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Council approves routine renewals, accessibility and software contracts, and a library change order; votes at a glance
Summary
Hoover City Council approved a group of routine resolutions including an insurance renewal with Travelers, a library theater change order, annual support for fingerprinting software, an accessibility agreement with CivicPlus, a Jefferson County grant use report, and a sales tax holiday for severe weather preparedness.
At its Oct. 27 meeting, the Hoover City Council approved a set of routine administrative resolutions and contract renewals primarily by voice vote.
Key approvals included:
- Resolution 8627‑25: Renewal of the city's casualty insurance policy with Travelers (fifth year). Staff said the renewal included a 7% increase but was within budget. (Presenter: Miss Carrier; guest: James Bridal with USI Insurance Services.)
- Resolution 8628‑25: Change order #3 for the Hoover Public Library theater renovation, increasing the contract by $22,249.37 to a new contract sum of $303,090.32 to add step lighting for safety. (Presenter: Miss Borden.)
- Resolution 8629‑25: Annual support agreement with DataWorks Plus for the jail fingerprinting software in the amount of $6,766.80. (Presenters: Chief McDuffie and Mr. Cooper.)
- Resolution 8630‑25: Agreement with CivicPlus LLC for ADA remediation software and an accessibility widget to meet DOJ/WCAG requirements by 04/24/2026; staff said the tool was budgeted.
- Resolution 8631‑25: Acceptance and execution of a use‑of‑funds report confirming compliance with a $20,000 Jefferson County grant that offsets the salary for a recreation specialist who oversees the senior nutrition/Meals on Wheels program.
- Resolution 8633‑25: Authorize severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday (12:01 a.m. 02/20/2026 through midnight 02/22/2026).
All items were approved by voice vote with no roll‑call tallies recorded in the public transcript.
