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Decatur City Council certifies Pam Wersler as District 4 councilmember after runoff canvass
Summary
The City Council of the City of Decatur canvassed the District 4 municipal runoff and adopted a resolution declaring Pam Wersler the winner; the council read precinct totals and recorded overall vote totals for Pam Wersler and Sarah French.
The City Council of the City of Decatur, Alabama, formally canvassed the Sept. 23, 2025, municipal runoff for Council District 4 and adopted a resolution declaring Pam Wersler the winner.
Council members read precinct-by-precinct tallies during a meeting that recorded votes from Westmead Baptist, Decatur Utilities, First Baptist Church Austinville and absentee and provisional ballots. The council read Resolution 25 2 55, which states that the runoff “was duly and legally held on 09/23/2025” and that Pam Wersler received a majority of the votes cast for the office of City Council District 4. The resolution was adopted by roll call vote; the council recorded the outcome as approved.
Officials read totals reported from individual precincts: Westmead Baptist (precinct 3-6) reported 217 total votes, with Sarah French 110 and Pam Wersler 107; Decatur Utilities (precinct 3-7) reported 129 total votes, with French 41 and Wersler 88; First Baptist Church Austinville (precinct 3-8) had two tapes reported (one tape 90 total: French 40, Wersler 50; second tape 451 total: French 141, Wersler 310). Absentee ballots reported 7 votes (French 0, Wersler 7); one provisional ballot from Austinville was reported for Sarah French. After canvass, the totals read into the record were 333 votes for Sarah French and 562 votes for Pam Wersler.
During the meeting a member moved that the council adopt the canvass and declare the winner; the motion was seconded (the transcript records Councilmember McMasters and Councilmember Pike as having seconded). A roll call vote recorded affirmative votes; the resolution was adopted and the council declared Pam Wersler duly elected to the office for the term beginning the first Monday in November 2025. The transcript does not identify the member who made the initial motion by name.
The action recorded in the minutes is the formal canvass and certification of the District 4 runoff; no further policy direction or follow-up tasks were recorded in the transcript.
Votes at a glance Resolution 25 2 55 — Certify municipal runoff for City Council District 4; declares Pam Wersler elected. Outcome: approved by roll call. Vote tally as read into the record: Pam Wersler 562, Sarah French 333. Mover: not specified in the transcript. Second: Councilmember McMasters (transcript also records Councilmember Pike as a second).
