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Moody council approves Series 2023 warrant, pays $6,000 EDC assessment and green-lights multiple public-safety purchases
Summary
At its Oct. 9 meeting, the Moody City Council approved an ordinance authorizing a Series 2023 general obligation warrant, authorized a $6,000 grant needs assessment payment to the St. Clair County EDC and approved several budgeted public-safety purchases, trainings and hires, all by unanimous votes.
Moody Mayor Joe Lee and the City Council on Oct. 9 approved an ordinance authorizing issuance of a general obligation warrant, Series 2023, and moved forward on a set of routine, budgeted municipal actions including a payment to the St. Clair County Economic Development Corporation and several police department staffing and equipment items.
The council voted to suspend the rules and approve Ordinance M2023-10-09 authorizing the general obligation warrant after a roll call vote recorded as unanimous. Separately, council approved a $6,000 payment to the St. Clair County EDC for a grants needs assessment; Candice Hill of the EDC reviewed the grant program before the vote. The motions to approve the ordinance and the EDC payment were supported by motions and seconders recorded in the minutes and passed by unanimous vote.
Council also approved a set of police-related, budgeted items on motions that passed unanimously: purchase of extra L.E.A.D. student kits for Moody Middle School ($600, budgeted, item 01-513-4400); $1,200 to send Officer Causey to NASRO Basic School Resource Officer certification (class and lodging; Centre, Ala., Dec. 18–22; budgeted item 513-4400); authorization to advertise and hire part-time flex officers (not to exceed a combined 29 hours per week; budgeted 01-513-0101); and authorization to advertise and hire to replace a full-time police officer (budgeted 01-513-0101).
The council also approved a capital purchase of an Autel EVO Max 4T drone from Drone Works for $10,000, to be a shared purchase between the Police and Fire Departments. The purchase was described as a budgeted capital request and passed on a unanimous motion.
The meeting closed at 6:16 p.m. with signatures attesting the minutes.
