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Resident urges Anniston council to hire permanent city manager; council comments praise candidate
Summary
A resident urged the Anniston City Council to end interim leadership and hire a permanent city manager. Council comments during the meeting included praise for a candidate named Bass and appreciation for outgoing staff.
A resident told the Anniston City Council the city needs a permanent city manager and should not rely on interim leadership.
“My priority tonight has nothing to do with myself. It's to advocate for action on behalf of the Anniston community,” Megan Weitzel said, identifying herself as a resident of Anniston’s (transcribed) "Casiope" District and giving her address. She said the city “needs stability” and warned that interim leaders “often lack the authority and the incentive to make bold decisions.”
Weitzel called on the council to proceed with hiring a permanent city manager, saying, “The time for waiting is over, and the time for decisive action is right now.” She encouraged the council to consider qualified candidates whether or not they were present at the meeting.
During council comment later in the meeting, one councilmember praised a candidate identified as “Miss Bass,” saying she had appropriate educational qualifications and the right characteristics to keep the city moving forward. A separate council comment thanked “Mr. Fox” for prior service and conversations with councilmembers. Those remarks were presented as individual councilmembers’ opinions and do not constitute formal council action to hire.
No personnel motion, appointment, job description, salary range, or hiring timetable was included in the transcript excerpt. The record contains public advocacy and council remarks but does not document any formal direction to staff or a vote on hiring a permanent city manager.
