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Good morning everyone. I'm going to call
this July the 21st, 2026 uh meeting to

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order this morning. Uh this morning we
be led in our invocation by Pastor Caleb

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Galloway from the Taylor Presbyterian
Church. Thank you, sir, for being here.

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Our pledge of allegiance will be led by
Commissioner Daniels. And uh if you're

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able to stand, we would love for you to
join us and do that. Now,

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let's pray together.
Oh, great God, Father, Son, and Holy

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Spirit. Great God, three in one, we
praise you. We thank you for all leaders

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and all authorities. We know from your
word in Romans 13 that you have

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established all authorities on this
earth and you've called us to obey them

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and you've called us to pray for them.
And so we do that now. We thank you for

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the city of Dothan. We thank you for our
mayor, our commission. We pray, oh Lord,

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that you would bless them with honor and
favor and unity and zeal. Lord, would

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you help them to think through the
issues that are in in front of them,

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Lord? Help them to look long term. Help
them to lead, to protect, to serve. And

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Lord, we thank you for all the work that
they do. We pray that you would flourish

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the city of Dothan. We pray that you
would bring great health and flourishing

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and wholeness. Would you bring shalom to
this place? Lord, we pray for this

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meeting that you would give wisdom and
insight and unity. Thank you again for

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your great blessings on Dothan, Alabama.
Would you continue to shine your face

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and show your favor here? We pray this
in the strong name of Jesus, our only

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hope. Amen.
>> Amen.

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To the flag of the United States of
America

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for it stands one nation
indivisible with liberty and justice for

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all.

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» Thank you everyone.
City clerk, if you will note

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uh that we are
absent this morning. Uh Commissioner um

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Pierce Stock and Crutchfield, please.
And if I could from the commission, I

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need the approval of the uh minutes of
the June 11th, 2026 work session, the

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July 7th, 2026 meeting, and the July
14th, 2026 adjourned meeting as well,

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please.

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Second.
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approval. Any discussion by the
commission? All in favor say yay.

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» Any oppose say nay. All right. Item
number five is communications from the

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mayor and city commission. And this
morning we have the great uh privilege

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to recognize three baseball teams. And
our first up is the Dothan National

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League 9U all-star baseball team. If
they'll meet me at the podium, please.

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All right,
Mom and Dad, don't feel bashful. Get

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your pictures as we do it. We We are uh
excited to have the the the allstar

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Dothan I got to make sure I get this
exactly right because it's important.

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Dothan National League 9u All-Star
Baseball Team, the Diamond Youth

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Baseball State Tournament Runnerup, and
the Dothan and the Diamond Youth

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Baseball World Series bound team. So,
uh, is is my privilege. I had a coach. I

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have a coach right here. All right. Come
on over. You have to stand over here

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with me. It's kind of the rule.
And, uh, we got to honor you, too. And,

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um, we are excited. You know, we love
our sports like we love our food in

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Dothan and the Wire Grass. And, uh,
which means we love it a lot. And so,

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we're excited to have them here. and
especially to be able to honor our you

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know and give recognition to our youth
uh because we do love our sports. So, if

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you will, let me read this uh
certificate of recognition this morning.

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Whereas, the city of Dothan recognized
the student athletes as an important

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part of our community. And whereas under
the leadership of head coach Will

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Parker, the Dothan National League 9U
all-star baseball team recently finished

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in the Diamond Youth Baseball State
Tournament as a runnerup and are now

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headed to the to the DYB World Series in
Montgomery, Alabama. And whereas this

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accomplishment required teamwork and
determination and resilience and focus

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on selfless commitment to each other.
And whereas these outstanding players

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continue to represent themselves and
their families, their school and their

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community with honor. And whereas the
city of Dothan extends our

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congratulations to the entire team and
commends the players and coaching staff

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for their hard work and dedication. Now
therefore, I mark Mayor. city of Dothan

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in such capacity do we hereby recognize
the Dothan National League 9U all-star

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baseball team this morning. Give them a
big round of applause. [applause]

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So proud of these boys. We actually
played this past week um and finished

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runner up in the World Series. Um so
um

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uh a lot of hard work um went into this
and thank you city of Dothan. Thank you

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mayor and commission. Thank you Billy
Powell and leisure services for your

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continued investment in youth sports. Um
you know I know quality of life is a big

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deal in Dothan and uh uh these boys um
love playing ball and and thank you so

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much for for uh your investment in into
these kids.

