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Mayor and council discuss moving Argo's bank accounts to Metro Bank
Summary
Work-session minutes filed for June 23, 2026 record that Mayor Randy Hettich and the council discussed moving the City of Argo's bank accounts to Metro Bank, citing higher interest rates, CDs/money-market accounts and remote check-deposit capability; no motion or vote is recorded.
The City of Argo's work session minutes filed for June 23, 2026 record that Mayor Randy Hettich and members of the City Council discussed moving the city's bank accounts to Metro Bank to pursue higher interest rates and access certificates of deposit and money-market accounts.
The minutes say the council discussed benefits including the ability to deposit checks in-house using a remote scanner. The item was discussed as part of preparation for the June 23, 2026 regular council meeting agenda; the minutes do not record any formal motion, second or vote on the banking change.
The record lists Councilperson Dennis Griffin as absent and Councilpersons Thomas Suggs, Rick Hopkins and Mike King as present. Mayor Pro-Tem Corky Massey and Mayor Randy Hettich are named in the attendance section. The work session was held at the Municipal Complex, 100 Blackjack Road, Argo, AL 35173, and the minutes state the session was adjourned after the agenda review.
The minutes also contain an internal date inconsistency: the document header lists the date as 06/23/2026 while the body text states the council "met on Monday, May 18, 2026." The minutes do not resolve that discrepancy. The minutes are signed "RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED" by Pondy Hattel and list RANDY HETTICH, MAYOR and TABITHA HANNER, ASSISTANT CLERK on the approval lines.
No statute, ordinance, motion text, or vote tally is recorded in the minutes relating to the banking discussion. The council will need to place any formal proposal or contract on a future agenda and record a motion and vote if it wishes to change the city's banking relationship.
