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Bay Minette council approves $631,364.06 in revised payables, awards debris contract and passes several resolutions
Summary
The Bay Minette City Council on Jan. 5, 2026, approved minutes and $631,364.06 in revised accounts payable, awarded a disaster debris removal contract to DRC Emergency Services, LLC, approved a consulting agreement with DMBLT Consulting with one dissenting vote, and approved other routine resolutions.
The Bay Minette City Council met Jan. 5, 2026, at City Hall and approved the minutes from its Dec. 15, 2025 meeting and revised accounts payable totaling $631,364.06. Mayor Joshua O. Brown called the meeting to order and Councilmember Matt Franklin moved to approve the minutes; Councilmember Tyrone Thompson seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
The council then voted to approve the revised accounts payable of $631,364.06 after a motion by Councilmember Tyrone Thompson and a second from Mayor Pro Tempore Pete Sellers; the motion carried unanimously.
On resolutions, the council approved a set of agenda items the mayor read into the record. The council approved Resolution 0126-01 authorizing disposal of a SAIL Center vehicle (2010 Dodge Charger). It approved Resolution 0126-02, awarding Bid CB2025012 — Disaster Debris Removal and Disposal Service — to DRC Emergency Services, LLC. Councilmember Mike Phillips moved the motion to award the bid; Mayor Pro Tempore Pete Sellers seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
The council approved Resolution 0126-03 authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement between Dad, Mom and BLT (DMBLT) Consulting, LLC and the City of Bay Minette. That motion passed with five ayes (Mayor Joshua O. Brown; Mayor Pro Tempore Pete Sellers; Mike Phillips; Tyrone Thompson; Chris Norman) and one nay (Councilmember Matt Franklin).
The council also approved Resolution 0126-09, an application by the Cooperative District of Bay Minette–McMeans Avenue I to amend its certificate of incorporation, and Resolution 0126-10, electing Mayor Joshua O. Brown and Jessica Powers (City Treasurer/Finance Director) as directors to that cooperative district; both motions were approved unanimously.
The council approved Resolution 0126-13, waiving the license agreement fee for the North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce and permitting the Chamber to apply for an ABC Board special event permit for its annual banquet on Feb. 24, 2026 (setup Feb. 23, 2026). The council also approved Resolution 0126-14, waiving the license fee for the Douglasville Alumni event at the John F. Rhodes Civic Center on July 1, 2026. Both motions carried unanimously.
Where votes are recorded in the minutes the mover and seconder are noted and the meeting minutes indicate whether motions carried unanimously or with the recorded differing vote. The minutes also note that several resolutions were removed from the agenda before the votes: 0126-04, 0126-05, 0126-06, 0126-07, 0126-08, 0126-11 and 0126-12.
The meeting adjourned after a motion by Councilmember Matt Franklin and a second by Councilmember Chris Norman, which carried unanimously.
