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Anniston mayor submits resignation as new mayor is sworn in; council moves into executive session
Summary
At its May 6, 2025 meeting, the Anniston City Council received a resignation letter from Mayor Jeff Draper, watched a newly sworn-in mayor take the oath of office and voted to amend the agenda to enter an executive session on preliminary negotiations and trade-secret matters.
At a May 6, 2025 meeting, the Anniston City Council received a letter of resignation from Mayor Jeff Draper and heard a new mayor take the oath of office; the council then voted to amend the agenda to hold an executive session on preliminary negotiations and matters described under the Alabama Trade Secrets Act.
The council’s clerk, identified in the meeting as Miss Bassett, presented a letter dated May 1, 2025, from Mayor Jeff Draper in which he wrote that after prayer and reflection he had decided to tender his resignation “at the close of the meeting on Friday, May 2.” The letter said Draper needed to “focus on my family, health, and career” and ended, “Thank you for allowing me to serve.” The council did not take a separate, recorded…
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