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Bay Minette City Council approves payables and multiple resolutions, moves to executive session
Summary
At its March 21, 2022 meeting the Bay Minette City Council approved $246,376.97 in payables and passed a series of resolutions including authorization to solicit bids for a Justice Center; the council entered an executive session to discuss a matter likely to be litigated and later approved Resolution 0322-20.
The Bay Minette City Council on March 21, 2022 approved payables totaling $246,376.97 and unanimously passed several resolutions, including authorization to solicit bids for construction of a Justice Center. Mayor Robert A. Wills called the meeting to order at Bay Minette City Hall.
Councilmember Pete Sellers moved to approve the consent agenda, which included the minutes of the March 7, 2022 meeting and work session; Councilmember Matt Franklin seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously. Mayor Wills then asked for approval of payables in the amount of $246,376.97; Councilmember Mike Phillips moved approval, Councilmember William Taylor seconded, and the motion passed without opposition.
The council voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 0322-14, a rider to the Cylinder Products sales agreement between the Bay Minette Fire Department and Airgas, USA, LLC; Resolution 0322-15, authorizing disposal of public property for the Public Works Department; and Resolution 0322-16, authorizing disposal of public property for the Recreation Department. The body also approved Resolution 0322-17, authorizing the solicitation of bids for construction of a Justice Center, and Resolution 0322-18, authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement with Neel-Shaffer. Each resolution was moved, seconded, and recorded as unanimously carried.
Councilmember Shannon Clemmons moved to approve Resolution 0322-19, permitting the North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce Crawfish Cook-off; Councilmember Mike Phillips seconded and the motion carried unanimously. During the Council/Citizens Comments period the minutes record that a person identified as Angela Fermo, listed as a candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives, addressed the council; the minutes later refer to "Mr. Angelo Fermo" in the same paragraph, an inconsistency noted in the meeting record.
Later in the meeting Councilmember William Taylor moved that the council enter executive session to discuss an item ‘‘likely to be litigated.’’ The motion was seconded by Councilmember Matt Franklin and passed with all members voting in the affirmative. After reconvening, the council approved Resolution 0322-20; the minutes do not specify the content of that resolution. With no further business, Councilmember Matt Franklin moved to adjourn; Councilmember William Taylor seconded and the motion carried. Rita Diedtrich attested the minutes.