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Votes at a glance: Hamilton City Council actions July 7, 2025
Summary
The council adopted three zoning ordinances, approved sales and purchases, authorized a sign purchase and moved to advertise paving bids. A pipe purchase was approved and installation funding handled separately; a $70,000 donation to the girls' softball club was tabled.
Hamilton City Council took multiple formal actions during its July 7 meeting, adopting three zoning ordinances and approving several procurement and property transactions. The items below summarize motions and outcomes recorded in the meeting minutes and public record.
Major votes and outcomes
- Ordinance 2025‑4: Approve rezoning of 5.22 acres at 2021 Bexar Avenue East from R‑2 multifamily to B‑1 general business. Motion moved by Councilmember Ross; second by Councilmember Scott Roberts; ordinance adopted. (See public hearing discussion.)
- Ordinance 2025‑5: Approve rezoning of approximately 10.98 acres on U.S. Highway 278 East (joint property at 2172 Bexar Avenue East) from R‑2 multifamily to MH‑1 manufactured home park. Motion moved and seconded during the regular session; ordinance adopted.
- Ordinance 2025‑6: Approve rezoning of a parcel on State Highway 17 from R‑1 single‑family to B‑1 general business. Motion moved and seconded; ordinance adopted.
- Sale of city property: Approve sale of 11 acres of city property on National Avenue to Brian Silas for the appraised purchase amount of $1,150. Motion and second recorded; sale approved. The sale had been discussed and approved in principle at the May 5, 2025 meeting; the appraisal finalized the price.
- Purchase of LED sign for Hamilton parking park: Approve purchase and installation of a double‑sided LED sign from Suntronics LPD (Rogerfel, Alabama) for $21,500, funded from the capital improvement account. Motion and second recorded; purchase approved.
- Paving bids: Council authorized advertising to accept sealed bids for paving several streets (First Street SE, Second Avenue SE, Third Avenue SE, Fifth Avenue SE, Saster Drive) and an option for a parking pad at the old hospital location. Staff presented preliminary cost figures for work at the Hamilton Track and associated fields: $35,400 for track work and $13,400 for sod (total cited as $48,800). Council authorized the bid advertisement.
- Purchase of stainless steel pipe for wastewater plant: Approve purchase of 304 stainless steel pipe with flanges from Addison Fabricators Inc. for $64,066. Council moved to purchase the pipe and table the installation. Council then moved a separate, capped motion adding installation funding not to exceed $50,000; motions recorded and voted at the meeting. The combined purchase price and installation were presented in the meeting record as an estimated total of $114,066 with current installation estimates of approximately $50,000.
- Donation to Hamilton Girls Softball Diamond Club: Council considered a recommendation to donate $70,000 to help build a 20‑by‑40 building for girls' locker and gym space. Councilmembers moved to table the matter to allow staff to obtain one more quote; the item was tabled.
- Administrative items: Council approved the minutes of the June 16 meeting and approved accounts payable for June 2025. A councilmember with a potential conflict was excused from the vote on accounts payable and was allowed to abstain.
What to know about vote records and next steps
The meeting minutes show motions, seconds and chair calls for votes but do not display a roll‑call tally listing each council member’s recorded yes/no in every case. Where the chair called for “all those in favor” the ordinances and purchases were recorded as adopted. Several items (sale to Brian Silas; LED sign purchase; pipe purchase; paving bid advertisement) direct staff to proceed with procurement, advertising or further contract actions and will return to council or be handled by staff under existing procurement thresholds.
