St. Albans council approves Jan. 20 minutes, advances fire-marshal ordinance in first reading and OKs $14,431.95 payment

The St. Albans City Council approved minutes from its Jan. 20 meeting, advanced an ordinance in a first reading to add enforcement authority for a municipal fire marshal, and approved a $14,431.95 invoice, the council said at its meeting.

A motion to approve the Jan. 20 minutes was moved and seconded; an 'aye' was recorded and the presiding official declared, 'Motion carries.' The transcript records the procedural steps but does not include roll-call counts or named votes beyond those brief confirmations.

On an ordinance first reading, the council introduced a change to Article 953.22 of the codified ordinances of the City of St. Albans, West Virginia to add enforcement authority for a municipal fire marshal. Speaker 3 moved the item 'to Sarah,' it was seconded, and after no discussion the presiding official recorded the motion as carried. The ordinance was advanced on first reading; the transcript does not record additional detail about the ordinance's provisions or the timeline for second reading.

Councilman Roe requested a motion to approve payment of an invoice totaling $14,431.95; the motion was seconded, an 'aye' was recorded, and the presiding official declared the motion carries. The transcript does not identify the invoice payee or department beyond the finance committee request.

Next steps: the transcript shows the ordinance received a first reading and will return for further readings or action as required by council procedure. The meeting record does not show detailed roll-call vote tallies or follow-up dates for the ordinance in the portions provided.