The Council of the City of Dora, Alabama met in the Dora Civic Center at 6:00 p.m. We were
led in prayer by Tommy Combs. Mayor-Elect Marion Combs led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Item #5—Oaths of Office – Judge Joletta Barrentine administered the oath of office to Mayor Maion Combs. Judge Joletta Barrentine administered the oath of office to the Council Members: Robert Busby, Matt Diffy, Chris Edwards, John Jackson, George Sides, Jr., Randy Spears and Gary Thomas. Roll call was taken by Stacy Turner. Present at the meeting were Robert Busby, Matt Diffy, Chris Edwards, John Jackson, George Sides, Jr., Randy Spears, Gary Thomas and Mayor Combs.
A quorum was in attendance.
Item #6— Establish Date and Time of Council Meetings – A motion was made by Chris
Edwards to set the date and time of council meetings to be the 2 nd and 4 th Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Dora Municipal Building. Robert Busby seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion carried.
Item #7- Adoption of Ordinance #22-2025 Council Meeting Rules of Procedure- Chris
Edwards made a motion to suspend the rules and allow for immediate consideration of
Ordinance #22-2025. Randy Spears seconded the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: George Sides-
YES; Randy Spears-YES; Gary Thomas-YES; Mayor Combs-YES; Robert Busby-YES; Matt
Diffy-YES; Chris Edwards-YES; John Jackson-YES. YES=8. Motion approved.
Chris Edwards made a motion to approve Ordinance #22-2025 Council Meeting Rules of
Procedure. Gary Thomas seconded the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: Randy Spears-YES; Gary
Thomas-YES; Robert Busby-YES; Mayor Combs-YES; Matt Diffy-YES; John Jackson-YES;
Chris Edwards-YES; George Sides-YES. YES=8. The motion carried.
Item #8-Ratify Depositories- George Sides made a motion to continue using the current
checking accounts at Synovus Bank in Dora. Randy Spears seconded the motion. All in favor
and the motion carried.
Item #9-Appointment of City Clerk- John Jackson made a motion to reappoint Stacy Turner as City Clerk at her current salary. Chris Edwards seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion carried.
Mayor Combs gave a brief update on the status of the City of Dora and his plans to further
progress the future of the City of Dora.
Item #16-Adjourn- Robert Busby made the motion to adjourn the meeting. Chris Edwards
seconded the motion. All in favor and the meeting was adjourned.