Council - Regular Meeting

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the purchase of an artificial intelligence sorting solution for materials recovery facility. No changes. Any questions? All right. Resolution number 26058 approved change orders number one and two to the contract for woodwork construction and design for park improvements at Jesse Lewis Smith. No changes. Last question. Resolution number 26059 approve Lily Farmers the human resource director effective tomorrow March 17th 2026. This farmer is in attendance here today. So no changes. No changes. Okay.

Good. That would have been tough. Resolution number 260, approved new job classification of crime analyst for the police department. No changes. No changes. Any questions? Resolution number 26061 approved Decator Utilities Electric Modification to Highway 67 and Country Club Road. No changes. No changes. Any questions? Resolution number 26062 approve revise renaming Frasier Park to ODM Frasier Park. No changes. Any questions? Resolution number 26063 approved at Decator City Schools related to storm shelters and Engles. No changes.

No changes. Any questions? Resolution number 26064 approve signitories for the CCI development rebate account. No changes.

No changes. Any questions? Resolution number 26065 approve purchase of BOR for recycling department in the amount of $115,337. We're making one one suggested change. Item 18 on there says that we'll be subject to the laws of Tennessee and Hamilton County. We're going to make y'all aware that we'll change that if once y'all have approved it with that change. We'll send it to the company and we're sure they'll be fine with in that they are they're Alabama company themselves. Yep. And the hope is to get that done today. I think the mayor

Yeah. We Yes. If y'all approve it, we're gonna do it. Okay. Thank you. By lunch. Okay. Ordinances. First reading. Ordinance number 264640. Approved request to operate a chauffeur service by Don's Transportation LLC at 406 Church Road, North Alabama 35640. No changes. Any questions? Boards and committees reappoint Jay Clark to the architectural review board with term ending March 19th, 2029. This will be Mr. Clark's first full term. No changes.

No changes. Anything else? All right, we'll reconvene for our meeting beginning at 10:00. Thank you.

10:00 10:00 call meeting to order. Jeremy Cheryl will lead us in our invitation and pledge. We bow our heads. Precious Lord, we thank you for all of your blessings in our life. We thank you that your word says that you cause it to rain on the just and on the unjust and you cause the sun to shine on the just and on the unjust. I don't know if we've been just or unjust, but we thank you for the snow today and the joy that we feel. We pray that you protect us and keep us today. Jesus name. Amen. Amen.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Jeremy roll call here.

All right. Thank you everybody for being here. We will start with the approval of monthly bills approved February 2026 monthly bills. So move a motion by Mr. Atkins. Second. Second by Miss Wler. Any discussion? Roll call. Hi, I Atkins I [clears throat]

All right. The monthly bills are approved with a vote of 4 to zero. We'll take the approval of minutes um as one approved February 23rd, 2026, 5:00 p.m. council work session. Approved February 25th, 2026, 10 a.m. special called council meeting. Approved March 2nd, 2026, 5:30 p.m. council work session. And approved March 2nd, 2026, 6 p.m. council meeting. So move a motion by Mr. Atkins. Second. Second by Miss Worler. Any discussion? Roll call.

I All right. The minutes are approved with a vote of 4 to zero. Moving into resolutions. Resolution number 26057 authorized the budget amendment for the purchase of an artificial intelligence sorting solution for the materials recovery facility.

Good morning. Wanda Tyler Lfield recycling. I know uh during work session I gave you a big spill of why we need this AI system. Uh it's a sorting system that will take care of the issues that we've had with labor uh over whether it's COVID, the flu, you know, testing positive or whatever and they take our uh labor which we get from the Alabama Department of Corrections. And um did y'all have any questions for me in regards to

roughly we could double the the capacity essentially? Yes, we can. Um the um right now what we bring in uh with um what 12 uh with 12 inmates uh from Department of Corrections. This will and we uh on average bring in about anywhere from 240,000 a year to 350,000 which we made last year. Uh we can bring in over five a half a million uh in regards to having this AI system. uh and that will increase our capacity and also uh what we can sell back into the market in regards to making a recyclable trash a commodity.

