Ozark City Council approves minutes, sets agenda, accepts arts grant, awards Civic Center alcohol bid and adjourns

The Ozark City Council opened its meeting, approved the minutes from the December 1, 2025 regular meeting, set the evening's agenda, accepted an Alabama State Council on the Arts grant for the 2026 Crawdad Festival (with authorization for the mayor to execute the grant), awarded the Civic Center alcoholic beverage service bid to Rodeo's Mexican Restaurant contingent on the vendor bringing their alcohol sales tax current, and then adjourned.

Motions recorded on the public record included approval of the minutes and the agenda, the amended acceptance of the state arts grant (with mayoral authorization), the conditional award of the Civic Center alcohol-service bid, and a motion to adjourn. The transcript does not include grant amounts, bid financials, or contract terms for the Civic Center award; no public comments were recorded on these items. The mayor announced a public recognition for Art Cofield, turning 103, at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the DAV on Community Drive (across from Perry Recreation Center). Several councilmembers exchanged holiday greetings before the meeting closed.

Votes were recorded as carried on the items listed above; the transcript uses verbal "Aye" votes and the phrase "Motion carried" but does not provide a numeric roll-call tally for any vote. The meeting adjourned after the motions were carried.