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  UE CITY OF CREOLA Since 1978  MAYOR Donald Nelson CITYCLERK Mary Brown  CITY COUNCIL Kendall Hadaway Cody Chambless Wendy Lynch Harold. Parmer Mark Howell MAGISTRATES Linda Hoiles Christie Bryant  Minutes of the City of Creola Council Meeting  Thursday, June 10, 2021 Creola City Hall Meeting 6:00 P.M.  The Council of the City of Creola, Alabama, met in the Creola City Hall at 5:30 p.m. A workshop was held before the Council Meeting, from 5:00-6:00 pm. Present at the meeting was Wendy Lynch, Kendal Hadaway, Mayor Nelson, Harold Parmer, Mark Howell, and Marcy Brown, City Clerk. Cody Chambless was absent. The items that were discussed were the door locks, Board of Adjustments member appointment, building inspector raise, CMO Regional Training in Orange Beach, sweep streets, keeping city clean, contact forj janitorial services at city hall and public works building, picture frames for new administration pictures, security for city hall and sail center, and street help for public works. Meeting was adjourned at 6:55 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 Marcy Brown. Present at the meeting was Mayor Nelson, Kendal Hadaway, Wendy Lynch, Harold Parmer, Mark Howell, and Marcy Brown, City Clerk. Cody  prayer by Mayor Nelson. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Nelson.  Chambless was absent. City Attorney Daniel Mims was also present.  Item #5 -Approval of the Minutes =  The minutes of the May 27, 2021, meeting was reviewed. A motion was made by Mr. Hadaway to accept the minutes of May 27, 2021, with the corrections as noted. The motion was seconded  by Mrs. Lynch. All in favor and the motion was carried.  Item #6- Financials/Bill List-    The bills were discussed. Mr. Howell made a motion to accept the bill list as presented. Mr. The financials were discussed. If any would like to see the reports, they are welcome to stop by the city hall. Bank balances were presented. Mr. Howell made a motion to accept the financials and bill list as presented. Mr. Parmer seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion was  Parmer seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion was carried.  carried.  Item #7 - Departmental Reports-  Police Dept.- Chief Hammond made a recommendation to increase Officer Stubbs rate of pay by 15%. Mr. Howell made a motion to give Officer Stubbs a 15% raise. Mr. Parmer seconded the Chief Hammond stated that a new set of tires were needed for a patrol car and several repairs to get the vehicles in better shape. Mr. Howell made a motion to purchase the tires and get the repairs done to get the police vehicles in better shape. Mr. Hadaway seconded the motion. All  raise. All in favor and the motion was carried.  in favor and the motion was carried.  Fire Dept. - Continuing to work on projects and repairs oft trucks.  Park Dept. - Hagen fence will come and give a price on installation for the fencing at the park. SAIL Center Dept - All is good. Reopened to the public on Tuesday Council Member Lynch stated that she was going to paint the poles outside yellow and inquired about the containers behind the center. Mr. Howell wants to use them as trash containers in the park. Zoning Board - Eddie Dukes is resigning from the Zoning Board and Mayor wants to appoint John Loden, Sr. to replace him. James Brown, Mark Daughtery, Mark Cassidy, and Josh Skidmore were recommended to be added to the Board of Adjustments. Mark Howell made a motion to add James Brown, Mark Daugherty, Mike Cassidy, and Josh Skidmore to the Board of Adjustments. Mr. Parmer seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion was carried. Public Works Department - Working on cutting grass, putting out asphalt, and picking up  trash. Still looking fori individuals to work for the summer.  Item #8-New Business-  a. Door Locks - Mr. Howell made a motion to have sets of keys made for all facilities including, but not limited to, the SAIL Center, City Hall, Public Works, Police Dept, and restrooms and one set to be kept in safe at city hall and the other at the police station. Mr. b. Business License - Discussion was made about the business license requirements for anyone conducting business with our city. Atty. Danny Mims stated that we have a  Parmer seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion was carried. business license ordinance and that itj just needs to be enforced.    Board of Adjustments - Covered in departmental reports. d. Appointment ofJohn Loden, Sr. - Covered in departmental reports.  David Moss Raise - Mr. Parmer made a motion to raise the building inspector, David Moss, to $1200 per month. Mr. Hadaway seconded the motion. All in favor and the CMO Meeting - Mayor reminded the council members about the upcoming CMO meeting to be held in Orange Beach on July 22. Alli is encouraged to attend. Street Sweeping - Discussion was made on the renting of a street sweeper for Dead Lake Road, Jackson Road, and Highway 43. Information will be gathered regarding the h. Ordinance on Business and the Upkeep of their property - Discussion was made on sending out letters to the businesses that are not keeping their properties clean. David Moss, building inspector, will visit with them as a friendly reminder the first time, Cleaning Contract for City - The contract with our current cleaning company will be up for renewal and we will begin accepting bids for this service in September. Security at Court and City Hall - Mr. Hadaway will be researching prices for adding k. Street Dept Help - After months of searching for street department help, there is an individual that is interested in working during the summer. An interview is being  motion was carried.  rental ofai machine and presented at the next council meeting.  afterwards al letter will be sent.  security at the city hall and SAIL center.  scheduled and a decision will be made at the next council meeting.  Item #9-Old Business-  a. Garbage Service Requirement and Bidding - City Attorney Danny Mims gave the council a garbage proposal to look at and make recommendations. Discussions were made and council gave Mr. Mims more guidance on the items they wanted removed or added and the proposal should be able to go out for bids after the next meeting.  Discussion is being made to decide the date for the State oft the City address. Mr. Parmer made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mrs. Lynch seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion  was carried. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.  Da NIA Don Nelson Mayor ars Marcy Brown City Clerk  ou