Cullman City Council adopts annexation, approves EV‑charger rules and updates job classifications

The Cullman City Council on Feb. 23 adopted a package of measures that included an annexation, new rules for electric vehicle chargers and personnel changes.

Council members voted to adopt Ordinance 26‑26, annexing approximately 52.66 acres owned by Brock Miracle Egg Company into the city as R‑3 Residential. The motion to adopt passed during the meeting; the transcript records the motion and that the motion “carries.”

The council also approved Ordinance 26‑27, which sets standards for the installation and operation of public electric vehicle charging stations within city limits. The ordinance passed by roll call with each listed member recorded as "Aye." Following that vote the council suspended the rules and adopted Ordinance 26‑34 to repeal and replace section 4 of Ordinance 26‑25; the suspension and subsequent adoption passed on roll call with all members recorded as "Aye."

Council members adopted Resolution 26‑75 updating job descriptions and classifications across several departments, including changes at the wastewater treatment plant and the creation of a full‑time museum director position; the resolution passed by voice vote.

Separately, the council approved two special‑event permit requests by voice vote: a seasonal car show proposed by Sonic Drive‑In and the Saint Bernard Prep School Blooming Festival in April.

What happens next: Several items read for the first time at the meeting (including zoning and service‑connection ordinances) will return at future meetings for final consideration.

Votes and procedural notes: The transcript shows roll‑call tallies for several measures (Ordinance 26‑27 and the suspension/adoption of Ordinance 26‑34) with members recorded as voting "Aye"; where only a voice vote is recorded the transcript notes the motion carried with no opposition stated.