board at the Central Office at least four calendar days before a meeting.

Community members seeking more information about the bond discussions or future meeting materials can contact the Autauga County Board of Education at 334-365-5706.