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Council adopts multiple ordinances and resolutions; denies a billiards business license
Summary
The council unanimously adopted amendments to technical and electrical codes, a new floodplain development ordinance, fire-fee adjustments, and multiple resolutions for police recruitment/retention pay and municipal appointments; it also unanimously denied a billiards business license after staff raised compliance concerns.
At Monday's meeting the Montgomery City Council moved through a series of routine and substantive items, approving ordinances and resolutions by unanimous votes and denying one business-license application.
Ordinances and resolutions passed (summary): - Amend municipal code §5-71 (technical codes): public hearing held and ordinance adopted unanimously (no public speakers). - Amend Article 4 (electrical codes): adopted after public hearing; unanimous vote. - Move a $75 fee into the Montgomery Fire Rescue fee schedule (Item 15): council suspended rules and adopted the ordinance unanimously. - Adopt a new floodplain development ordinance to replace the prior ordinance 65-2025: suspended rules and adopted unanimously. - Adopted a resolution acknowledging receipt of a bid and setting consideration of final Jackson Hospital warrant documents for the 03/03/2026 meeting. - Approved a recruitment incentive pay for police recruits (MPD academy) and a one-time retention/city pay for APO-certified officers; both measures were adopted unanimously.
Licenses and appointments: - The council approved multiple retail and special-event liquor licenses after public hearings and appointed delegates to the Alabama League of Municipalities and several commission/housing authority seats; votes were unanimous.
Denied license: - The council considered an application for a billiards license at a Harrison Road location. Staff raised concerns about the declared business type, lack of prior licensed operations, and the risk of the venue operating as something other than represented. Councilors cited previous problems with similar unregulated venues and public-safety concerns. Motion to deny the application passed unanimously.
Motions were routinely adopted by suspending the rules where noted on the agenda; most final votes were unanimous. Several agenda items were withdrawn or postponed for future consideration. The council directed staff to post the fire-fee schedule online and scheduled final consideration of warrant documents for Jackson Hospital at the March 3 meeting.
