Anniston City Council adopts FY2025 budget amendment and appoints voting delegate

The Anniston City Council on an evening meeting approved a resolution to amend the city’s FY2025 budgets for the general operating fund, the stormwater fund and the capital projects fund and appointed Jack Draper as the voting delegate for the city’s annual convention.

Council members described the budget amendment as a “housekeeping” measure to align adopted budgets with currently projected revenues and expenditures across the affected funds. The council approved the resolution by roll call; the transcript records affirmative votes and the presiding official announced the resolution was adopted.

The appointment of Jack Draper as the city’s voting delegate for the annual convention also passed during the meeting. The appointment was presented as a single motion on the consent/regular business portion of the agenda and carried by voice/roll call vote as announced by the presiding official.

Procedural items approved earlier in the meeting included waiving the reading of and approving the minutes of the March 18 meeting and adoption of the agenda and consent agenda. The council took those routine actions by motion and roll call before moving to the items above.

No public hearings were scheduled for the meeting. The meeting record shows council members exchanged brief roll-call votes on the motions; the transcript does not record substantial debate on either the budget amendment or the delegate appointment beyond confirming the motions, seconds and affirmative votes.

Votes at a glance
- Motion to waive reading and approve minutes of March 18 meeting — approved (roll call recorded as affirmative).
- Appointment: Jack Draper named voting delegate for annual convention — approved (roll call recorded as affirmative).
- Resolution: Amend FY2025 budgets for general operating fund, stormwater fund and capital projects fund — approved (roll call recorded as affirmative).

The meeting then proceeded to council comments and a presentation honoring a retiring city employee. No additional ordinance readings, public hearings or contested votes were recorded in the transcript excerpt.