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» [applause]

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» Ain't that long?

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Good stuff. All right, we're we are
ascending in age and we are now going to

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recognize the Dothan National League 11U
all-star baseball team. Uh DYB state

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tournament third place and headed to the
World Series bound as well. If I could

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have that team come on in here now.

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There we go. Face the crowd. There we
go. Line up there. Good job.

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» All right. They're playing also this
weekend. Is that right?

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» Oh, just played this weekend. All right.
So, we're we're celebrating. All right.

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This certificate is in recognition of uh
city of Dothan recognized the student

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athletes as an important part of our
community and under the leadership of

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head coach Walt Ellis and the Dothan
National League 11U all-star baseball

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team recently finished in the Diamond
Youth Baseball State Tournament in third

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place and are now headed to the DYB
World Series in Montgomery, Alabama. And

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whereas this accomplishment required
teamwork, determination, resilience, and

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focus on selfless commitment to each
other. And whereas these outstanding

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players continue to represent
themselves, their families, their

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school, and their community with honor.
And whereas the city of Dothan extends

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our congratulations to the entire team,
commends the players and the coaching

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staff for their hard work and
dedication. Now therefore, I mark Mayor

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the city of Dothan, Alabama, and in such
capacity do hereby recognize the Dothan

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National League 11U all-star baseball
team. Give this team a round OF

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APPLAUSE. [applause]

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I'M Wald Ellis. I was uh fortunate
enough to coach these guys here. Uh we

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went to the state tournament a little
over a month ago and uh we finished

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third uh there, but we had a strong
performance. Uh the state director

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called and asked if we'd be interested
in participating in the World Series.

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And uh despite finishing in third, we
didn't have any concerns or any

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consternation over accepting that. when
we went up there uh this past week and

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uh started out beating or tying the
state champion from Mississippi and uh

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beat a team from Texas. Uh beat the
Alabama state champion. So, we got a

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little revenge back from the state
tournament

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» and uh then we beat the number two team
from Louisiana before we were uh before

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we put out of the tournament. But strong
showing, great season, a lot of

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sacrifice, uh a lot of dealing with
adversity and overcoming challenges. uh

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leadership was developed. Uh so so
appreciative of these kids, their

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parents and all the support from the
community in Dothan National. Thank you.

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[applause]

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» All right.

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Good job.

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All right, next up is our 12U All-Star
baseball team. Uh they were the DYB

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state tournament winner and the DYB
World Series bound as well. Yeah, just

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All right. They get taller, don't they?
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It's great to have our third team and we
recognize you guys here this morning.

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And um we are proud of you and proud of
you representing Dothan in the Wiregrass

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area. And so we want to read you a
certificate of recognition this morning

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as we recognize you and your efforts.
Whereas city of Dothan recognizes

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student athletes as an important part of
our community. And whereas under the

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leadership of head coach Duffy Battles,
the Dothan American League 12U all-star

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baseball team recently won the Diamond
Youth Baseball State Tournament and are

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now headed to the DYB World Series in
Laurel, Mississippi. And whereas this

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accomplishment required teamwork,
determination, resilience, and focus on

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selfless commitment to others. And
whereas this outstanding players

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continue to represent themselves, their
families, their school, and their

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community with honor. And whereas the
city of Dothan extends our

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congratulations to the entire team and
commends the players and coaching staff

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for their hard work and dedication. Now
therefore, I'm Mark Lever, mayor of the

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city of Dothan in such capacity. Do
hereby recognize the Dothan American

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League 12U all-star baseball team.
Congratulations, you guys.

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» [applause]

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» SO, AS Y'ALL CAN TELL, they get much
taller every year. Um, they still think

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they're taller than I am, but I refuse
to accept that. Um, thank you everyone,

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the leadership obviously of the city of
Dothan. Um, support for this young group

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of men goes a long way. they did um win
the state championship and I want to say

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once again um some of these young men
have actually won three state

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championships um in their very short
careers but uh in Dothan we take we take

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baseball very serious um and obviously
we're we're hoping to continue that in

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the World Series. So thank you very
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» Yes, [applause]

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you haven't got a picture. Come on. It's
okay. We're not so formal. We can't

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enjoy that.

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Good.

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Congratulations.

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Thank you.

