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Votes at a glance: Calera City approves electronic-vote devices, clerk election manager, fence purchase and CDBG closeout
Summary
The council approved Resolution 2025-35 appointing the city clerk as election manager, Resolution 2025-36 (MOU with Shelby County for use of county election equipment), adopted Ordinance 2025-05 permitting electronic vote-counting devices, authorized a $38,621 fence capital purchase and authorized the mayor to sign CDBG closeout documents.
At a regular meeting, the Calera City Council approved several routine but actionable items relating to elections, capital projects and a federal grant closeout.
Resolutions 2025-35 and 2025-36: The council voted to appoint the city clerk as election manager and approved a memorandum of understanding with Shelby County to use county election equipment. Both motions were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Ordinance 2025-05 (electronic voting/counting devices): Council sought unanimous consent to establish use of electronic voting counting devices. The mayor called a roll call; recorded votes included "Yes" from council members listed in the roll call and the ordinance was adopted unanimously.
Capital fence purchase: Council approved a capital outlay to replace a temporary orange fence with a permanent fence for a football field to improve crowd control and policing; the purchase was described as $38,621 ("and some change" discussed in the meeting) and staff were instructed to coordinate final placement with the police chief.
CDBG closeout authorization: During a required public hearing the city presented a closeout for a sewer-improvement CDBG project that finished under budget: the CDBG portion came in under budget by $44,589.71 and the city match saved $23,908. Council opened and closed the public hearing and voted to authorize the mayor to sign closeout documents.
Motions throughout the meeting were typically moved and seconded on the floor; where the transcript records roll call (Ordinance 2025-05) the vote was unanimous. The meeting did not list individual movers or seconders by name for every motion in the transcript.
