[0:02] We're going to have House the Walker, very short. We'll come for all invocation. He's the pastor, Craig Dale, about the church.

[0:14] And follow my hand for all plans of allegiance. We will have Josh stories to lead us in all days of allegiance.

[0:22] And I really just want to take this time shortly, just in a do soon Josh story is, Mr. Samson probably remember his father,

[0:30] paying for us, talk about some fun,

[0:33] that's requesting fun, to be going to the National.

[0:36] I believe one of them, there is a few people,

[0:38] one or two from the state of Alabama

[0:40] that made it to the National.

[0:41] But John started basically graduating

[0:42] from top of the university in May of 2026, yes, that's our track stuff.

[0:49] And he worked hard to maintain a 3.63 GPA

[0:55] while taking honor at the top of the university in high school

[0:58] and do an enrollment courses through Central Alabama Community College, where he completed

[1:03] college level welding classes in Josh, if you don't mind, please stay where he completed

[1:09] college level welding classes, his academic journey has prepared him for college while teaching

[1:15] him discipline and responsibility, and track him field especially, and gently he has become

[1:22] major part of his life, doing the 2020-6 track season, he has our 6 first-class fanages

[1:30] in track and field events in Alabama, first-class fanages and peace-state track and field

[1:38] event in Atlanta, I'm sorry that's a peach, the peach state track and field event in

[1:42] Atlanta, Georgia, the bronze medal in Lincoln Island, Alabama and won the 4A state championship

[1:49] a gentleman with a throw of 182.1 feet, that marked right him number one in the 4A classification

[1:57] and number four, across all the Alabama classifications, which was 1A through 7A. His success

[2:04] earned him an invitation to complete at the activist, national track and field, championship

[2:12] at the Marcus T Johnson track complex in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the National Championship,

[2:21] Joshua Playing, the National Tile, where they throw a 107.8B earned a recognition as a national

[2:30] champion in all American and track appeal from jail. Right here from Talladega, Alabama,

[2:37] a graduate of Talladega.

[2:47] I've recently found this information out, so I just wanted to invite Josh here tonight to lead us in the places of Allegiance, but we probably am sure the city and the Taliga High School would be recognized in this young man as he has most definitely put the city of Taliga on the map.

[3:04] He's a national championship. He's a national champion in the Japanese, right here from Taliga, so thank you so much.

[3:18] So we're going to go ahead and have our invocation followed by Mr. Stewart who will leave us in there.

[3:25] Ladies and gentlemen.

[3:31] Let's bear heads.

[3:36] Our father and heaven, holy is your name.

[3:41] Father, we come to you tonight to ask your blessing.

[3:44] We ask your blessing upon our city, from the lowest to the highest citizen.

[3:50] We ask your blessing upon our counsel and our leaders that they may make the proper decisions

[4:00] that would benefit the most of all of us, Father, we pray tonight that you bless our children

[4:06] of this city, that they would be safe and secure, and that they would learn, get their education,

[4:15] And that they would do great deeds as this young man that's been spoken of just a few minutes ago.

[4:22] Father, we pray God that you would remember our elderly and our disabled of the city,

[4:28] that they may have all that they need, and that things would be done to help them through their troubles in life.

[4:36] But Lord, we pray God, for the city, over all, that you would just bless it in every way possible,

[4:44] that good things would come.

[4:47] And Father, we just pray, Lord, that we would always remember the love that you have for us,

[4:53] and for all the blessings that you do give, and we ask God that you would take this meeting tonight,

[5:00] And that we would see, it held by an example from Scripture in 1 Corinthians 14, where it says,

[5:13] let all things be done decently in order.

[5:16] We thank you once again for life.

[5:19] We thank you for our city, our home, and for all of those that make it up.

[5:25] And we asked your blessing upon all in the name of your son, Jesus Christ, the most holy, amen.

[5:41] Please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance.

[5:44] Attention, salute, pledge.

