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Pelham City Council unanimously sets sewer-easement hearing, appoints election officials, okays public-safety agreement and final sidewalk invoice
Summary
At its July 7 meeting the Pelham City Council unanimously approved four resolutions: setting an August 18 hearing for a sewer easement in Eagle Cove, appointing election officials for the 2025 municipal election, authorizing an agreement with Alabama Power for public-safety services, and approving final payment to ALDOT for a sidewalk project.
Pelham — At the July 7 Pelham City Council meeting, council members voted unanimously to approve four resolutions covering a sewer easement hearing, appointment of 2025 municipal election officials, a public-safety agreement with Alabama Power Co., and final payment to the Alabama Department of Transportation for a sidewalk project.
The council approved Resolution 2025-070701 to set the time and date for a public hearing on accepting property for a sewer easement and lift station in Eagle Cove Subdivision. The council set the hearing for Aug. 18, 2025. No additional project details or costs were specified during the meeting.
Resolution 2025-070712 appointed citizens to serve as election officials for the 2025 Pelham municipal election. The clerk recommended Chief Inspector Lynn Waters, Inspector Sandra Howard and clerks Betty Austin, Neil Blackwelder, Deborah Backwelder, Diane Bulos, Chris Cooley, Faye Bridal, Theralone Hardy, Keith Kennedy, Kelly Parman and Valerie Reeves. Alternates were mentioned as on a separate list; names and roles for alternates were not specified in the discussion.
The council also approved Resolution 2025-070713 authorizing an agreement with Alabama Power Company for public-safety services; the resolution text and contract amount were not read aloud and no specific financial terms were provided in the meeting record.
Finally, Resolution 2025-070714 authorized payment of a final invoice to the Alabama Department of Transportation related to the Industrial Park Drive and Bearden Road sidewalk project. The amount of the invoice was not specified in the discussion.
All four resolutions passed by voice vote with the ayes prevailing and were recorded as unanimous.
Votes at a glance - Resolution 2025-070701 (sewer easement hearing in Eagle Cove): approved (unanimous). Hearing set for Aug. 18, 2025. - Resolution 2025-070712 (appointment of election officials for 2025 municipal election): approved (unanimous). Chief Inspector Lynn Waters and Inspector Sandra Howard named; clerks listed as noted above; alternates: not specified. - Resolution 2025-070713 (agreement with Alabama Power Company for public-safety services): approved (unanimous). Contract details: not specified in meeting discussion. - Resolution 2025-070714 (final invoice payment to ALDOT for Industrial Park Drive/Bearden Road sidewalk): approved (unanimous). Invoice amount: not specified.
The resolutions were introduced under new business and passed without extended discussion. The clerk read names for the election-official appointments; other measures were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
