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Council approves license-tax changes; several routine resolutions advanced
Summary
Montgomery City Council voted to approve amendments to two business license tax schedules and moved multiple routine resolutions and appeals on the consent agenda. A licensing item for a mobile vendor remained unclear on the record.
Montgomery City Council at its May meeting approved ordinances amending two business-license tax schedules and advanced several routine resolutions and appeals on the consent agenda.
The council voted to amend Section 16-106, Schedule AM, and later approved an amendment to Section 16-106, Schedule Y, both part of the city’s business-license classification and fee schedule. Council discussion focused on competitiveness with surrounding cities and possible later adjustments; Councilmember Calhoun urged moving forward and said, "even without a cap on on the contractor terms, city of Montgomery is still cheaper than Birmingham. Mhmm. It is still cheaper than Huntsville, Mobile, Tuscaloosa, Decatur, Madison, Gulf Shores." The amendments were approved on the floor during the meeting.
The agenda also included a resolution authorizing a business license for a vendor listed as "Snack Man" operating out of a pickup truck. Council members asked…
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