Andalusia City Council Meeting August 15, 2023
Date: 2023-08-15 Type: Regular Meeting
Quick Summary
Council approved the August 1, 2023 meeting minutes. Resolutions adopted: 2023-50 declaring 10 properties nuisance for abatement; 2023-51 authorizing $22,750 from 2022 Series A bond funds for fire department interior design work; 2023-52 adopting the municipality’s Rebuild Alabama transportation plan; 2023-53 declaring two Kenwood NX200 handheld radios surplus. Council also approved purchase of 35 Axon body cameras to be paid over five years, funded from the capital account and procured via state contract.
Key Decisions
- Approved minutes of the August 1, 2023 meeting (motion by Mr. Mount; second Mr. Powell; approved by voice/hand vote).
- Adopted Resolution 2023-50 declaring 10 parcels nuisance pursuant to Alabama Act No. 94540 to allow cleanup/abatement (motion by Ms. Griffin; adopted by voice/hand vote).
- Adopted Resolution 2023-51 to authorize $22,750 from the 2022 Series A bond fund to engage design services for interior improvements to the Andalusia Fire Department (motion made and seconded; adopted by voice/hand vote).
- Adopted Resolution 2023-52 adopting the transportation plan required by the Rebuild Alabama Act (motion by Mr. Powell; seconded; adopted by voice/hand vote).
- Adopted Resolution 2023-53 declaring two Kenwood NX200 handheld police radios surplus to department needs (motion and adopted by voice/hand vote).
- Approved purchase of 35 Axon body-worn cameras on the state contract, to be financed over five years with a mid-term replacement; funding to come from the city’s capital account (motion and adopted by voice/hand vote).
Notable Discussion
- List of 10 nuisance properties was read aloud (addresses provided) and the resolution was presented to permit cleanup/abatement.
- Resolution 2023-51 described interior renovations to increase living and sleeping space for fire personnel; funds allocated for design/plans.
- The body camera purchase will use an existing state-approved contract (no separate bid required) and will be paid over five years with replacements halfway through the term.
- The transportation plan adoption was noted as a state requirement tied to future resurfacing/paving project funding.
Action Items
- Enter approval of the August 1, 2023 meeting minutes into the record.
- Proceed with nuisance abatement steps for the 10 properties listed under Resolution 2023-50.
- Engage design services (using $22,750 from 2022 Series A bond funds) to produce plans for Andalusia Fire Department interior improvements per Resolution 2023-51.
- Implement the adopted transportation plan as required by the Rebuild Alabama Act (Resolution 2023-52).
- Process declaration and disposition of the two surplus Kenwood NX200 radios per Resolution 2023-53.
- Execute the Axon body-camera purchase under the state contract and fund it from the capital account with five-year financing.