The Gadsden City Council granted expedited consideration and approved a special-event alcoholic-beverage license for an event at the Life Insurance Company of Alabama to honor the incoming Jackson State University head coach. Councilman Wilson, citing a time-sensitive request routed from the revenue department, asked colleagues to suspend the rules and consider the matter under new business; members consented and adopted the resolution.

The license was presented as time-sensitive on the record; the council voted by voice to consider and then to adopt the resolution approving the special-event license. The meeting record does not include event date, organizer contact details or any conditions attached to the license beyond the expedited approval on the day of the meeting.