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Hamilton council approves air-ambulance membership, insurance renewals, equipment repairs and appointments
Summary
Council approved renewal of an AirMed membership, several insurance renewals, appointments and city equipment repairs; some dollar figures in the transcript were unclear and are flagged accordingly.
Hamilton — At its meeting the Hamilton City Council approved multiple consent and operational items including renewal of an air-ambulance membership, insurance renewals, an industrial board appointment and repairs for city facilities and equipment.
Membership and insurance: The council approved renewal of the city’s AirMed (air-ambulance) membership for the year beginning March 3, 2026; the speaker read the membership fee aloud with an apparent correction in the transcript and stated the fee is $24,041 to be paid from the general fund. Council also reviewed renewal of the city’s property, equipment, automobile and liability insurance through AIC handled by OakBridge Insurance; a premium figure was read in the transcript as "$311,45," which is unclear in the recording and is reported here as read. Staff said the insurance increase — described in the meeting as about $60,000 more than last year — reflected roughly $10 million of added property and equipment recently placed on the city’s insurance schedule. The council likewise approved renewal of the city’s cyber/professional management liability insurance for a premium stated as $12,881.
Appointments and repairs: Council accepted a recommendation from the Industrial Development Board to appoint Dr. Wayne Cobb to a six-year term; the motion was approved. The council also approved repairs and rewiring of the senior center HVAC with a not-to-exceed cost stated as $20,000 after members asked questions about bids, life expectancy and replacement costs. Separately, the council approved repairs to the fire department’s ladder truck; the transcript reads the repair estimate as "$9,98" and names the vendor as Sunbelt Fire in Fair Hope, Alabama; while the truck is out of service, mutual-aid arrangements with neighboring departments will cover responses.
Procedural notes: For several items the meeting record includes motions and seconding language and the chair called for "all in favor" with no roll-call recorded. Where dollar figures in the transcript are garbled, the council minutes or invoices should be consulted for precise amounts.
