Alexander City Council names police facilities for retiring chiefs, approves fee change and other routine measures

The Alexander City Council approved resolutions honoring two retiring police leaders, enacted an ordinance amending city facility-use fees and took several other routine actions during its meeting.

Council members voted to name the Police Administration Hall for Chief Jay Turner and to designate the police training room as the James Easterwood Training Room in honor of retired Deputy Chief James Easterwood. Council also approved an ordinance amending Alexander City Code section 62-1, which governs fees for use of city facilities. The council voted to rescind a prior resolution that had set a public hearing to consider rezoning 256 South Central Avenue in Ward 3 from High Density Residential to B-2 General Business, and it approved a request to waive special event and facility rental fees for a Benjamin Russell High School alumni reunion scheduled for Oct. 18, 2025. The meeting also included approval of minutes from recent September sessions.

Why it matters: The facility namings formalize recognition of long-serving public-safety officials; the ordinance change alters the city’s fee schedule for facility rentals and special events; rescinding the rezoning notice removes a scheduled public hearing from the…