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Irondale council adds and approves security resolution to tighten after‑hours City Hall access
Summary
The council added and approved Resolution R110 to require new exterior locks at City Hall, require non‑employee after‑hours visitors to check in at E‑911 dispatch, and to place council packet bills in the E‑911 area for supervised review; council members will retain key access and the mail handling location was amended during debate.
The Irondale City Council on June 3, 2025 added Resolution R110 to the agenda and approved measures to tighten after‑hours access to City Hall and to document non‑employee visits.
The resolution directs that new locks be placed on doors leading to the outside of the City Hall building and requires that all non‑employee visitors after regular business hours check in at the E‑911 dispatch window for safety and security reasons. The measure also instructs that bills and supporting documentation used for council meetings be placed in the E‑911 area; councilors may check those materials out for review during regular business hours but the documents may not be removed from City Hall.
Council discussion focused on balancing security with council access. City Clerk/Treasurer Leanne described the mailroom and reasons for moving certain materials: "The mailroom contains every department's mailbox... there are not a lock on our mailboxes, so anybody can just walk in there and go through whatever they want." Council members amended the proposal so that the packet materials would be checked out in the E‑911 area and agreed the council would retain keys for necessary access to internal rooms. The clerk and council members discussed using the council chamber or lobby as an indoor waiting area for visitors if needed.
Procedural steps: The council voted to add R110 to the agenda and later moved the resolution into the consent agenda with amendments; council members indicated support for updating locks and documenting after‑hours access. The motion to add the item passed by show of hands/roll call and the subsequent vote to approve the consent agenda carried.
Why it matters: The measure establishes a formal process for after‑hours visitors and adds a layer of documented access to protect public records and staff; it also alters where paper agenda materials are kept and how they are reviewed.
Attribution: Quotes and descriptions above are pulled from remarks by City Clerk/Treasurer Leanne and discussion on the council dais.
