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Highland Lake council accepts audit, approves ALDOT grant application and hires grant writer; approves contracts and boathouse request
Summary
At its Feb. 3 meeting the Town of Highland Lake Council approved the FY2025 audit and payment of a $13,500 invoice, voted to apply for an ALDOT grant and hired Michael Rice to prepare the application, renewed a termite contract, approved a boathouse re-deck request, agreed to apply for an AARP grant, and approved a LexisNexis account to pursue past-due lake-use fees.
The Town of Highland Lake Council on Feb. 3 approved a series of administrative actions including acceptance of the FY2025 financial audit and authorizing payment of the audit invoice, approval to apply for a state road grant and hiring a grant writer, and multiple routine contracts and permit requests.
The council accepted the FY2025 audit presented by Gregg Hollon on a motion from Bobby Rhodes, seconded by Carl Randall. The council then voted to pay the audit invoice of $13,500; meeting minutes note the invoice is less than the amount budgeted.
On roads and grant planning, the council authorized staff to apply for an ALDOT grant using the Blount County Commission as the applicant on a motion by Carl Randall, seconded by Bobby Rhodes, which passed unanimously. The council also voted to hire Michael Rice to prepare the ALDOT grant application; Rice previously met with committee members and agreed to prepare the application.
Other business approved included renewal of the town’s termite contract with Quality Creative Pest and approval of Eric Latham’s request to re-deck an existing boathouse. Resident Diane Harms raised concerns about the town’s leash law (Ordinance HL-2020-03); the council designated the Ordinance Committee to review the leash-law language and determine whether changes are needed.
The council voted to apply for an AARP grant to purchase park items and approved setting up a LexisNexis account for one year to assist in collecting past-due lake-use fees; the LexisNexis setup passed on a roll-call vote with Ramzi Malek recorded as voting no while others voted yes. The meeting adjourned at 7:58 p.m.
The transcript records motions, seconders and roll-call results for each item; the minutes do not include detailed debate about the merits of the ALDOT grant application, the selection process for Michael Rice beyond his agreement to write the application, or detailed criteria for using LexisNexis.
