BY ED HOWELL
DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE
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DORA – The Dora City Council on July 22 heard a proposal to rework and add to the city’s ballfields fields so that it would have four fields – and the ability to draw tournaments to the city.
The idea floated by Dora Park Director Rodney…
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BY ED HOWELL
DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE
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DORA – The Dora City Council agreed to allow Sumiton to borrow 30 Dora football helmets for its city football league program this year, provided Sumiton helps pay for the reconditioning of the helmets – a move to show generosity, but council members also wanted to make clear the city hasn’t decided to give up a football program permanently.
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Regular Session Minutes of the Council of the City of Dora, Alabama
July 22, 2021
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 Gary Thomas. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Pro-Tem,
Norman Holt.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro-Tem Norman Holt. Roll call was taken by
SuLeigh Warren. Present at the meeting were David Box, George Sides, Chris Edwards, Randy
Spears, Hezekiah Walker, and Gary Thomas and Mayor Pro-Tem Norman Holt. Mayor Randy Stephens was absent. A quorum was in attendance.
Item #5 – Approval of the Minutes – The minutes of the July 8, 2021 regular meeting minutes
were reviewed. A motion was made by Randy Spears to accept the minutes as written. The
motion was seconded by Hezikiah Walker. All in favor and the motion was carried.
Item #6, Bill List – A motion was made by Gary Thomas to approve the bill list for July 22, 2021. Motion was seconded by Chris Edwards. All in favor and the motion was carried.
Item #7 – Alabama League of Municipalities Dues – Chris Edwards made a motion to pay the
Alabama League Dues in the amount of $1.215.64. Randy Spears seconded the motion. All in
favor and the motion carried
Item #8 – Park and Rec – George Sides, Jr. made a motion to loan 30 of Dora’s football
helmets to the Sumiton Park and Rec provided they help pay for the reconditioning of the
helmets. The motion was seconded by Gary Thomas. All in favor and the motion carried.
Item #9 – Dodge Charger Bids – Police Chief updated the council on the removal of the decals
on the Dodge Charger. The decals were removed, and the vehicle will be ready for pick-up
tomorrow, Friday, July 22. Starting bids will remain at $10,000.00. At this time, no bids have
been submitted. No action required at this time,
Item #10 – Weeds on Roadway – Council discussed spraying weeds on secondary roads.
Councilman Hezikiah Walker stated he was doing research into herbicides. He is waiting to hear back from a company that does this work for the county. No action taken at this time.
Item #11 – Personnel Manual – Mayor Pro-Tem Norman Holt informed the council that Mayor
Stephens continues to update the City’s Personnel Manual. No action required.
Randy Spears made the motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Chris
Edwards. All in favor and meeting was adjourned.
Regular Session Minutes of the Council of the City of Dora, Alabama
July 8, 2021
The Council of the City of Dora, Alabama met in the Dora Municipal Building at 7:00 pm. We were led in prayer by Mayor Randy Stephens. The pledge of allegiance was led by Mayor Randy Stephens.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Randy Stephens. Roll call was taken by SuLeigh Warren. Present at the meeting were David Box, Norman Holt, Randy Spears, Hezekiah Walker, Jr., and Mayor Randy Stephens. Absent from the meeting were Chris Edwards, George Sides, and Gary Thomas. A quorum was in attendance.
Item #5— Approval of the Minutes – The minutes of the June 24, 2021 meeting were reviewed. A motion was made by Randy Spears to accept the minutes of the June 24, 2021 as written. The motion was seconded by Norman Holt. All in favor and the motion was carried.
Item #6— Bill List – A motion was made by Randy Spears to approve the bill list for
July 7, 2021. The motion was seconded by David Box. All in favor and the motion was carried.
Item #7— Department Reports – A motion was made by Randy Spears to approve the department reports A-G for June 2021. Norman Holt seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion was carried.
Item #8 –Open Bids – Dodge Charger – There were no bids submitted for the Dodge Charger. Mayor Stephens said that an individual voiced interest in bidding for the Charger if the police decals were removed. A motion was made by Randy Spears to spend the approved $125.00 and have the decals removed. Norman Holt seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion carried.
Item #9 – Sellers Road Project – A motion was made by Randy Spears to approve the proposal from Norris Paving in the amount of $13,000.00 to patch an area of Sellers Road. The motion was seconded by Norman Holt.
Item #10 – City Website – A motion was made by Norman Holt to approve the transfer the billing and login information to the city and to pay Jeffery Winborne of the Daily Mountain Eagle $1000.00 to develop the page and $100.00 a month to manage the accounts.David Box seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion carried.
Item #11 – Personnel Policy – Mayor Stephens discussed the need and plans to begin updating the city’s current personnel policy. He presented proposed changes to city’s Time Off Polices (Jury Duty, Paid Time Off, FMLA, Bereavement Leave, and Holiday). Mayor Stephens will be presenting additional updates in future council meetings.
Randy Spears made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by David Box. All in favor and meeting was adjourned.
BY NICOLE SMITH
DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE
A Dora High School graduate is now working as an on-air meteorologist — only four short years after receiving his high school diploma.
