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SPECIAL EMERGENCY
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Date & Time: Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.
Place: Council Chambers
161 North Section Street
Subject: Resolution to declare a State of Emergency for the
City of Fairhope due to Tropical Storm Isaias
Notice must be stamped, dated and initialed before posted on bulletin
board.
NOTICE AND CALL OF SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Notice is hereby given of a special emergency meeting of the City CoW1cil
of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, to be held at the Fairhope Municipal Complex
on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., for the purpose of:
♦Resolution to declare a State of Emergency for the City of Fairhope due
to Hurricane Isaias;
CONSENT TO HOLDING OF MEETING
The undersigned members of the City Cowicil of the City of Fairhope,
Alabama, do hereby acknowledge service of the Notice and Call of Special
Meeting hereinabout set forth and do hereby consent to the holding of such
meeting as such time in such place for the purpose set forth therein.
Attest:
RESOLUTION NO. 5930-26
WHEREAS, Governor Kay Ivey declared a "State of Emergency in the State of Alabama
effective on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 4:00 p.m." which was associated with Tropical
Storm Isaias that is continuing to develop in the Gulf,
WHEREAS, Tropical Stonn Isaias bas become a Hurricane with the potential to make
landfall in or near Mobile and Baldwin counties; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fairhope hereby declares a State of Emergency
within the City of Fairhope effective at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2026 due to
Hurricane Isaias within the meaning of Alabama Code Section 39-2-2(e); and
WHEREAS, that the Mayor and City Cleric are hereby authori7.ed and directed to execute
and attest, respectively, all contracts detennined to be necessary to meet the emergency
without public advertisement pursuant to the Code of Alabama; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE
CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, WHILE IN REGULAR SESSION ON OCTOBER
8, 2026 as follows: The City Council of the City of Fairhope hereby declares an emergency
effective at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, October &, 2026 associated with Hurricane Isaias with the
potential to make landfall in or near Mobile and Baldwin counties; and hereby authoriz.es and
directs the Mayor and City Cleric to execute and attest, respectively, all contracts determined
to be necessary to meet this emergency.
ADOPTED THIS 8TH DAY OF OCTOBER. 2026
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