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Trussville council approves Queenstown annexation, creates business-license compliance post and declares sports-complex emergency
Summary
At a Jan. 27 meeting the Trussville City Council adopted an ordinance annexing 2962 Queenstown Road, approved a resolution to create a part-time business-license compliance officer (with a planned hire of retired Lt. Chuck Bradford), and declared a public-safety emergency at the sports complex to expedite repairs; the city noted $150,000 in grant funds toward the project.
The Trussville City Council on Jan. 27 adopted an ordinance annexing 2962 Queenstown Road, approved a resolution creating a part-time business license compliance officer and moved to declare a public-safety emergency at the city sports complex to allow expedited procurement.
Mayor Short told the council the proposed business-license compliance post will combine code-enforcement duties with business-license verification and said he intends to recommend retired Lieutenant Chuck Bradford for the role at the council's first February meeting. "He has a vast amount of experience related to that," the mayor said, adding the hire would help the city "capture a lot of lost revenue" from unlicensed operations.
The council unanimously approved Ordinance 001 ANX annexing the property at 2962 Queenstown Road after unanimous-consent consideration. During roll call the clerk recorded affirmative votes from Councilors Far, Horton, Jackson and Miller; the ordinance was adopted on first consideration and voted that night.
Council also moved and passed Resolution 2026-08 to adopt the job classification for the business-license compliance officer. A separate personnel measure (Resolution 2026-09) granting unpaid leave to a city employee and Resolution 2026-10 declaring certain police vehicles and equipment surplus were likewise approved.
On a late addition to the agenda the council considered Resolution 2026-11, declaring a public-safety emergency at the sports complex under the public works law to permit staff to solicit three quotes and speed repairs without a full formal bid process. Mayor Short said the city has secured $150,000 in grant funding for the project but that council approval of the chosen contractor and funds would follow once quotes are returned. "This is a mechanism that allows us to declare the situation emergent in nature," the mayor said, describing the procedural steps the declaration would enable.
The emergency resolution passed; the transcript records at least one recorded nay but does not identify which member cast it. Councilors also approved adding a first reading of an ordinance to repeal and replace the city's order-of-procedure language so it aligns with state law; that will return for further consideration at a later meeting.
Council actions recorded in the meeting (ordinance and resolutions) will be documented in official minutes and, when applicable, brought back to council with procurement quotes, appointment paperwork, or implementation details for final approval.