Okay, we need a motion and a second motion. Got a motion by Mr. Bullard. Second. Second by Miss Wler. Any discussion? Good. Roll call. I I All right. Resolution number 26057 is approved with a vote of 4 to zero. Resolution number 26058 approved change orders number one and two to the contract for woodwork construction and design for park improvements at Jesse Lewis Smith.

Both of these uh change orders has to do with the surface the subsurface at Jesse Lewis Smith. We're adding some additional parking there. So this will just uh allow us to get that uh subs soil corrected more gravel. [clears throat] This is covered with block grant funds. So it has no effect on general fund. Okay. So we have a motion by Mr. Atkins. Second. Second by Miss Worler. Any discussion? Roll call. I I Atkins I

All right. Resolution number 26058 is approved with a vote of 4 to zero. Resolution number 26059 approved Lily Farmer as human resources director effective March 17th, 2026. Good morning. Lorie Spitzer, interim HR director just here on behalf of the personnel board who recommended the appointment of Miss Farmer. Very excited um and ready to get her started. So move a motion by Miss Worsler. Second, second by Mr. Atkins. Any discussion? I would just like to say welcome uh to Miss Farmer. We're excited to get started. Heard great things. Um and appreciate your willingness to uh start tomorrow. I think everyone pretty excited. So,

thank you very much. All right. Anything else? Roll call. I All right. Resolution number 26059 is approved with a vote of 4 to 0. Congratulations and thank you. Thank you. We're report to work tomorrow. All right. Resolution number 26060 approved new job classification of crime analyst for the police department.

So this is just reintroducing this position again. Um so we updated the job classification for crime analyst and the board recommended um the adoption of the new job classification in the exempt service um in pay plan in grade 20. Okay, have a motion by Mr. Wler, second by Mr. Bowler. Any discussion? I would just say this is something that that Chief Mack and Deputy Chief Stisher brought fairly early on. So glad to glad to get this point. I'm excited what you guys will do with this position in the department. Anything else? Roll call. I I Atkins Iler

I resolution number 260 is approved with a vote of 4 to zero. Resolution number 26061 approved dec utilities electric modification to highway 67 and country club road. Yeah, this is part of our country club 67 intersection. This is just to relocate the electric and it's the aid to construction for that part. Okay. So have a motion by Mr. Atkins. Second by Mr. Buller. Any discussion? So, this is the first phase essentially. Are we still waiting on some ALDOT? When are we expecting this project to bid?

Uh, we're trying to get stuff put together to go out to bid. Yes. Um, I think we're still waiting for ALDOT's final to get the permits uh and our ADM permit. We're just we're we've got approval. We just got to get our permits together. All right. Any other discussion? Roll call. I I

All right. Resolution number 26061 is approved with a vote of 4 to zero. Resolution number 26062 approved revise renaming Fraser Park to ODM Frasier Park. Um this has been discussed in a couple of meetings. Um certainly appreciate the work that ODM's uh put into that park. I think it's it's one of the the neatest parks in the city really and uh hope people get out and enjoy it. but they made significant contributions uh to the park. So, I think this is a welldeserved well-deserved recognition. So, moved. We got a motion by Miss Worceler. Second, second by Mr. Atkins. Any discussion? Roll call.

I resolution number 2602 is approved with a vote of 4 to Z. Resolution number 26063 approved with Decar City Schools related to storm shelters and Engles.