Cameron Aaron was hired as a meteorologist…
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BY ED HOWELL
DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE
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DORA – No changes have taken place in terms of the fate of the U.S. Highway 78 bridge that is near Horse Creek Golf Course, Dora Mayor Randy Stephens told the Dora City Council Thursday.
In response to a question about the nature…
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BY ED HOWELL
DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE
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DORA – The Dora City Council agreed Thursday to get a credit card system that can allow remote payment of fines, as well as credit card payments at City Hall.
“We only take cash and money orders…
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Regular Session Minutes of the Council of the City of Dora, Alabama
June 24, 2021
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 Hezikiah Walker. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Randy Stephens.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Randy Stephens. Roll call was taken by Wendy Hall. Present at the meeting were David Box, Norman Holt, George Sides, Randy Spears, Gary Thomas, Hezekiah Walker, Jr., and Mayor Randy Stephens. Chris Edwards was absent. A quorum was in attendance.
Item #5— Approval of the Minutes – The minutes of the June 10, 2021 regular meeting minutes were reviewed. A motion was made by David Box to accept the minutes as written. The motion was seconded by Gary Thomas. All in favor and the motion was carried.
Item #6— Bill List – A motion was made by Randy Spears to approve the bill list for June 24, 2021. Motion was seconded by Norman Holt. All in favor and the motion was carried.
Item #7 – Open Bids on Dodge – There were no bids on the Dodge Charger.
The bid process will continue until the next council meeting, Thursday, July 10, 2021.
Item #8 – Court Credit Card Machine – A motion was made by George Sides to approve using credit card machines integrated with the MSG court system as a method of accepting court costs/payments to include fee costs being paid by the card holder. Motion was seconded by Norman Holt. All in favor and the motion carried.
Item #9 – Back 2 School Bash – Randy Spears made a motion to approve a $250.00 donation from the city and a $250.00 donation from Horse Creek Golf to be paid to the City of Lights for the annual Back-To-School Bash which is scheduled for July 27, 2021. Motion was seconded by David Box. All in favor and the motion was carried.
Gary Thomas made the motion to adjourn the meeting. Randy Spears seconded the motion. All in favor and meeting was adjourned.
BY ED HOWELL
DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE
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DORA – Mayor Randy Stephens announced the city had been awarded a $63,723.81 Federal Emergency Management Agency grant to obtain needed equipment for firemen.
“Our matching part is $3,186.19 for a total…
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Regular Session Minutes of the Council of the City of Dora, Alabama
June 10, 2021
The Council of the City of Dora, Alabama met in the Dora Municipal Building at 7:00 p.m. We were led in prayer by Mayor Randy Stephens. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Randy Stephens.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Randy Stephens. Roll call was taken by SuLeigh Warren. Present at the meeting were David Box, Chris Edwards, Gary Thomas, Hezikiah Walker, Jr., Mayor Randy Stephens. Absent from the meeting were Norman Holt, George Sides, and Randy Spears, A quorum was in attendance.
Item #5— Approval of the Minutes – The minutes of the May 27, 2021 were reviewed. A motion was made by Chris Edwards to accept the minutes. Gary Thomas seconded the motion. All in favor to accept the minutes as amended. Motion carried.
Item #6— Bill List – A motion was made by Gary Thomas to approve the bill lists for June 8, 2021 and June 12, 2021. The motion was seconded by Hezikiah Walker, Jr. All in favor and the motion was carried.
Item #7 – Department Reports –A motion was made by Gary Thomas to approve the department reports A-G for May 2021. The motion was seconded by Chris Edwards. All in favor and the motion was carried.
Item #8 –Fire Department Grant – Motion was made by Chris Edwards to accept the $63,723.81 FEMA Grant for the Fire Department to include the City’s match in the amount of $3,186.19. David Box seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion was carried.
Item #9 – Surplus Police Vehicle – A motion was made by Chris Edwards to surplus the 2015 Dodge Charger by sealed bid to include: 1. A minimum bid of $10,000.00; 2. Pay $125.00 to have all graphics removed from the vehicle; and, 3. Option to refuse any and all bids. David Box seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion was carried.
Item #10 – Police Conference – David Box made a motion to approve for Chief Jared Hall to attend the Police Conference in August 2021in Gulf Shores, Alabama which will cost approximately $1,235.08. This cost includes conference fee of $200.00 and hotel expense for four nights in the amount of $1,035.08. The motion was seconded by Gary Thomas. All in favor and the motion was carried.
Item #11 – Magistrate Conference –Chris Edwards made a motion to approve the request to send Lawanda Bradley to the Magistrate Conference in September 2021 in Gulf Shores, Alabama which will cost approximately $1,523.00. This cost includes registration fee of $400.00, hotel fee of $760.00, and mileage for travel. David Box seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion was carried.
Item #12 – City Clerk Conference – David Box made a motion to pay $285.00 for SuLeigh Warren to attend the Fall Clerk Conference in Tuscaloosa Alabama in August 2021 with the option to either pay for a hotel stay or to pay mileage for travel each day. Chris Edwards seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion was carried.
David Box made the motion to adjourn the meeting. Gary Thomas seconded the motion. All in favor and meeting was adjourned.
