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Votes at a glance: Homewood committee items moved forward Feb. 17, 2025
Summary
Committees on Feb. 17 approved several routine and contract items, including an investment advisor contract, a payroll services agreement to send to council, a payroll vendor selection, a construction change order, and several administrative approvals. Several items were carried over for further documents or follow-up.
Here are the formal actions recorded across Homewood committee meetings on Feb. 17, 2025. This list includes motions and outcomes reported in committee; it summarizes items that will move to council or require follow‑up.
- Authorize mayor to enter into contract with Porter White for investment advisory services (presentation by finance staff) - Motion: Authorize mayor to execute investment advisory contract with Porter White (scope: investment policy review, investment management and transparency). - Outcome: Approved by committee; vote recorded as 5–0 to send to council for formal authorization. - Clarifying detail: Porter White described scope and Alabama law limits; presenter said the firm manages roughly $700,000,000 in institutional assets and will provide transparent, invoiced fees.
- Authorize mayor to enter into payroll services contract with Paycom (professional services for payroll/HCM) - Motion: Authorize the mayor to sign a contract with Paycom to provide payroll processing and HR management platform (three‑year contract; go‑live target May 1). - Outcome: Committee voted in favor (committee vote recorded 5–0) and will forward to council; estimated annual cost ~ $128,000 (first fiscal year prorated to roughly $70,000), funded from contractual services line (account 29520400).
- Surplus declaration (police / fleet / miscellaneous items) - Motion: Declare listed motorcycles, vehicles and miscellaneous police/fleet items surplus for sale or disposition. - Outcome: Approved 5–0 in committee.
- Kettleworth stormwater project — change order #2 (foundation backfill) - Motion: Approve change order adding a foundation backfill line item (additional 475 cubic yards at $75 per cubic yard) to the unit‑price contract. - Outcome: Approved by committee (vote recorded in meeting); added cost ~ $35,005.50. Staff reported total project still within the budgeted amount.
- LDAC resolution — resurfacing work on US‑280/Rosedale Drive - Motion: Authorize the mayor to execute an LDAC resolution to support resurfacing work on Rosedale Drive (US‑280 corridor project). - Outcome: Approved 5–0 in committee.
- Chamber of Commerce printed ad (Penguin/Chamber magazine) - Motion: Approve purchase of a full‑page, full‑color ad in the 2025 annual Chamber guide at a discounted price ($1,795? — note: meeting cited price of $17.95 in transcript; confirm price with staff; committee approved funding from advertising line item). - Outcome: Approved 5–0 in committee.
Other procedural items: minutes were approved at various committee meetings; several items (including an unsolicited old police‑headquarters proposal and a Piggly Wiggly tax incentive amendment) were carried over pending documents or further staff review.
Notes on follow‑up and fiscal items: Committee discussion flagged implementation steps — e.g., Paycom onboarding timelines (target May 1), expected prorated first‑year cost for payroll services, and the need for staff to coordinate long‑term investment policy development with the selected advisory firm. The committee requested that documents for the Piggly Wiggly incentive amendment be completed before setting a public hearing. Kettleworth stormwater invoices will continue to be reported in the committee’s running totals.
