Regular Session Minutes of the
Council of the City of Dora, Alabama
June 26, 2025
The Council of the City of Dora, Alabama met in the Dora Municipal Building at 6:00 p.m. We
were led in prayer by Norman Holt. Mayor Hezikiah L. Walker, Jr. led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Walker. Roll call was taken by Stacy Turner. Present at the meeting were David Box, Norman Holt, Chris Edwards, George Sides, Jr., Gary Thomas, Robert Busby and Mayor Walker. Randy Spears was absent. A quorum was in attendance.
Item #5—Approval of the Minutes – The minutes of the June 12, 2025 regular session meeting minutes were reviewed. A motion was made by Chris Edwards to accept the minutes as written. The motion was seconded by Gary Thomas. All in favor and the motion carried.
Item #6— Bill List – A motion was made by Norman Holt to approve the bill list dated June 24, 2025. Motion was seconded by Robert Busby. All in favor and the motion carried.
Item #7-Old Business: City of Lights Contract- Mayor Walker related the day and times for the summer youth program were going to be changed from Thursday 5-9 p.m. and Sunday 6-9 p.m. Tree Removal at Fire Department-Mayor Walker related the quote for taking down the tree at the fire department did not include removal of the tree. Chris Edwards made a motion to approve the additional $400 tree removal by Jackson Tree Service for a total price of $1,450 (one thousand four hundred fifty and no/100). David Box seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion carried.
Walker County Sports Hall of Fame Ad-Mayor Walker related that the magazine had already been printed without being able to submit changes once they were contacted after the last council meeting. George Sides made a motion to pay for the ad. David Box seconded the motion. Norman Holt-NO; Mayor Walker-NO. YES-5. NO-2. The motion passed.
Sharon Blvd/Railroad Avenue Grant Update- Kelly Bibb from ADEM contacted Mayor
Walker and related that ADEM did not receive as much grant money as originally predicted due to budget cuts. ADEM offered to finance the cost of the project $458,647 (four hundred fifty-eight thousand six hundred forty-seven and no/100) at 2.5% interest for a 20-year term. George Sides made a motion to table the item due to lack of information. Chris Edwards seconded the motion. All in favor and the item was tabled.
Storm Shelter-Chris Edwards stated the Fire Marshall inspected and approved the storm shelter. He stated he would contact Regina Myers, the EMA director.
Item #8-Capstone Health-George Ivey, Outreach Coordinator, Tammy Ray, Supervisor and
Mrs. Amber, Director of Operations, at Capstone Clinic related their clinic has served 531 (five hundred thirty-one) members of our community and 348 (three hundred forty-eight) of those residents had no health insurance. Norman Holt made a motion to donate $500 (five hundred and no/100) for the Back 2 School Health Fair to be held on July 25 from 9-11 a.m. at the Old Parrish High School. David Box seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion carried.
Item #9-Ordinance #17-2025- Property Annexation of Dessie Parker c/o Dorothy Doaty
5106 Sharon Boulevard-Second Reading- The ordinance has been posted for the required
number of days and public comment can be heard at this time. None was made. Chris Edwards made a motion to accept Ordinance #17-2025-Property annexation of Dessie Parker c/o Dorothy Doaty. David Box seconded the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: Gary Thomas-YES; Robert Busby-YES; Mayor Walker-YES; David Box-YES; Norman Holt-YES; Chris Edwards-YES;
George Sides-YES. YES=7. All in favor and the motion carried.
Item #10-Fire Department Rescue Unit and Radio System- Chief Booth related she is
awaiting a final bid sheet for the engineering of the new rescue unit and the cost estimate ranges from $300,000 (three hundred thousand and no/100-$475,000 (four hundred seventy-five thousand and no/100). She related financing is an option through Government Leasing with a 6.5% interest rate for a ten-year loan. The interest rate could be lower if the city provided two years of financial statements. The payment would be due one-time per year (approximately $60,000 (sixty thousand and no/100-65,000 (sixty-five thousand) per year for ten years. Gary Thomas made a motion to table the item until further information is received). David Box seconded the motion. All in favor and the item was tabled.
Item #11-Resolution #7-2025-Appointment of Election Manager- Chris Edwards made a
motion to approve Resolution #7-2025-Appointment of City Clerk as the Election Manager in
the 2025 Municipal Election. Robert Busby seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion
carried.
Item #12-Retirement Systems of Alabama- Missing Service Credit-Mayor Walker related
that due to an administrative error in 2008, employee and employer’s retirement contributions were not made to the Retirement Systems of Alabama for a two-month period of time. There are four current employees that this affects (Gary Aaron, Anthony Cordell, Dessie Robinson and Keith Wright). The missing service credit due for Keith Wright’s is $1,715.90 (one thousand seven hundred fifteen and 90/100). Chris Edwards made a motion to pay the Retirement Systems of Alabama $1,715.90 (one thousand seven hundred fifteen and 90/100) for this missing service credit for Keith Wright. David Box seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion carried.
Item #13- Radio Tower Road-AL Power letter- Chris Edwards related there are only four
power meters on Radio Tower Road and during times of power outages, this road will be one of the last areas for service to be restored. George Sides made a motion to prepare a letter to AL Power to ask for this area to be marked as critical infrastructure and for the service to be restored as soon as possible due to the fire and police department’s radio systems and the water service. David Box seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion carried.
Item #15-Public Comment-Mayor Walker related City of Lights sent a thank you note to the
council for sponsoring the 5K run. He stated that the magistrate, Merinda Pugh’s father passed away last week and the street department supervisor, Jeremy Hick’s mother-in-law passed away today. He stated the last day of the junior fire college was today and it was a successful event.
Item #16-Adjourn- Gary Thomas made the motion to adjourn the meeting. Chris Edwards
seconded the motion. All in favor and the meeting was adjourned.