MONTGOMERY CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION (February 17, 2026)

Montgomery City Council · February 18, 2026

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Introduction of Van Scribe Associates (federal lobbying presentation)

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Rodney Emery (Vice President, Van Scribe Associates) and Carlisle Clark introduced their firm and offered to serve as the city’s federal representation, saying they will help with earmarks, appropriations and grant opportunities; Emery said Congressman Shomari Figures would appear to discuss two earmarks and that the firm had helped on a tech hub earmark of about $1,600,000. They asked to be the city’s point people in Washington, D.C.

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City council received a briefing from federal lobbying firm Van Scribe Associates, scheduled a public hearing and a March 3 vote on a $25 million Jackson High School funding package, debated police recruitment/retention incentives and parity with fire department pay, reviewed multiple business and liquor-license applications, and discussed ATV/golf-cart roadway enforcement and ARPA spending transparency.

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