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Jacksonville council unanimously approves a string of routine resolutions, hires and budget amendments; moves to executive session
Summary
Council voted unanimously to amend personnel policies, accept federal grant reimbursements to the Jacksonville Waterworks Gas & Sewer Board, approve a Comcast franchise, finance a sewer cleaner truck, and approve multiple personnel placements and hires; the council then adjourned into executive session under Code of Alabama §36-25A-7 to discuss economic development.
The Jacksonville City Council approved a sequence of routine but substantive items during its meeting, including personnel-policy revisions, grant reimbursement acceptance, a franchise agreement, equipment financing and multiple staffing actions.
Resolutions passed unanimously included R-2314-26, which amends the city’s personnel policies to revise travel and purchasing travel guidelines; R-2317-26, approving reimbursements of a U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) grant to be paid directly to the Jacksonville Waterworks Gas and Sewer Board; and R-2318-26, approving a franchise agreement between the City of Jacksonville and Comcast Alabama LLC. The council also approved R-2319-26 to rescind a prior resolution and approve a lease-purchase agreement to finance a sewer cleaner truck. Council authorized the mayor to sign a firetruck antitrust litigation agreement with Daras and Rogers LLC per the attached documents.
The council approved multiple library job classifications and appointments — placing Stephanie Polly as library specialist acquisitions (range 8), Stephanie Surret as library specialist catalog (range 8), Ryan Vgaso as library specialist information technology (range 8) and Carllin Wilson as library specialist youth services (range 8). The council also approved part-time library assistant appointments for Marshia Barry and Savannah Mason, the new circulation manager position with Kimberly Spicer placed in range 10, and the recreation and special events coordinator position with Sarah Melton placed in range 17.
Personnel actions in the public safety department included hiring Riley Warren as a police officer (range 18), and Ian Lee Martin Hammonds as a police officer (range 18) upon compliance with the cited ordinance; the council accepted the resignation of Clifton Edwards and the resignation of Austin Goodwin (Wastewater Operator 3 / Water Operator 2), effective June 30, 2026.
Council approved budget amendments and deferred special committee and board reports to the next meeting. When the clerk opened the floor for general public comment, no members of the public came forward.
Finally, the council voted to adjourn into an executive session under the provisions of the Code of Alabama §36-25A-7 to discuss matters of economic development. Roll call votes on the executive-session motion were recorded as 'yes' from Council member A Green, Council member Ler, Council member M. Green and Council member Wilson; the chair stated the council would not return to open session that night.
Most votes on the listed resolutions and personnel actions were moved, seconded and recorded as carried unanimously; the transcript does not list individual mover/second names for every item.