[5:48] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,

[5:53] and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation,

[5:57] I'm your guy in a digital with liberty and justice for all.

[6:02] Thank you.

[6:16] I'll take it that you have had the opportunity to receive every few of the agenda.

[6:24] What do I hear the floor is now?

[6:31] Is there a motion to accept the agenda?

[6:33] I shall move.

[6:35] And actually I can.

[6:37] It's been moved in probably second.

[6:40] All in favor say aye.

[6:49] The first thing on the agenda actually is the approval of the member was his in expenditures in the amount of 521,684 dollars and 55 cents.

[7:02] I've taken that anyone has also had a chance to repeat those expenditures before attached to the package that you received.

[7:10] What do I hear about this?

[7:14] And I come out of choice sets in and boasts these things.

[7:20] It's been part of the move, it's your second.

[7:23] Set.

[7:24] And set.

[7:26] Are there any already used to anything about having the questions like the sounds and any of the

[7:30] What is it that you reviewed?

[7:35] Joe and a roll call, vote please.

[7:37] Councilman Kate.

[7:38] Councilman Sims.

[7:40] Council Member Sproutling.

[7:42] Council President Dickerson.

[7:43] Council Member Hall.

[7:52] I think we have the approval of the minutes of the regular meeting from June the 8th, 2020.

[7:58] What do I hear in reference to those minutes?

[8:05] I recommend approval.

[8:07] Test it.

[8:09] We've been moved and brought the second all the time to say aye.

[8:13] Minutes of June, you know, approved.

[8:16] The next election resolution is in order.

[8:18] This is for this number, 1975, establishing a juvenile curfew

[8:23] and prohibiting the organization's promotion for solicitation

[8:28] for engagement, encouragement of June now,

[8:30] phrase and providing penalties for violations within the city of town of Diga, out of

[8:36] that. And this is for the reading of the heading only for ordinance 1975. What do I hear?

[8:43] Thank motion for the reading of the head.

[8:46] That's it.

[8:48] There.

[8:50] There's been problems move and second for the reading of a heading only, all in favor

[8:56] I suppose they have the same right here in the United House as you know, Ms. Medley.

[9:04] In ordinance establishing a juvenile curfew amperhibiting the Organization Promotion,

[9:09] Facilitation, or Encouragement of juvenile effrays and providing penalties for violations

[9:14] within the city of Teletica, Alabama.

[9:20] Thank you so much. Next we have the immediate consideration of ordnance number,

[9:26] In 1975, of course, if past this must be unanimous, what do I hear from the Bible?

[9:32] Motion was a meeting of consideration.

[9:36] Second.

[9:38] It's been probably a move and second role call of the police in this matter.

[9:43] Councilman Keith?

[9:44] Hi.

[9:44] Councilman Sims?

[9:46] Councilmember Sprattling?

[9:47] Council President Dickerson?

[9:49] Ah.

[9:49] Councilmember Hall?

[9:53] Ah.

[9:54] Before meeting the consideration is approved.

[9:56] Next, we have the adoption of ordinance number 19, $75.

[10:02] What do I hear on reference to the adoption of this motion, ordinance number 19, $75?

[10:08] Motion to adopt ordinance, $19, $75.

[10:12] It's been probably moved this year, second.

[10:14] Second.

[10:15] It's been probably moved in, second.

[10:17] Row, how about please?

[10:19] Councilman Keith.

[10:20] Hi.

[10:20] Councilman Sims.

[10:22] Council member Spratling.

[10:24] Council President Dickerson.

[10:25] Ah.

[10:25] Calts member hall.

[10:32] Passes.

[10:32] Of course, I know we've already passed it.

[10:36] I mean, when the had a reference, any questions that concerns everybody clear.

[10:41] When is this still in two of that?

[10:45] It should go into effect immediately.

[10:47] Right.

[10:47] All the action in there, I don't know the fact right.

