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Bay Minette council approves $771,403.73 in payables, OKs addressing standards on first reading and authorizes five agreements
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Summary
At its Dec. 4 meeting the Bay Minette City Council unanimously approved payables totaling $771,403.73, approved two addressing-related ordinances on first reading and authorized five mayoral agreements/resolutions, including an Alabama Power distribution agreement and an ADCNR subaward grant agreement.
The Bay Minette City Council unanimously approved payables of $771,403.73 and moved through a set of ordinances and resolutions at its Dec. 4 meeting at City Hall.
Mayor Pro Tempore Mike Phillips moved to approve the payables for Dec. 4, 2023 in the amount of $771,403.73; Councilmember Matt Franklin seconded and the motion carried unanimously. The council previously approved the consent agenda, including the Nov. 20 minutes, on a motion by Councilmember William Taylor and a second from Councilmember Pete Sellers.
On legislative items, Councilmember Matt Franklin moved and Councilmember Shannon Clemmons seconded approval of Ordinance 1041 on first reading, which would adopt the Baldwin County 9-1-1 GIS/Addressing Office Addressing Standards; the motion carried unanimously on first reading. Franklin also moved and Councilmember William Taylor seconded approval of Ordinance 1042 on first reading to adopt the Baldwin County 9-1-1 GIS/Addressing Office Street Name Standards; that motion also carried unanimously on first reading. Both items were taken as first-reading approvals; transcript does not record subsequent readings or final adoption at this meeting.
The council authorized several mayoral agreements by resolution. On a unanimous vote the council approved:
- Resolution 1223-01: a waiver of John F. Rhodes Civic Center rental fees for the North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce event on Feb. 28–29, 2024 (mover: Mayor Pro Tempore Mike Phillips; seconder: Councilmember Shannon Clemmons).
- Resolution 1223-02: authorization for the mayor to execute an Alabama Power distribution agreement (mover: Councilmember Shannon Clemmons; seconder: Councilmember Pete Sellers).
- Resolution 1223-03: authorization for the mayor to execute an agreement between Retail Specialist and the City of Bay Minette (mover: Councilmember Matt Franklin; seconder: Mayor Pro Tempore Mike Phillips).
- Resolution 1223-04: authorization for the mayor to execute a subaward grant agreement with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) State Land Division (mover: Councilmember Pete Sellers; seconder: Councilmember William Taylor).
- Resolution 1223-05: authorization for the mayor to execute an addressing agreement with the Baldwin County Emergency Communications District (mover: Mayor Pro Tempore Mike Phillips; seconder: Councilmember Matt Franklin).
Each motion on the items above was recorded in the transcript as "unanimously carried." Attending council members recorded in the meeting roll call were Mayor Robert A. Wills and councilmembers Pete Sellers, Mike Phillips, Matt Franklin, William Taylor and Shannon Clemmons.
Mayor Wills also announced that the city—s Christmas Parade was rescheduled for Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, with lineup at 5:30 p.m. and the parade beginning at 6:00 p.m. The meeting adjourned on a motion by Councilmember Pete Sellers, seconded by Councilmember Shannon Clemmons, which also carried unanimously.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (minutes of Nov. 20, 2023): approved (mover: William Taylor; seconder: Pete Sellers); unanimous. - Payables for Dec. 4, 2023 ($771,403.73): approved (mover: Mike Phillips; seconder: Matt Franklin); unanimous. - Ordinance 1041 (first reading): approved on first reading (mover: Matt Franklin; seconder: Shannon Clemmons); unanimous. - Ordinance 1042 (first reading): approved on first reading (mover: Matt Franklin; seconder: William Taylor); unanimous. - Resolution 1223-01 (John F. Rhodes Civic Center fee waiver): approved (mover: Mike Phillips; seconder: Shannon Clemmons); unanimous. - Resolution 1223-02 (Alabama Power distribution agreement): approved (mover: Shannon Clemmons; seconder: Pete Sellers); unanimous. - Resolution 1223-03 (Retail Specialist agreement): approved (mover: Matt Franklin; seconder: Mike Phillips); unanimous. - Resolution 1223-04 (ADCNR subaward grant agreement): approved (mover: Pete Sellers; seconder: William Taylor); unanimous. - Resolution 1223-05 (Addressing Agreement with Baldwin County Emergency Communications District): approved (mover: Mike Phillips; seconder: Matt Franklin); unanimous.
The council did not record individual roll-call votes for each item beyond the transcript notation that motions "unanimously carried."