CITY HALL 9615 Old Hwy. 43 P.O. Box 490 Creola, AL 36525-0490  MAYOR'S OFFICE Phone 251-675-8142 Fax 251-930-1877  COUL CITY OF CREOLA Since 1978  MAYOR Donald Nekson ADMIN.ASST Mary Brown CITY CLERK Brandy Davis  CITYCOUNCIL Kendall Hadaway Cody Chambless Wendy Lyuch Harold Parmer Mark Howel! MAGISTRATES Linda Hoiles Christie Bryant  Minutes of the City of Creola Council Meeting Thursday, December 16, 2020 Creola SAIL Center Meeting 6:00 P.M.  The Council of the City of Creola, Alabama, met in the Creola SAIL Center at 6:00 p.m. A workshop was held before the Council Meeting, from 5:30-6:00pm. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Nelson. We were. led in prayer by Mayor Nelson. The Pledge of Allegiance was Roll call was taken by Brandy Davis. Present at the meeting was Kendal Hadaway, Cody Chambless, Mayor Nelson, Harold Parmer, Mark Howell, and Marcy Brown, Administrative Assistant. Danny Mims, City Attorney, was also present. Wendy Lynch was absent. Workshop Items: The audit and Police car damage deductible were discussed at the workshop.  led by Mayor Nelson.  Item #5- Bill List-  Mr. Howell made a motion to accept the bill list. Mr. Parmer seconded the motion. All in  favor and the motion was carried.  Departmental Reports-  Police Dept.- Mr. Howell made a motion for Police Officer, William Brannon, to receive a merit raise. Mrs. Brown will type the letter to the Personnel Board. Mr. Parmer  seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion was carried.  Item #8-New Business-    a. CMO Training- Mr. Howell made a motion to approve reimbursement for each employee that pays $45.00, for each CMO training course. Mr. Chambless seconded the b. Audit- Mr. Chambless made a motion to accept the audit report, that Don Wallace CPA, discussed during the workshop, before the Council Meeting. Mr. Parmer seconded Mr. Howell made a motion to note in the minutes, that the budget should have been done by September 30, 2020, by State of Alabama requirements. Mr. Chambless seconded the The budget was given to the Council members to review for any changes or corrections c.2 Zoning Amendment- Mr. Howell made a motion to recommend to the Planning and Zoning Board, to do away with R4 and R5, from the Zoning Ordinance 2019-021, and City Attorney Mr. Mims to draft the letter to the Planning and Zoning Board  motion. All in favor and the motion was carried.  the motion. All in favor and the motion was carried. motion. All in favor and the motion was carried.  and will approve it, in. January.  Item #9-Old Business- a. Debris Bids-  The City Attorney stated that BJC was originally going to be awarded the bid, but they don't have a general contractor license, that is required. Eady Contracting was Mr. Parmer made the motion to rescind the tentative approval from the previous awarded bidder, BJC. Mr. Howell seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion Mr. Howell made a motion to tentatively award Eady Contracting with the bid, based on all licenses and bonds, are in order and a contract is signed, to burn the debris, written by the City Attorney Mr. Mims. Mr. Parmer seconded the motion. All in favor  the only bid, that met all qualifications.  was carried.  and the motion was carried.  Item #11-1 Mayor Comments-  Mayor Nelson stated that Marge Wilson has been appointed to the Planning and Zoning  Board.  Citizens to Address Council-  Jenna Bennett Bass, a Waste Management representative, discussed current service and the merger between Advanced Disposal and Waste Management. She states that Waste Management is aware of issues. She states the services offered, include picking up of trash and limbs (She will verify sizing), on Tuesdays. Wednesdays is regular garbage pickup. Damaged cans can be swapped out. Tires, TVs, and computers aren't picked up.    CFC must be removed from refrigerators and they must be tagged. She will check on the City dumpsters that weren't originally charged for but now are. She states they will keep same limits on the contract. She will get a copy of the rules and the holiday schedule, to City Hall, to post. Currently Waste Management is only closed on Christmas Day.  Item #12- Adjourn-  Mr. Parmer made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Chambless seconded the motion. All in favor  and the meeting was adjourned at 6:57pm.  Der N  Don Nelson Mayor  Brandy Davis City Clerk