[10:51] And, of course, I know that this has this pros and cons, I looked over it, I believe,

[10:58] if enforced a proper way, chief, that it would be more beneficial to the city than it

[11:05] would be, the cons.

[11:07] Chief, what I don't want to happen is we just go out here and start giving people, these young

[11:15] me and that's trying to make it in life that we just start giving them a bad reporter or maybe

[11:23] a record, a juvenile record, I really wanted it in force, sensibly,

[11:30] but we got to do something.

[11:32] I know it has this pros and cons, I believe the pros, most definitely, we of outweigh the

[11:37] cons, ill and force properly. And of course, if we see something at any time, this council

[11:43] this body has the right to suspend this or in this way.

[11:48] Thank you.

[11:48] Next, we're going to go into our weed abatements,

[11:52] and we have several resolutions on the 6708,

[11:55] which is declaring property at 522 Port Street.

[12:00] And if it's pleasing to the body, I would like to take

[12:03] all of these resolutions with the weed abatement together

[12:06] to displeasing what the body is there in the objection.

[12:09] Here in no objection, if we're going to take all of these

[12:11] resolutions together.

[12:12] Resolution number 6708, which declares 522 Court Street North, a public nuisance, resolution

[12:19] number 6709, the Clare and 515 Court Street, a public nuisance, resolution number 6701,

[12:27] I'm sorry, 6701, 0 has been removed. Is that correct, Kirk? Okay, thank you very much.

[12:35] Resolution number six seven one one declaring property at five tway of four street north a public nuisance

[12:42] Resolution number six seven one two declaring four o two Lancaster street east a public nuisance

[12:51] For weeds resolution number six seven one three declare and properly known as

[12:58] It's sort of primitive about this church on the Lancaster Street East, a public nuisance for

[13:03] weeds.

[13:04] Resolution number 671-4, declaring property at 121 Lancaster Street East, a public nuisance.

[13:14] And I believe the majority of these properties are either in war, 2 and war, 3 if I'm not mistaken.

[13:21] But what do I hear from the body and reference to these resolution 6708 all the way to 671-4?

[13:37] There's a motion on the floor, is there a second?

[13:39] How second?

[13:40] We have a second.

[13:42] All in favor say aye.

[13:45] Opposed is out the same, right?

[13:47] Here are the 9-8 passage and 9-8.

[13:52] Next we have our travel request.

[14:01] And I would like to take resolution 6-7-1-6 and 6-7-7-7 together.

[14:06] I think both of those deal with the police department,

[14:10] and then we'll take resolution 6, 7, 1, 8 of this

[14:12] please into the body.

[14:13] Any objections here in the resolution number 6, 7, 1, 6.

[14:18] Approving the trial request for the Sean Gary Jr.

[14:21] to attend the Alabama Peace Office of Certified

[14:25] Firearms and Structors Force on June 22nd,

[14:28] In 2006, to June 26, in Jacksonville, Alabama,

[14:40] and resolution number six seven, one seven,

[14:43] approving the travel request for a captain, Dennis McDaniel, Captain Robert Curtis,

[14:48] and Chief MacRap to attend the 2,026AACO P conference on August 2,026 through August 7,026.

[15:00] Onions, speech, Alabama. What do I hear from the Biden reference it owes to resolutions?

[15:07] I have a second.

[15:08] I have a second.

[15:10] It's been properly moved in a second. All in favor say aye.

[15:14] Aye.

[15:14] Opposites have a saying, right? Here in the United Nations, next we're going to cover resolution

[15:20] number six, seven, one, eight.

[15:23] Approving the travel request for John Tyson and Ron Harrow to attend the Alabama Fire Chief Conference

[15:31] on August the second, 2020-6, to August the field, 2020-6, also in Orange Beach, Alabama.

[15:40] I know those are two different ladies, but I think they can ride together.

[15:45] Well, should they probably take a government be helping them say the city on expenses anyway?

[15:49] But what do I hear in reference to those that wrote the truth?

[15:55] It's been properly moved, do I hear a second?

