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Trussville council approves comprehensive plan contract, multiple resolutions and operational changes
Summary
City Council unanimously approved a slate of resolutions including a $625,000 comprehensive plan contract (city share $125,000), an AG opinion request on Life Safety Code, an intergovernmental agreement for Edwards Lake Road, employee leave, Food Cityalcohol licensing, and surplus declarations.
The Trussville City Council on Jan. 13 approved a bundle of resolutions and administrative changes, moving the city's work program forward and authorizing several near-term projects.
Councilors unanimously approved Resolution No. 2026-01 to enter an agreement with the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham (RPCGB) for a new comprehensive plan costing $625,000; Mayor Ben Short and workshop discussion explained the citywould pay 20% ($125,000) while RPCGB would cover the remaining 80%. Councilor Brian Jackson introduced the resolution and it passed without recorded opposition.
Council also unanimously approved a resolution (2026-02) requesting an opinion from the Alabama Attorney General about potential conflicts between the city's Life Safety Code and Code of Alabama Section 13-14A-12.2; the request was introduced by Councilor Ben Horton. Councilor Kimberly Farr introduced and the council approved a resolution granting unpaid leave to a probationary city employee (Resolution No. 2026-03).
The council opened and closed a public hearing on Food City's application for an alcohol license after hearing from store manager Jeff Shook and Special Project Manager Eric Hozouri about TIPS training and compliance testing; the council approved Food City's license via Resolution No. 2026-04. Councilor Brian Jackson also secured approval for an intergovernmental agreement with Jefferson County on a $140,000 Edwards Lake Road improvements project (Resolution No. 2026-05). The council declared various Parks & Recreation assets surplus (Resolution No. 2026-07).
Several items tied to appointments and committee practice changed in the workshop: the city will include councilors on applicant distribution lists for committee vacancies and a new school-board appointment process will have councilors privately score candidates and publicly interview the top three. Those administrative changes were recorded as council consensus during the agenda workshop.
Next procedural steps recorded in the meeting include procurement or contract execution for the comprehensive plan, implementing the intergovernmental agreement with Jefferson County, and departmental follow-up on the Parks & Recreation surplus list.
