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Prattville council approves road projects, vehicle purchases and mass-notification subscription
Summary
The Prattville City Council unanimously approved a consent agenda and multiple FY2026 budget amendments and contract awards, including engineering for the Laney Drive extension ($644,087), intersection improvements ($272,953), several vehicle purchases, and a $5,000 annual subscription for Regroup Mass Notification.
The Prattville City Council voted unanimously to adopt a consent agenda and approve a package of budget amendments and contract awards during its business meeting.
The council voted to amend the FY2026 capital projects budget and award bid 026-001 to David Bolger Inc. for engineering on the Laney Drive Extension in an amount not to exceed $644,087, with a $105,437 reallocation from the City Hall Annex renovation line. Councilor Langley introduced the resolution and it passed on a voice/hand vote.
The council also awarded bid 026-002 to Alexander Sealcoating & Striping Inc. for engineering work on the McQueen Smith Road and Jay Street intersection improvements for up to $272,953 and approved the purchase of two 2026-or-newer Ford F-250 trucks for urban management from Stivers Ford Lincoln Inc. at a combined not-to-exceed price of $102,812 ($54,329 and $48,483). A separate resolution authorized the purchase of a 2026-or-newer Ford Maverick crew cab truck with accessory package for the fire department at a cost not to exceed $41,517; all procurement requests were approved unanimously.
Councilors also created and adopted a five-item consent agenda that included declarations of nuisance for specific properties, a resolution to surplus personal property, an amendment to the mayoral portrait policy, and submission of the city's 2025 Municipal Water Pollution Prevention (MWPP) annual report for the Autauga Creek and Pine Creek wastewater facilities to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
On communications, the council approved a one-year subscription to Regroup Mass Notification for real-time text alerts at a cost not to exceed $5,000; the cost will be split equally between the executive department and the sanitation enterprise fund.
Finance staff reported on the city's fiscal position before the votes: general fund revenues year-to-date totaled $33,369,370 (a 3.2% increase from the prior year), tax revenues were up 4.63% compared with last March, and the city had total bank balances of $50,616,925 at the end of the reporting period.
The meeting closed with routine community updates and announcements. The council set its next regular meeting for May 5, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
