At a glance: Orange Beach council approves licenses, appointments, contracts and budget highlights
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Summary
Council approved a package of routine resolutions and contracts — including a liquor license, performing arts contract, police campus budget, appointments and an AV equipment bid — and heard a budget overview from the city treasurer with FY2026 totals.
At the Nov. 18 Orange Beach City Council meeting members approved a series of routine but consequential actions, including special-event licensing, personnel appointments, professional services and procurement awards.
Key approvals included a special events retail liquor license for the Baldwin EMC Christmas party (Dec. 6); a change in the city’s spring 2026 performing arts production to Disney’s Frozen with associated professional services; a $120,000 project budget for a police campus facility; and multiple appointments and reappointments including Jamie Logan (city attorney) and Jeffrey F. Smith (fire chief). The council also awarded an audio-visual equipment bid to Big Blue LLC (doing business as Blue AV) in the amount of $67,691.25.
City Treasurer Bedford Hanley presented highlights of the FY2026 budget during the Committee of the Whole, reporting a general fund of about $80,886,325, an enterprise fund near $16,000,330 and capital projects totaling roughly $35,000,894. Hanley said the city’s approach aims to maintain approximately $100 million in reserves to cover catastrophic events and noted plans for a new civic center, a new pool project and FEMA-funded safe-room planning.
Most motions were approved by unanimous voice or roll-call votes. Council members thanked department heads and staff for fiscal stewardship and directed staff to return with procurement and contract details where required.
What’s next: several task orders and contracts will move to implementation and staff will return with design and procurement schedules for capital projects.