[15:58] Is there a second?

[16:00] It's been properly moved and second.

[16:01] Are there any questions or concerns?

[16:04] I'm sorry.

[16:06] All in favor say aye.

[16:08] Opposes I was saying right.

[16:11] Here in those pairs is way.

[16:15] Next we have our war that apartments business.

[16:19] And a proble of embourses in expenages in the amount of 86,000,

[16:25] 6,000, 7,000, 3,000, 30,000, 6,000.

[16:28] What do I hear from the body?

[16:30] I think it's been a year since the heart of partner I know in Daniel.

[16:33] How is that possible?

[16:35] Just joking.

[16:39] The audience is...

[16:41] I guess you're correct.

[16:43] The floor is now open for a motion hood, do I hear a reference to those?

[16:47] to the World of Parts.

[16:49] I'm not sure you can accept.

[16:51] Okay.

[16:51] It's been positive and second.

[16:53] Role call, please.

[16:55] Councilman Keith.

[16:56] Aye.

[16:57] Councilman Sims.

[16:58] Councilmember Sprattling.

[17:00] Council President Dickerson.

[17:02] Councilmember Hall.

[17:04] And the passage you've never.

[17:07] Aye.

[17:08] That's all the official business.

[17:11] Our other business here will receive the department.

[17:13] He has monthly reports from the city manager.

[17:16] the city manager comment and the mayor or comment.

[17:23] Let me back for a minute. Can I get a motion to excuse the mayor?

[17:28] I might get a motion to excuse the mayor.

[17:31] Can I get a second?

[17:32] It's been probably moving in second all in favor say aye.

[17:36] Now, the mayor isn't elected official.

[17:39] That's really not a requirement, but I would like to get it into the

[17:42] is to have him excuse us as we excuse one of us, okay? Just for the

[17:45] explanation of four instructions.

[17:49] Chiefs. Thank you, Council President. You may

[17:52] may not have been approached by retirees and requesting that a one-time bonus.

[17:59] I would like to say this council to know that we are working to get the numbers

[18:02] for those retirees and we're going to get that information back to you before

[18:07] the time. I think you got a time frame of all the 31st to have that resolution

[18:11] that the RSA. I also have you have my report that I gave for the last two weeks. I want to address

[18:21] something Council Dickerson wanted me to bring before you about Bowls Law. I do have flyers at the

[18:26] end if anybody want to pick up the flyers as they go out. You can pick it up and it gives you all the

[18:31] information about Bowls Law that will go in effect on October the 21st is a state law.

[18:38] Can we put this on our website?

[18:41] I have one put on today that you already get response.

[18:45] That's correct.

[18:46] And I think you had comments that you wanted to make about this as well.

[18:50] Yes.

[18:50] I just really wanted to bring the public up to date prior to the city start to enforcing

[18:56] this particular law.

[18:58] It's a state law which was passed by the state of Alabama.

[19:01] But of course, we here in Talladega must uphold our state laws as well.

[19:05] on October 1st, it will go into effect and one of the main things about that law is riding

[19:16] around and dogs or animals basically that are attached to a chain and tied to a fixed

[19:23] object. As a matter of fact, just last week I assisted one of the neighbors, a dog was

[19:29] chain and offense wasn't running loose, cat come down the road. The dog tries to jump over the

[19:36] fence and the dog almost hung himself. We had to actually save the dog's life from hanging

[19:41] and that's the whole purpose of this law. So in it affects, I believe it's kind of tethering or

[19:49] basically when you have a dog that's attached to a chain and offense if it fixed object or even a

[19:58] anything, but this law wants the dollar to be able to rub free and lose within a fifth area,

[20:05] not actually tied or to a fixed object, but a rope or a chain to prevent these animals from

[20:13] causing harm to themselves. But as I ride around, I see it all the time. So when we start

[20:18] enforcing this law, I just want to put this information out there prior to us enforcing the law.

