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Hamilton City Council approves FY2025-26 budget and several infrastructure and personnel measures
Summary
The council adopted the FY2025-26 budget and approved a state-federal sidewalk agreement, a water-department mapping system purchase and a retroactive pay scale for water employees; a surplus-vehicle sale was tabled and a library-board appointment was confirmed.
Hamilton City — The Hamilton City Council at its most recent meeting adopted the fiscal 2025-26 budget and approved a set of items covering sidewalks, water-department technology and employee pay, while tabling a planned surplus-vehicle sale.
The council approved a resolution to enter an agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to build a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) sidewalk project on the east side of Milliken Street from Bexar Avenue to Alabama Highway 17. Council action also authorized the city clerk to open a new non‑interest checking account at First National Bank to hold the TAP grant funds and the city’s local share.
Why it matters: the sidewalk project is financed through the federal TAP program with an 80/20 federal‑to‑local split, which requires the city to set aside matching funds and a separate bank account for grant administration. The mapping-system purchase and the pay-scale changes affect operational capacity for the Hamilton Water Department and employee compensation.
Most important actions
- FY2025-26 budget: The council adopted the 2025-26 budget as presented. City staff described roughly $13…
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