Hamilton City Council adopts $50 candidate fee, appoints absentee election manager and hires park maintenance worker

Hamilton City Council on May 20, 2025, voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance imposing a $50 qualifying fee for candidates for mayor and city council, appointed the city clerk/treasurer to serve as absentee election manager with $50 per day compensation, posted notice of an August 2025 municipal election, and approved hiring Kyle Alexander as a maintenance worker for the Hamilton Park and Recreation Department at $17.64 per hour.

The ordinance adopted by the council sets a $50 qualifying fee for any candidate seeking the office of mayor or a city council seat; proceeds from the fee will be deposited into the city’s general fund. The council also adopted Resolution 2025-5-19, which designates the city clerk/treasurer as the absentee election manager under Chapter 11 of Title 17 of the Code of Alabama and establishes compensation of $50 per day for absentee election services. The resolution applies to the municipal general election and any runoff election held in 2025.

Council members additionally voted to post a notice of election stating that the municipal election will be held in August 2025; the council recorded that the city clerk will accept statements of…