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Moody City Council unanimously approves civic center work, development agreements and routine purchases
Summary
At its March 25, 2024 meeting, the Moody City Council unanimously approved a $22,000 civic center second‑floor build-out, multiple equipment and training expenditures, personnel changes including a promotion, acceptance of the 2023 city audit, and development agreements related to sewer service and an ATRIP‑II roadway project.
Mayor Joe Lee called the Moody City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. on March 25, 2024. With Council Members Matt Morris and Nick Rutledge recorded as absent, the council approved the published agenda and the minutes of March 11, 2024 by unanimous votes of those present.
The council approved a series of routine purchases and personnel actions. An agenda item listed as “Reece Smith (David Crowe)” requested authorization to purchase ammunition and range supplies from Gulf States for an amount not to exceed $2,000 (budget code 01‑513‑2003); the motion to approve was made by Council Member Linda Crowe and carried unanimously. The council also authorized advertising and hiring for part‑time splash pad employees for the 2024 season and approved $800 (not to exceed) in travel for Taylor Gurley and Pam Long to attend the Your Town Leadership Workshop April 3–5 (charged to MCC 01‑526‑1500 and Park 01‑517‑1500).
Public safety‑related purchases and personnel changes were approved on motion. The council authorized a yearly aerial test on Truck 4 by vendor CFS at $1,300 (01‑514‑5400); approved medical supplies from Boundtree for $725 (01‑514‑5200); purchased fire boots and helmets from EEP for $2,300 (01‑514‑4800); and approved vehicle maintenance supplies from Momar for $875 (01‑514‑4900). Larry Horton brought forward, and the council approved, the promotion of Andrew Payne to the rank of lieutenant to fill a budgeted vacancy.
The council approved a capital project to build out a portion of the Civic Center second floor. The request, presented by Mike Staggs, listed vendors including Clapper Restoration, Lowe's and Sherwin‑Williams and set a maximum cost of $22,000 to be charged to Capital Projects; the motion by Lynn Taylor was carried unanimously.
Financial and development items on the agenda included acceptance of the City Audit dated Sept. 30, 2023, prepared by Truitt, Tingle, Paramore & Argent, LLC; authorization for Leighanna Huckabee and Melissa Fraser to attend the Annual Alabama Municipal Revenue Officers Conference July 31–Aug. 2, 2024, at a cost not to exceed $1,700 each (Admin Training 01‑512‑1500); and several development agreements. Mayor Lee presented a SIDA Compliance Agreement among the City of Moody, Governmental Utility Service Corporation of Moody (GUSCM), Kelly Creek Commerce Park, LLC and the Commercial Development Authority for the City of Moody (CDA) to extend sewer service onto the project property; the council approved the agreement unanimously. The council also ratified a Subordination Agreement among the City, the CDA, Signature Developments, LLC and Starz Events, LLC in favor of Metro Bank.
On transportation projects, the council approved Project No. ATRP2‑58‑2023‑350 (intersections at Washington & Verbena and Hwy 411 & High School Dr.) by adopting a letter of agreement naming the City of Moody as sponsoring local government agency. The council also approved Resolution R2024‑03‑25, under which the City agreed to be responsible for any overruns on the awarded 2023 ATRIP‑II project. Both measures were adopted by unanimous vote of those present.
All motions recorded in the minutes were moved, seconded and carried by unanimous vote of the members present at the meeting. Mayor Lee moved to close the meeting at 6:14 p.m.
Clarifications and notes: the minutes list “Reece Smith (David Crowe)” as the presenter for the ammunition purchase item; the text does not make the relationship between those two names explicit. Where roles were not specified in the minutes for presenters (for example, Mike Staggs and Larry Horton), this article uses the names as they appear in the minutes without asserting additional titles beyond those explicitly recorded.
