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Moody City Council unanimously approves hires, transportation plan and county service contracts
Summary
At its Aug. 28 meeting, the Moody City Council voted unanimously to post and hire police and firefighter positions, adopt a 2024 transportation plan under the Rebuild Alabama Act, and approve county contracts for dispatching, emergency management and drug enforcement.
The Moody City Council on Aug. 28, 2023, approved a package of personnel hires, equipment purchases and intergovernmental contracts in a meeting that lasted about 11 minutes.
Mayor Joe Lee opened the meeting at 6:01 p.m. and the council recorded two absences: Lynn Taylor and Matt Morris. Council members moved and seconded a series of motions that each passed by unanimous vote of those present.
The council authorized the city to post and hire two police officer positions to replace a retiring officer (Stephen Kaylor) and an officer who resigned; the new hires are slated to begin after Sept. 19, 2023. Reece Smith presented that personnel request; Council Member Linda Crowe moved approval and Council Member Ellis Key seconded.
The council also approved posting and hiring five full‑time firefighter/medic positions to fill…
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