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Calera council approves rezoning, drainage and school‑bus ordinance; audit receives clean opinion
Summary
By unanimous consent the council adopted a downtown rezoning, a CSX drainage agreement, an audit engagement renewal and a school‑bus safety ordinance; staff reported a clean FY2024 audit and the CSX resolution covers completed downtown improvements.
Calera’s city council adopted a package of routine measures during its work session, including a land‑use rezoning, a drainage agreement with CSX and a traffic‑safety ordinance addressing school buses.
Council closed a public hearing and approved Ordinance 2025‑01 to rezone a Meadow Lake Drive parcel from MR to A1 after staff confirmed the application followed the planning process. The public hearing record contained no speakers and the ordinance passed by unanimous consent.
The council also adopted Resolution 2025‑32 formalizing a drainage facility agreement with CSX Transportation that staff said is limited to the downtown improvements already undertaken and does not bind the city to future, broader CSX negotiations.
Finance staff reported receipt of a clean audit opinion for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2024, and noted a separate audit of grant funds is included; the audit report is posted on the city website under financial reports.
Finally, the council adopted Ordinance 2025‑04, which incorporates Title 16, Chapter 27 of the 2024 Code of Alabama into local code to provide the city additional enforcement authority against motorists who fail to stop for school buses. Chief of Police explained the ordinance responds to enforcement gaps and was adopted by unanimous consent.
Where votes were taken the transcript records voice assent and unanimous consent; no roll‑call vote counts were recorded in the transcript. Any further implementation steps (contracts, permits, or staff enforcement actions) were described as standard administrative follow‑up.