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» Okay.

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All

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right, we can play some baseball in
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» All right. Uh and at this time we'll
have any communication from uh the

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commission, Commissioner uh Commissioner
Daniels. Good morning, mayor, city

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manager, city attorney, my fellow
commissioners, city officials, and

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everyone in attendance. Thank you for
being here today. Your presence reflects

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your commitment to the city of Dothan.
Congratulations to our youth baseball

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teams for representing our city. Well, I
would like to extend a special thank you

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to the Dothan Police Department for your
unwavering commitment to protecting our

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community. We recognize the long hours,
sacrifices, and determination of your

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department. Your dedication to bringing
offenders to justice, and helping keep

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Dolan safe does not go unnoticed, and we
sincerely appreciate your service. May

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God bless each of you. Thank you.
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» Yeah, I just want to thank everybody for
taking the time out and being here

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today. Um, taking part in our civic
activities of the city of Dothan. Um, I

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see a lot of my basketball players also
doing well in baseball there. So, pretty

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proud of that. Seeing some good athletic
young men spending their time, you know,

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prop properly. Um, but I'd like to say,
um, thank you to all the city officials

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who came out to the, uh, District 2 town
hall. Um, I think District 2 hadn't had

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a town hall or community forum or a
status update meeting in a number of

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years. So, I'd like to thank you to U.
Mayor Celiba, uh, City Manager Randy

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Morris, uh, Chief Will Benny, Billy
Powell, uh, Commissioner Daniels, uh,

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Lieutenant Moody, Captain Davis, Officer
McCree, um, and, uh, also Shirley

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Crosby, our, um, admin assistant for
helping me put on that event and also

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taking the time out of their personal
time to come out and assist and answer

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any questions and listen to concerns
that the community and people in my

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district may have. um they were really
appreciative for you guys taking that

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time out and coming out and supporting
the district. So, thank you all for

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that,
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no comment.
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manager, I'll turn it over to you then
for the communication from city manager,

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please.
>> Thank you, sir. First, I'd like to

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invite up Regginal Franklin from the
planning department for employee of the

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month.

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Regginald Franklin has been a planning
department staff member since June 2013,

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which makes him the longest tenur
employee within the department. He was

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hired to administer the transportation
planning process for the Southeast

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Wiregrass Metropolitan Planning
Organization. He ensures Dothan is

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compliant with federal highway
department rules, regulations, and

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policies while implementing the three
C's continuing cooperative and

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comprehensive transportation planning
process for the Dothan metro planning

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area. His work enables a $2 million
approach

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aortionment that is distributed by the
20 voting members of the organization.

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Reggie developed various RFPs and was
the project manager for many of Dothan's

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transportation planning projects,
including the city's bicycle and

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pedestrian plans as well as census
redistricting process. Reggie is

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proficient with our geographic
information system. He maintains the

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essential zoning coverage displaying
various zoning designations for private

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property in our approximately 90 square
mile city. He also creates many special

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subject maps such as those for weed and
structure abatement processes used at

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public hearings.
Reggie was key in developing the 2020

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redistricting maps requiring extensive
and iterative modeling of various

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scenarios for the doen city commission.
He is the go-to for departmental staff

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for assistance in GIS matters. If
something needs to be mapped, Reggie is

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the subject matter expert. Reggie is
also a part of the land development team

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as he reviews minor subdivision and
development plans. He spends a great

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deal of time counseling applicants and
other parties who have questions about

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applications within the review process.
He explains where the application is in

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the process and shares what information
he can. He consistently represents the

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department in the best possible light.
Reggie has been a leader in the 17

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member Alabama Transportation Planners
Association since its inception.

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ATPA exists to provide a forum for
metropolitan planning organizations or

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NPOS and rural planning organizations
RPOS in the state of Alabama. He

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currently serves as an organization's
chairman.

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Reggie is a great employee, always
prepared, always ready to help, always

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smiling. Descriptive words that apply to
Reggie are reliable, competent,

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consistent, dependable, diligent,
joyful, trustworthy, friendly, father to

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three, a family man, and trusted
basketball referee. It is with great

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pleasure that we recognize Reggie
Franklin as the July 2026 employee of

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the month.

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[applause]

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Here, here's a couple more phrases.
Shark dress man

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never that
start and and then servants heart. Um he

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he he
appreciate him so much. He he's got

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great talents that he brings that to the
department every day.

