Council waives rules and accepts 95% airport improvement grant; signatures required by next Monday

The Gadsden City Council on July 29 suspended its rules to consider and adopt a resolution accepting a grant under the Airport Improvement Program. Councilwoman Menacher said the project had been discussed in detail by Heath Williamson and described the grant as covering 95% of the project, with the airport authority providing the remaining 5 percent. She told colleagues the city was given a short timeframe and that signatures were required by next Monday; the council voted to grant consent to consider the resolution as new business and then adopted the resolution. The council did not discuss the project scope, grant amount, or a detailed budget breakdown during the meeting; Councilwoman Menacher indicated the airport authority would provide the 5 percent local match. The resolution adoption authorizes the city to accept the grant and execute required documents, subject to obtaining signatures within the stated timeframe.