Yes, that's a continuation of a previous agreement. One of the differences is we shared last week is the storm shelters would be in the vicinity of West Decater and Best PreK. It's in those storm shelters right behind each of those. And then of course the continues the opportunity for the school system if necessary if they need to regroup uh to use Engles at some points. Okay, that's it. All right. So move. We have a motion by Mr. Atkins. Second. Second by Miss Worler. Any discussion? [clears throat] Roll call. I Atkins I

All right. Resolution number 26063 is approved with a vote of 4 to Z. Resolution number 26064 approved [clears throat] signatorries for the CCI development rebate account. Yes, this is for the account. [snorts]

What am I? not for good. Uh it's part of the contract that we are required to have account for those funds to go into. Okay. So move a motion by Mr. Atkins. Second by Mr. Bullard. Any discussion? Roll call. I Atkins I I resolution number 26064 is approved with a vote of 4 to zero. Resolution number 26065 approved purchase of BOR for the recycling department in the amount of $115,337.

So we are in need of a BOR um our current BOR that is we do know that is getting repaired and it's going to be most of the parts are still were under warranty. Uh, we're getting the um I should have a timeline today, which is good news about when they can start the repairs and all the parts are here and we'll when we'll have it up, but we will be purchasing a new one. This be a backup. I need a backup plan. So, um, this uh is another marathon uh, Baylor that we're asking for your approval for purchase. So, move a motion by Mr. Wler, second by Mr. Bullard

you have to complement the AI sorting um as well right so with the increased efficiency from the sorter yeah we'll have that have multiple failure right Herman noted the one change earlier yeah just a change from Tennessee to Alabama as far as the law and the if we had to contest something would be Morgan County rather than Tennessee Hamilton County and we'll that change will be made it'll be sent back to them if y'all will approve years. Okay. So, we're currently without a BOR at all. We don't have one at all. Mainly so that we have that backup system. What's the lead time on this?

Like I said, we just Oh, this Oh, only two weeks. Two weeks. And then we'll get installation. Installation. Yeah. Four to six weeks total. But yeah, um yeah, once we get this process. Yeah. Okay. All right. We've got a motion to second. If there's no other discussion, roll call. I I thank you.

All right. Resolution number 26 065 is approved with a vote of 4 to 0. Ordinance is first reading. Ordinance number 264640 approve request to operate a shower service by Don's Transportation LLC located at 406 Church Road, Alabama 35640. Um, again, Don's Transportation has met all the criteria for approval. It will not be a metered taxi. It'll be more of a shuttle service.

Okay, we will bring that up in our next meeting. Boards and committee. Is there any questions on that? I'm sorry. Okay. Boards and committees reappoint Jay Clark to the architectural review board with term meeting March 19th, 2029. This will be Mr. Clark's first full term. [clears throat] Okay. Need a motion, a second. Got a motion by Mr. Atkins. Second by Miss Worsler. Any discussion? Roll call.

I the reappoint of Jay Clark to the architectural review board is approved for the vote of 420 to zero. Is there anything else from department directors from the city? Mayor, I know Herman's got one. Herman, if you want to go ahead.

All right. Yes. Thank you. Y'all have a special call council meeting next Monday the 23rd. We would ask that we get permission to add an item that involves a project that Calhoun is envisioning. It would take the cooperation of Decar utilities, the city of Decar, and of course the Calhoun and the state system. uh it involves us acquiring some property to help in the project. In addition to that, it there's other related cost. The estimated what we're seeking is approval for the mayor to get the conveyance done and move forward with the other related items, but but the expense would not exceed $3 million. Okay,

that's what we want to do. We'll we'll give a formal resolution and get it out to you. I think it'd be good to get it added. Obviously, we want to be able to move this. Yeah, they want to move forward and I believe we do, too. Absolutely. Thank you, Herman. We'll look forward to uh hearing more about that. Seen it on next Monday's

agenda. Um just a couple things to highlight here. Uh Council Member Atkins, District 1 will hold a community meeting tonight um at 6:30 p.m. at Turner Surles. Um and then tomorrow night, um the mayor and myself will have one at the Princess Theater listening room beginning at 6 pm. Uh we will have a special called council meeting, as Herman just mentioned, March 23rd, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. here at city hall. The next council work session will be March 30th, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. And the next regular council meeting will be on April 6, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Is there anything else from the council? All right, we're journ. Thank you.