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Thank you.

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Um, first off, I want to thank Todd for
selecting me as the employee of the

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month. Um, department is full of great
people. So, anybody else, anybody in the

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department could have gotten this award.
It'd be much worth it. Um, I want to say

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um been a pleasure to work with the past
administration too as well over my 13

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years being here and I look forward to
working with the new administration as

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well. Um, I'm not here born and raised,
but uh, people always ask me how do I

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like it here? I love it here. And the
best best part about this place is the

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people. I'm very grateful for the
relationships I've built over the last

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13 years being here has been truly
great. Um, in addition to that, I'm

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around some great people from 8 to five.
So, um, just being here around great

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people makes work even better.
[clears throat] But lastly, again, I

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want to thank Todd for giving me the
opportunity to work here.

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Um, this place has been a um, it's been
a blessing to me and my family. I'm

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truly grateful. Thank y'all.
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Next, I would like to call up Pette
Davis.

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So today we are recognizing Pette Davis
uh for her certificate of retirement. To

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all who shall see this, greetings. This
is to certify that Pette A. Davis having

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served faithfully and rendered
outstanding service in the public sector

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was retired from the city of Dothan,
Alabama with 26 years, one month and 16

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days of credible service on this first
day of August in the year of our Lord

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2026.
Congratulations

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[applause]

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» Pette. You made it. [laughter]
So P Paul's been with us 26 years and I

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asked her the other day about her and
she remember first got here and first

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days here and she told me and one thing
that's kept her here she said the people

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um she's been through a lot of changes
at the building again when I got here um

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remember you said I turned the civic
center into a bar.

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[laughter]
Um, the one thing I did tell my

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operations team, and this this is true
anywhere you go, the operations team has

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the toughest job in the building, that
they're hardly ever getting praised, and

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I'm guilty of that, but they're the
first people to hear when something goes

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wrong. One thing I do know about Pette,
too, is she's the mom of that team right

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there. I've heard her give everybody
advice, look out for everybody, and

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that's required, and that's needed, and
that's going to be part of

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Congratulations.

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[applause] Speech,

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speech, speech, speech.

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Next, I'd like to call up Dean Mitchell
with Hudson Alpha Wiregrass to uh

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present a presentation by entrepreneurs
of the founders roadmap program at the

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Wiregrass Innovation Center.

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Good morning. The work at Hudson Alpha
centers around three mission areas:

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research, education, and economic
development. Today, I wanted to give a

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quick update on economic development. In
the last five months, we've been able to

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recruit five act startup companies to
move to Dothan, Alabama and to be a part

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of the Wiregrass Innovation Center. But
just as importantly, we started working

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with local entrepreneurs that live here
and work in Dothan and want to grow

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businesses and start businesses. And I
want to give a shout out to my colleague

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Aaliyah Shawn. Aaliyah has done an
incredible job working with

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entrepreneurs of all aspects. She pours
her heart into them. She helps them

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think about how can I scale my business?
How can I make my business better? Few

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months ago, we had our first founders
roadmap where we had seven founders,

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startup companies come in and spend
three or four hours every Saturday

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learning how to grow their business.
Aaliyah did an incredible job. We have

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four of those founders here today.
They're going to quickly tell you about

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their ideas, their company, and the
impact that they want to make in our

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great community. You sh should have a
sheet in front of you and I've circled

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each one of those four that'll be
quickly presenting to you. Thank you for

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your continued support of Hudson Alpha
Wiregrass. look forward to continuing to

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work with y'all and Aaliyah, thank you
for the incredible job you do.

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» Hello, my name is Jacob Stevens. I'm the
founder of Something LLC. I'm making a

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new type of building material as well as
a new form of construction for

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landscaping blocks to begin with, but
hoping to someday move on to full scale

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construction. Uh here's the design right
here. I know it's kind of hard to see,

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but basically it's like an H shape that
interlocks together. That's it. Thank

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you for your time.
>> Thank you.

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Hey, I'm Shay Kadiva. I'm the founder of
Agrosphere Solar and we are working with

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land owners and farmers to utilize their
land uh multi-purpose. So, we want them

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to be able to continue to farm the land,
but um provide them with a steady source

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of income, steady stream of income
through solar power. So, again, we're

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not replacing agriculture. We are going
to work in conjunction with agriculture.

