CITYI HALL 9615 Old Hwy. 43 P.O. Box 490 Creola,A AL 36525-0490  MAYOR'S OFFICE Phone 251-675-8142 Fax 251-930-1877  COUN CITY OF CREOLA Since 1978  MAYOR Donald Nelson CITY CLERK Mary Brown  CITY COUNCIL Kendall Hadavay Cody Chambless Wendy Lynch Harold Parmer Mark Howel! MAGISTRATES Linda Hoiles Christie Bryant  Minutes of the City of Creola Council Meeting Thursday, September 23, 2021 Creola Senior Center Meeting 6:00 P.M.  The Council of the City of Creola, Alabama, met in the Creola Senior building at 5:30 p.m. A workshop was held before the Council Meeting. Present at the meeting was Mayor Nelson, Mark Items that were discussed were the American Rescue one time pay increase, 2021-2022 budget and audit, hiring of police officers and dispatchers, street sweeper, wrecked vehicle incident, updates on debris cleanup, Race Trac, and Mobile County Sheriff Department assistançce. The  Howell, Wendy Lynch, Cody Chambless, and Kendal Hadaway.  meeting was adjourned at 5:59 p.m.  The regular council meeting was called to order by Mayor Nelson at 6:00 p.m. We were led in Roll call was taken by City Clerk Marcy Brown. Present at the meeting was Mayor Nelson, Mark Howell, Wendy Lynch, Cody Chambless, and Kendal Hadaway. Harold Parmer was absent. Roland Hayes was present at the meeting and had questions on whether the Creola Scholarship fund was still available for those children who live in Creola but attended school in Satsuma.  prayer by Bill Chambers. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Nelson.  Also present was City Attorney, Daniel Mims.  While this has ended, he would like to see it started up again.  Item #5. -Approval of the Minutes-  Approval of the Minutes - The minutes of the September 9, 2021, regular meeting minutes were reviewed. A motion was made by Mr. Howell to accept the minutes, as written. The motion  was seconded by Mr. Hadaway. All in favor and the motion was carried.    Item #6- Financials/BillList-  Mayor Nelson went over the bill list as well and the city financials. Mr. Chambless made a motion to approve the bill list as presented. Mrs. Lynch seconded the motion. All in favor and Mr. Chambless made a motion to approve the financials as presented. Mrs. Lynch seconded the  the motion was carried.  motion. All in favor and the motion was carried. Item #7-1 Departmental Reports-  Police Dept.  ChiefHammond discussed the repairs for the wrecked' Tahoe. Mr. Howell made a motion to get the repairs done, based on the findings of the adjustor. Mr. Hadaway second the motion. All in Fire Dept. = Fire Chief Moye has been reaching out to different companies regarding the purchase ofai new fire truck as well as the financing ofit. There is a new fire class to be held in November that Chief Moye will attend instead of the one discussed during the prior council  favor and the motion was carried.  meeting.  Park Dept. - About 90% oft the sprinkler system installation is completed.  SAIL Center Dept - The SAIL Center explorer needs a new set of tires. Fausak can replace Zoning Board - Update was given on the Race Trac project. Subdivision meeting will be held  them at a cost of$406.68. on October 18, 2021.  Public Works Department - Still picking up storm debris.  Item #8-New Business-  a. American Rescue Act one time pay increase- Mayor presented Resolution 2021-0004 for the council to review and discuss a onetime pay increase for all essential workers. All full-time employees that have been employed for more than a year will receive $5,000.00 and part-time employees with more than a year $2,500.00. All other full-time and part- time employees with less than a year of employment will receive $2,500.00. Mr. Howell made a motion to approve Resolution 2021-004. Mr. Hadaway seconded the Roll Call: Cody Chambless YES; Wendy Lynch - YES; Kendal Hadaway YES; Harold Parmer - Absent; Mark Howell - YES; Mayor Nelson YES. Motion carried.  motion.    b. Police and Dispatcher Hires - Chief Hammond has hired 2 new officers and 1 dispatcher. Once officer if a veteran of law enforcement with about 30 years of experience and the other will be attending the upcoming police academy beginning inj November. c.Street Sweeper- Mayor Nelson stated that we would have a street sweeper soon. d. Dispatchers and Officers- ChiefHammond stated that he will be hiring 2 dispatchers and  at least 1 police officer. Item #9. - Mayors Comments  a. We are getting ready to work on budget and mayor asked council and department heads  to see what they need for the new fiscal year.  b. Mayor is talking to EMA about the siren in Creola not working.  Mr. Chambless made a motion that Marcy Brown, City Clerk, or Christie Bryant, Magistrate, add the council meetings and zoning minutes to be added to the city Facebook page. Mr. Discussion was made and after talking to Danny Mims, city attorney, until more information is gathered on the liability of the social media page, Mr. Howell made a motion to rescind the motion on posting the meeting minutes on our FB page. Mr. Hadaway seconded the motion. All  Hadaway seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion was carried.  ini favor and the motion was carried.  Mr. Chambless made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Howell seconded the motion. All in  favor and the motion was carried. The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m.  aghaws  Don Nelson Mayor  Aa - Marcy Brown City Clerk  N