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Gadsden City Council adopts package of resolutions on appointments, telecom, software and drainage
Summary
The Gadsden City Council on a unanimous or uncontested series of votes adopted resolutions appointing cemetery board members, approving a Verizon equipment modification, contracting HR software consulting, a three-year warrants agreement with Etowah County and authorizing multiple drainage-related property actions.
The Gadsden City Council adopted a slate of resolutions Tuesday that included appointments to the Forest Cemetery Board, a special-use permit for Verizon Wireless, consulting work to support a citywide Tyler software rollout, a three-year agreement with Etowah County to house city warrants, and multiple actions to advance drainage projects.
The action package was carried by voice votes after suspension of rules where requested; council members did not record discrete roll-call tallies in the public transcript. President Beck called each item and the motions passed as presented.
The council appointed Ruth Moffitt and Juanita Martin and reappointed Kyle Chambers to the Forest Cemetery Board, with terms set to expire April 5, 2029.
The council adopted a resolution authorizing a special-use permit for Verizon Wireless to modify equipment at an existing wireless telecommunications facility at 1007 Goodyear Avenue. A representative identified in the audience as David attended while the item was discussed.
The council approved a $100,000 agreement with Kowa Hills Consulting LLC to assist with implementation of the Tyler Enterprise Resource Planning rollout for the city’s human resources management (HRM) module. Brandon (staff member) described the contract as carrying forward leftover Tyler funding from FY25 into FY26 and characterized the consultant role as project-management-style support for a phased implementation that will also include finance and revenue collections.
Council members authorized a three-year agreement with the Etowah County Commission to house and maintain city warrants at an annual cost of $121,204.61; the item was described as filling a records gap associated with the city’s move to a new 9-1-1 center and related changes in dispatch responsibilities.
Under new business the council also adopted a resolution authorizing acquisition of property for Murray Drive area drainage projects, and approved an easement for Alabama Power Company tied to the Agricola drainage project Phase 1. Councilman Wilson noted the Agricola easement is in the district of the absent councilmember and said the easement would allow utility relocation necessary for the drainage work. Council members suspended the rules for immediate consideration where presenters requested it.
Votes at a glance - Resolution appointing/reappointing Forest Cemetery Board members (Ruth Moffitt, Juanita Martin; reappoint Kyle Chambers; term exp. 04/05/2029): adopted (voice vote). Referenced in transcript at Item 11. - Resolution authorizing special-use permit — Verizon Wireless, 1007 Goodyear Ave (modification of existing facility): adopted (voice vote). Referenced in transcript at Item 12. - Agreement with Kowa Hills Consulting LLC — Tyler ERP HRM implementation, $100,000: adopted (voice vote). Referenced in transcript at Item 13. - Agreement with Etowah County Commission — house/maintain city warrants, $121,204.61 annually, term 3 years: adopted (voice vote). Referenced in transcript at Item 14. - Resolution authorizing acquisition of property for Murray Drive drainage projects (legal request from engineering department): adopted after suspension of rules. Referenced in transcript under New Business (Item 15). - Resolution granting easement to Alabama Power Company — Agricola drainage project Phase 1: adopted after suspension of rules. Referenced in transcript under New Business (Item 15). - Agreement with Chambliss King Architects LLC — design services for new tennis center at Gaston Sports Park, $476,548: adopted (voice vote). Referenced in transcript under New Business (Item 15).
What the council recorded in the transcript were voice votes and routine motions; individual roll-call vote names and counts were not read into the public record for these items. When speakers elaborated on items, they identified funding sources (e.g., the Etowah County warrants contract annual amount and term) or described project scope (e.g., the Verizon modification location and the Tyler HRM scope).