[20:23] And hopefully we'll have our communications, and before we start writing tickets and things,

[20:29] that nature will educate the people and maybe give for one as the things of that nature.

[20:34] But I want the public to know about this particular law.

[20:37] And we have some information and some pamphlets that are here for you.

[20:41] Will the city marches to go into effect?

[20:45] Will the city impose the fires?

[20:48] Or will we utilize the fires and penalties that are developed by the state?

[20:52] I believe I have to get back, which I believe we have to develop how to follow it through the state because it's a state law.

[21:00] You know, we're going to work with animal control to bring you guys more of their information because we have to redo our ordinance than we have.

[21:09] But to think about it once I told you the first time we must impose it.

[21:13] And we must follow it with it.

[21:15] All right.

[21:15] That's all I have.

[21:26] Next, Mr. Keith, we'll start on your ear, please.

[21:30] Okay. First of all, I had a chance to write around with code enforcement in the building

[21:37] inspector last week. Quite a great time writing around. Found a lot of things that need

[21:44] to be addressed and we found a lot of things that had been taken care of. It's just an ongoing event

[21:53] and the whole thing, and these are things that we got to look at,

[21:58] and especially with abandoned buildings,

[22:00] and I know it didn't get that way overnight.

[22:02] It's going to take a while to fix it.

[22:04] But I think we've got things moving in that direction.

[22:07] The other thing, I just want to comment about what you've said

[22:09] about the police department enforcing this curtain.

[22:14] Is that my song?

[22:20] I was going to get up and say.

[22:25] Do you have any reservations about it, Chief?

[22:29] They're curfewed.

[22:32] When you were talking about you and make sure it's enforcing everybody. I think they're going to do a great job.

[22:38] And I know we're looking forward to it reaping the benefits that we want to keep people safe.

[22:44] Start with the elderly people.

[22:46] So I'm anxious to see how other places have done this.

[22:59] I'm sure most of you have noticed they are paving this going on at Walmart, I would

[23:07] like to take Chris. But I can't. Walmart is doing that on their own, and if they're doing

[23:15] a fantastic job and I run by there to die and they're a little such and they're next to

[23:23] However, the young men said we're doing that Thursday.

[23:27] So they're going to take care of that whole art class

[23:29] and get their files filled in.

[23:32] And again, I would like to take care of it,

[23:34] but I can't just roll them off in this one.

[23:38] It's been, is that new?

[23:40] It was better.

[23:42] I just, thank you.

[23:43] I just like to say congratulations to the young man.

[23:46] And I'm really going to be following you

[23:48] and watching you.

[23:50] So we're all behind you.

[23:52] So good luck.

[23:53] I give

[23:56] her.

[23:56] Ms. Hall of Forty.

[24:02] I'm sitting down in your list,

[24:03] and it's static on the part where my master is.

[24:08] Uh, I meet with Ms. Somers almost every week.

[24:11] Um, she has a report that I can get to you guys.

[24:14] I'll get you updated with all the information that she has all of you.

[24:24] Ms. Hall of Forty,

[24:25] it's not.

[24:26] I'll be quiet tonight.

[24:27] Okay.

[24:28] Alright.

[24:29] First, I want to say I want to just stall off.

[24:31] I'd like to, with my congratulations, first I want to thank Pastor Walker for coming and participating

[24:38] with us on tonight as you have participated with us on many occasions in the past.

[24:42] You also did the prayer for the rededication of the park for us just a few weeks ago.

[24:48] Thank you for that.

[24:49] Most definitely want to thank Mr. Story, Josh Story for coming forth and leading us in the

[24:55] of allegiance. We thank you so much for that. You're not on the agenda tonight, but very soon

[25:01] I'm going to get you on my agenda, okay. And we thank his family that's coming supporting

[25:06] helping me to assist in leading the plays of allegiance as well. And reference to the Junting.

