In old business, the proposed move of David Adkins to maintenance director and Zane Miles to park director was approved. The move will ultimately save the city $4000 per year. Both guys are very experienced and I'm confident they'll both do a great job in their new positions.
Missy Miles, a local artist, brought us another rendering of a mural which will go on the building behind the city's fountain. The new rendering took into account some changes the building owner requested. Those changes earned the owner's approval, so, tonight, we gave the go ahead to begin work. Work should begin almost immediately. Also, the Mayfest committee agreed to pay for the work, so, other than some initial cleaning by our street department, there will be no city money used for this project. You can see the rendering below.
In new business, we made a $300 appropriation to Safe Place and a $4538.37 allotment to the North Alabama Council of Local Governments for appropriation dues and funding for the Area Agency on Aging. We also assigned election workers for the municipal election on August 26th.
In other news, Police Chief G.B. Blaylock presented us a quote for top of the line taser guns. We'll take action on the quote at a later meeting, but this is a something that's important to the safety of our officers and we shouldn't have a problem getting this one through the council.
Finally, here a couple of pictures of our new firetruck and police car:
I continue to be amazed at the interest in my blog. I think it shows the concern each of you have for our future. Thank you also for the support many of you have shown for me and my campaign. Keep the comments coming and please pass on a link to the site to your friends and family. I've got a ton of material to cover in the next few weeks, so check back on a regular basis.
2 comments:
I think the Mural looks GREAT
It does look wonderful. Missy had hoped to get it completed before the election, but the rain has put a damper on those plans. She's done a great job thus far and I can't wait to see the finished product.
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