HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-09-2018 Regular Meeting MinutesSTATE OF ALABAMA )(
COUNTY OF BALDWIN )(
The City Council, City of Fairhope, met in regular session at
6:00 p.m., Fairhope Municipal Complex Council Chamber,
161 North Section Street, Fairhope, Alabama 36532, on
Monday. 9 April 2018.
Present were Council President Jack Burrell, Councilmembers: Jay Robinson,
Jimmy Conyers, Robert Brown, and Kevin Boone, Mayor Karin Wilson, City
Attorney Marcus E. McDowell, and City Clerk Lisa A. Hanks.
There being a quorum present, Council President Burrell called the meeting to
order. The invocation was given by Kim Mayfield of The Way Community Church,
and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Council President Burrell announced that City Attorney McDowell does not
recommend Dockwa being walked onto the agenda. He stated there was a need to
add on an agenda item after Agenda Item Number 26: a Resolution that the City of
Fairhope has voted to purchase Two (2) Police K-9 Service Dogs for the Police
Department and is a specialty type of purchase through Police Service Dogs, Inc. The
total cost not to exceed $18,000.00.
Councilmember Brown moved to add on the above-mentioned item not on the
printed agenda. Seconded by Councilmember Boone, motion passed unanimously by
voice vote.
Councilmember Boone moved to approve minutes of the 26 March 2018,
regular meeting; minutes of the 26 March 2018, work session; and minutes of the 26
March 2018, agenda meeting. Seconded by Councilmember Robinson, motion
passed unanimously by voice vote.
Mayor Wilson addressed the City Council regarding the following items:
1) Each year the Optimist Club of Perdido Bay recognizes the outstanding performances
of Police Officers. Officer Brett Dahlman was recognized for his outstanding
perfonnance; and Lieutenant Stephanie Hollinghead was named Officer of the Year.
She congratulated both officers for 2018.
2) Earth Day Mobile Bay will be Saturday, April 21, 2018. Each year Earth Day
Mobile Bay and the City of Fairhope hold a design contest for its Anti-Litter
Campaign. This year's slogan and design winner comes from Mrs. Gilheart's Fifth
Grade class from Fairhope Intermediate School: Kaleigh Rogers. Mayor Wilson read
the proclamation for Earth Day.