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STATE OF ALABAMA
COUNTY OF BALDWIN
The City Council, City of Fairhope, met in regular session
at 5:30 pm; Fairhope Municipal Complex Council Chamber;
161 North Section Street; Fairhope, Alabama 36532; on
Tuesday, 27 December 1988.
This meeting was rescheduled from the regular meeting
day on Monday, because of the Christmas Holiday observed on
that day, December 26th, at the December 12th regular session.
Present were Mayor James P. Nix; Councilmembers Roy C.
White, Jeanette Puckett, David E. Bishop, Michael A. Ford,
and Barney L. Shull; City Attorney James Reid and City
Clerk Evelyn Phillips. No one was absent.
There being a quorum present, Mayor Nix called the meeting
to order. Minutes of the 12 December 1988 regular session
were duly approved.
Mayor Nix announced that Police Chief Henry Nolte;, after
thirty years and three months service, is retiring effective
January 1; and City Attorney James Reid is resigning effective
January 1 to take his new position as newly -elected Circuit
Judge, State of Alabama 28th Judicial Circuit. Because of
these changes, the following appointee positions had been
delayed to this time instead of being done at the usual
October Organizational session:
For Chief of Police, Mayor Nix asked for approval of the
appointment of Assistant Chief Jerry Anderson. Councilman
Ford moved to approve the appointment. Seconded by Councilman
Shull, motion passed unanimously.
For City Clerk -Treasurer, Mayor Nix asked for approval of the
re -appointment of Evelyn P. Phillips. Councilwoman Puckett
moved to approve the appointment. Seconded by Councilman
White, motion passed unanimously.
For City Attorney & Prosecutor, Mayor Nix asked for approval
of the appointment of Marion E. Wynne, Jr. Councilman Bishop
moved to approve the appointment. Seconded by Councilman
Shull, motion passed unanimously.
For Municipal Judge, Mayor Nix asked.for approval of -the
appointment of James E. Smith. Councilman White moved to
approve the appointment. Seconded by Councilwoman Puckett,
motion passed unanimously.
All appointments are effective 1 January 1989.
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For insurance purposes, Councilman White moved to approve
the following additions and deletions to the Volunteer
Firemen's roster:
ADD: Larry Odom, Terry Cubitt, Ken Brown, Mark Bass,
and Scott Clemens.
DELETE: Brian Gilliland, Jay Nelson, and Scott Emery.
Seconded by Councilman Ford, motion passed unanimously.
Councilman Shull introduced, and moved for the adoption of,
the following resolution. Seconded by Councilman Ford,
motion passed unanimously:
RESOLUTION NO. 275-88
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE,
ALABAMA, That Mayor James P. Nix is hereby authorized to
negotiate funding for the 1989 Public Improvements Assessments
Project and to contract with an engineering firm to act as
the City's engineer on said project..
ADOPTED THIS 27th DAY OF DECEMBER, 1988.
ame P. Nix, Mayor
City C erk
Councilman Bishop introduced an ordinance fixing and
establishing the grade of a certain portion of Quail Creek
Drive and Windmill Loop; and the grade of the curbs of
such portion of said streets. This Grade Ordinance will
be given consideration for final adoption at the next
regular session.
Council considered a proposed ordinance which would amend
Fairhope's Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, by the addition
of certain provisions concerning House and Business Addresses
in the City of Fairhope. The ordinance will require property
addresses be clearly displayed on the front of buildings, by
three-inch numbers, and will provide for a penalty for non-
compliance. After discussion, Councilman White introduced
the ordinance as written with the words "and/or tenants"
striken from Section 1. This ordinance, as amended, will be given final
consideration at the next at the next regular session.
Meeting was duly adjourned at 5:40 pm.
7,4 , am s P. Nix,, ay
ity Clerk