The Fayette City Council held its regular council meeting on March 28. Councilwoman Virettia Whiteside was absent from the meeting, with all other council members present. Tom Wisemiller, President and CEO of the Northwest Alabama Economic Alliance, better known as C3, gave the council an update on projects that his organization has been working on.
The Fayette City Council presented a check for $6,000 to the Fayette Area Chamber of Commerce during its March 14 meeting. Councilwoman Aliska Hughes-Monroe was absent from the meeting, with all other council members present. Fayette Chamber Director Emily Montague accepted the $6,000 appropriations check from the mayor and council. She said that the money would be used to help defray expenses for the many worthwhile projects that the Chamber sponsors or participates in each year.
The Fayette City Council voted to support a new amnesty program for the Fayette Municipal Court during its Feb. 28 meeting. Councilwoman Aliska Hughes-Monroe was absent from the meeting, with all other council members present.
The Fayette City Council approved a resolution accepting a supplement agreement that will allow the widening of the Highway 171/18 intersection during its Feb. 14 meeting. Councilman Eddy Campbell and Councilwoman Aliska Hughes-Monroe were absent from the meeting.
The Fayette City Council approved changing the way that two wastewater operators’ pay is calculated during its Jan. 24 meeting. All council members were present at the meeting. Mayor Rod Northam said that the wastewater treatment plant supervisor, Matt Buckner, had asked that wastewater plant operators Matt McCaa and Danny McCaleb’s pay be changed from salary to hourly. In changing the way the pay is calculated, each of the operators would receive approximately nine hours overtime every two weeks.
The Fayette City Council held a public hearing prior to its Jan. 10 meeting concerning the rehabilitation of the Fayette Wastewater Treatment Plant. All council members were present for the meeting.
The Fayette City Council approved several items of business for the city during its Dec. 13 meeting. All council members were present for the meeting. Prior to the start of the meeting, Fayette’s ACE Coordinator Floyd Rodgers led the council in prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Fayette City Council discussed the need to fix a cylinder on the fire department’s ladder truck during its Nov. 22 meeting. Councilman Jerry Nichols and Councilwoman Aliska Hughes-Monroe were absent from the meeting, with all other council members present.
The Fayette City Council presented the Fayette Medical Center its annual check from the proceeds of the one-half cent sales tax that is earmarked for the facility during its Nov. 7 meeting. The meeting was held one day earlier than usual so that the meeting would not conflict with the general election. Councilwoman Aliska Hughes- Monroe was absent from the meeting.
The Fayette City Council discussed the status of several ongoing projects during its Oct. 25 meeting. Fayette Mayor Rod Northam and Councilwoman Virettia Whiteside were absent from the meeting, with all other council members present. During the absence of Mayor Northam, Council President Pro Tem Eddy Campbell presided over the meeting.
