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Alexander City Council approves aerial truck lease, sets rezoning hearing and clears multiple procurement actions
Summary
At its April meeting the Alexander City Council approved a lease-to-own agreement for an aerial truck, set a public hearing on large rezoning requests along Alabama Highway 63 South, rejected two construction bids and approved several procurement and personnel actions.
The Alexander City Council at its April meeting approved a lease-to-own agreement for a Sutphin Custom SP 70 aerial truck and signed related budget documents; set a public hearing on two rezoning requests; rejected two construction bids; and approved several procurement and personnel items.
The council approved a resolution to increase the budget by $266,246.32 and to sign documents related to leasing a Sutphin Custom SP 70 aerial truck at a cost “not to exceed $1,564,292.60.” Councilors voted unanimously to approve the measure. A council member asked whether the vehicle would become city property at the end of the lease; a staff member confirmed the truck “will be ours.”
Councilors also approved a resolution to set a public hearing on rezoning 23.34 acres from RR (Reserve Residential) to B2 (General Business) and 31.17 acres from RR to R3 (High‑density Residential) on Alabama Highway 63 South. The council voted to schedule the public hearing by roll call vote; all recorded councilors voted yes.
The council voted to reject the low bids on two projects: bid #25-09 for pump station improvements at the Willows and bid #25-10 for compensation improvements at Shires Cove. In both cases staff said the low bidder lacked required licensing or the bids were over budget; the council approved the rejections unanimously.
On the consent agenda the council: - Appointed Stephanie Sutherland, city clerk, as election manager for the 2025 municipal election; - Awarded bid #25-11 to Tri State Urban Utilities and RESCO for materials for the electric department’s Maple Road Substation feeder (materials vendors identified in the motion); and - Awarded bid #25-12 to Wayne’s Pest Control for pest control services for municipal buildings in an amount not to exceed $9,833 annually. All three consent items passed on a single roll call vote.
The council also approved a resolution to declare miscellaneous electrical components no longer needed for municipal use and to sell them to Michigan Machines; the resolution was presented by the mayor and carried on a unanimous roll call vote.
Separately, the council approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to enter an agreement with Place Associates to provide “a strategic plan for the city of Alexander City in an amount much exceed $50,000,” as stated in the motion; the resolution passed by roll call vote.
After finishing the regular business, the council moved into an executive session under the statute cited by the mayor for an economic development project and adjourned following that session.
Votes at a glance: all recorded roll-call votes reported in the meeting transcript were unanimous approvals (Councilor Tapley: yes; Councilor Hardy: yes; Councilor Eric Brown: yes; Councilor Chris Brown: yes; Councilor Phillips: yes; Chair/Mayor: yes).