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And I'm so excited because we had the
privilege to work with Miss Aaliyah and

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um all the people at Hudson Alpha have
been just so gracious and really helped

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me to hone my business idea. And I
haven't had a chance to tell Aaliyah

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yet, but this week I've actually been
approached by multiple people, got so

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many phone calls, can you come out and
give me an estimate? Tell me a little

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bit more about what I need to do to get
this on my farm. So I'm here to tell you

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that it works. what we're doing here,
excuse me, is actually is is beneficial.

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So, I'm hoping to bring more um more
business to the city. Um mayor, I want

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to come see you here very soon and the
council so that uh that beautiful

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building that we now have across the
street, um we can help make up some of

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the money we spent over there um by
saving the city money uh through solar.

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So, thank you.

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Good day. My name is Yolanda Mck Henry
and I started and the founder of Honey

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and Lotus. What it is is a health
intelligence and prevention ecosystem

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for women so their health does not
become a crisis and doing it also with

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natural. I also worked with Aaliyah and
when I started with this vision it was a

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seed. It was not a business. It was a
seed. So she doesn't just start with

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business, she starts with seeds as well.
And she's very good at it. And Alpha

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Husten is a great opportunity. And I
tell everybody to go there so they can

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get started with the business because
it's one of the best in the city that

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I've seen handsf.
[applause]

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» My name is Adrien Butos. I'm the owner
and founder of Lair Junkies, Do's first

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ever 3D print store and hub. Uh our
primary focus is to bring awareness to

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the wire grass and surrounding areas
about 3D printing and the uses that it

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has in the multitude of um institutes
and technologies and different um

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industries that are around that we can
um help people when it comes to pricing

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um different prototypes and making
models. And we're also teaching classes

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so that we can help kids in the
underserved community and kids all

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around Dothan be able to learn how to do
3D printing, how to do modeling and be

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able to get that engineering mindset. Um
being in with a wiregrass um Hudson

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Alpha has been such an amazing
experience. Leah is wonderful and she's

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a great teacher and um I really look
forward to seeing how the Hudson Alpha

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and the Wiregrass Invasion Center really
helps to continue progress in the

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Watergrass.

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» Hi. Um I'm Aliyah Shine. I didn't know
they were going to say all of those

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really nice things about me, so I really
appreciate that. Um, as always, it it is

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an honor to to work with entrepreneurs
across the wire grass. I say it every

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time I have the opportunity to say it.
Um, I have the best job in the wire

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grass. So, thank you so much for the
opportunity.

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That's all I have, Mr. Mayor.
>> All right. Thank you. A lot of great

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stuff this morning. We are on uh item
number seven. If you're following along

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on your agenda this morning,
communications from the city clerk's

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office. First up is an application for a
restaurant, retail, liquor license on

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premises for Indian Curry restaurant and
bar located at 5031 Montgomery Highway.

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If there's anyone that wishes to speak
upon this license, uh let them come

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forward at this time.

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All right. If no one's coming forward,
then I'll entertain a motion and a

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second for approval or denial from the
commission.

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» Motion approval.
>> Second.

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» Motion and a second for approval. Any
discussion?

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Right. All in favor say yay.
>> Yeah.

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» Any oppose say nay. Application is
approved. Item number eight on your

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agenda is resolution number 2026-187.
It's accepting a grant award from the

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state of Alabama mutual aid system for
the purchase of training equipment and

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sustainment items for the regional
technical rescue team, water rescue

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team, and hazardous materials team in
the amount of $91,997

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and appropriating the funds for the said
purchase.

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» Motion approved.
>> Second.

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» Motion and a second is for approval. Any
discussion or questions by the

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commission?
>> All in favor say yay.

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» Any oppose say nay. Item number nine,
resolution number 2026-188.

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It's entering into an agreement with the
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency for

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participation in the Gulf Coast High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task

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Force for reimbursement of overtime
expenses not to exceed $22,155

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and $8,400 in vehicle allowance
um totaling $30,555

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and appropriating the funds for the set
agreement.

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Motion approved.
>> Motion and seconds for approval. Any

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discussion?
>> All in favor say yay.

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» Okay. Um
>> can can we make it just a little detail?

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» Absolutely. City manager or
>> just for the just for the public

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knowledge?
>> Yeah.

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» Okay. So this would be like some of our
officers being part of a task force. Is

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that correct?
>> Okay. Because I know there was some

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discussion about task force and things
you know recently in the public. So

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» got you. Okay. Thank you.
>> Thank you sir. Any other questions

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commission?
>> All right. All in favor say yay.

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» Any oppose say nay. All right. Item
number 10 is resolution number 2026-189.

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that's awarding the bid entering into a
contract and issuing a notice to proceed

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to LNK Contracting Company Incorporated
for the 2026 Headland Avenue Redwater

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project for the sum of $1,799,428

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and appropriating the funds for the said
project.

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» Motion approved.
>> Motion and seconds for approval. Any

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discussion?

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» All in favor say yay.
>> Any oppose say nay. Item number 11 is

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resolution number 2026-190
entering into an agreement with Greenway

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Health for Energy Suite bundle software
and maintenance for employee medical

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compliance at a cost of $1,964
per month for a 60-month period.

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» See motion second for approval. Any
questions by the commission?

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» Can we get a brief expl?
>> Yes, sir. This is replacing the uh

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software that is used at the U city u
clinic the nurses clinic. So pretty much

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this keeps um not a patient if you so
will but if you will other records all

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that
>> yes it keeps all our health information.

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» Any other questions?
>> All right. All in favor say yay.

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» Any oppose say nay.
Item number 12, resolution number

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2026-191,
entering to an agreement with Industrial

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Chemicals Incorporated for the purchase
of supplies for water and wastewater

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operations and maintenance.
>> Motion approval.

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» Second.
>> Motion and second for approval and

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discussion or question by the
commission.

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» All right. All in favor say yay.
>> Any oppose say nay. Item 13, resolution

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number 2026-192.
It's reappointing Twilight Williams as a

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member of the community development
advisory committee.

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» Second motion and seconds for approval
and discussion or comments.

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I'll say thanks for Miss Twallace. She
served uh for uh with us and she's done

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so in a great capacity and appreciate
her continuing to do so uh on that

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committee as well. All in favor say yay.
>> Yay. Any oppose say nay. Item 14 is

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resolution number 2026-193
reappointing Milt Wood as a member of

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the planning commission.
>> Second.

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» Motion is second is for approval. Any
discussion?

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» All in favor say yay.
>> Yay.

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» Any oppos say nay. Item 15, resolution
number 2026-194

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is approving a payment in invoices for
the month of June 2026 in the amount of

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20,966,254.16.

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» Motion to approve.
>> Motion and second is for approval. Any

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discussion?
All in favor say yay.

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» Yeah.
>> Any oppose say nay. Item 16, resolution

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number 2026-195.
It's awarding of bids and approving

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other purchases over $30,000 by the
city.

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» Second.
>> Motion second for approval. Any

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discussion?

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» All right. Hearing none. All in favor
say yay.

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» Yay.
>> Any oppose? Say n. Item 17's resolution

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number 2026196
approving advanced travel request for

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city employees.
>> Second.

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» Motion second for approval. Any
questions?

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» All right. All in favor say yay.
>> Yay.

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» Any oppose say nay.
>> Motion to adjurnn. Second.

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» Have a motion and a second is for
adjournment. All in favor say yay.

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» Any opposed say nay. City manager we
turn it over to you now for the admin

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portion of this meeting.
>> Thank you sir. Uh first item on the

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agenda is approval of minutes from July
1426

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meeting held following the adjourned
regular meeting from July 7th 2026.

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Get a motion for that approval, please.
>> Motion to approve.

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» Second.
>> All right, we have a motion and a second

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for approval of those minutes. All in
favor say yay.

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» Yay.
>> Any post say no. Uh I do want to mention

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something here, Mr. Mayor. U this
administrative meeting agenda has been

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put together by Miss Lisa Matheni for
quite some time now and this is her last

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official meeting as a city of Dothan
employee. So, thank you, Lisa, for all

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the work you put into keeping me and the
whole office straight and and the

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administrative agenda.
>> Thank you, Lisa.

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» Thank you.
[applause]

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» Uh, next we have privileges of the
floor. We have Mr. Dirk White.

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White, if you would please give your
name and address and you have got three

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minutes to speak.
>> Hello, my name is Derek White. I'm a

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resident built in, Alabama. My address
is 2151 Whiskey Parkway, Builtin,

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Alabama.
Uh this young man standing beside