[25:11] Everybody knows I like to talk about all the national holidays. And reference to the Junting

[25:15] program, I want to thank so many people. I want to thank the tolerative body department for

[25:21] They assisted in the 5K and had a firemen to their own site for any injuries that may have

[25:29] taken place.

[25:31] I want to thank the Taliban, the police department.

[25:33] They have assisted us with traffic control.

[25:36] Most definitely want to thank Miss Farmer, Amens, and the Parks and Recreation.

[25:41] They assisted in so many different areas with the fireworks show, with the planning,

[25:51] the

[25:52] Community appearance, I want to thank you all, and I know you guys cut that grass between you and

[26:00] someone early within the week, but it rained so much and it was a sight to see when we got their own

[26:07] salary. The grass helps you jump a little bit, and I know it was cut. The first part of the week.

[26:12] I know it was cut, but about 15 minutes later while setting up about 10,

[26:18] And now, about five residents went out and got their personal lawnmowers, and they cut

[26:26] that entire field all over again.

[26:30] And I just want to mention that, and that shows the resilience of the citizens within

[26:35] the community, and then willing to pitch in and volunteer and help whenever needed.

[26:41] So I want to mention that as well and even though we did have rain, we did not have rain

[26:52] doing the 5K run, we did not have rain doing the live entertainment and we did not have rain

[26:59] doing the 5 work show at the end and just a little history of June 10th in case someone may not

[27:07] know, first of all, it is a national holiday, and it dates back all the way to the side

[27:13] and other emancipation proclamation of January of 1963, and it was an until June of 1965

[27:22] after proclamation had been signed, two and a half years prior, that Jim Granger and his

[27:30] soldiers rode into Galveston, Texas, where the last known slaves that was still operating

[27:36] that slave, they did not know they had been free for two and a half years, thought and received

[27:42] the message that they were free. And this is where we have the Juneteenth celebration. They

[27:47] wrote in there, of course, doing that time history was not documented as well, but they know

[27:52] that it was about that third week in the month of June. Some say it was officially the 17th,

[27:58] some say it was officially the 19th. I don't care when it was. It's the moment we get to celebrate

[28:02] and we know that all the slaves were free.

[28:05] And that's why we celebrate, excuse me, today, June 10th.

[28:10] Oprah Lee, who is from the state of Texas,

[28:13] is considered to be the mother of June 10th,

[28:17] because she petitioned the federal government

[28:20] that it may become a national holiday.

[28:23] The state of Texas made it a national holiday in 1980.

[28:27] And it wasn't until 2026, so in June 17, the Congress found the sign and it became a national holiday in the United States.

[28:36] So that's why we celebrate the June 10th.

[28:39] Also, we're going into the 4th of July, I think our next meeting won't be until after that particular holiday.

[28:45] So I want to go back to 1776 for just a minute, but we found again our independence.

[28:51] And to this year, we're celebrating in here in the United States of America, 250 years of freedom over the 40 lives we will begin to celebrate independence day.

[29:04] So those are the two national holidays that are coming up and those are my remarks for that.

[29:10] Chief, I do want to mention, I know you probably don't want me to, but I do want to mention, because I received several foreign calls on it.

[29:18] the Amazon services. I would like for you to make a statement to let us know. If the

[29:23] Amazon services will, if the contract will expire and all of us, what are we doing

[29:30] about it with it? Automatically renew. I need to confirm to the citizens that we

[29:35] would not be without Amazon services after all of us first. We will not be without

[29:40] Amazon services after all of us first. And I would like to accept this body, allow me

[29:45] enough time before bringing something to force, doing a council meeting, or in need of

[29:50] researching to give you a good answer.

[29:52] Well, we talked about this on several meetings before we can go back to the agenda, and this

[29:56] is important to the citizens of Taal of Diga, not just war at one but off.

[30:00] 5 floors, and I want to make sure that the City of Thailand did it because I received several phone calls, and it's my job as a council member and as president in this council to make sure that these citizens are comfortable, relaxed, and know that they have and will continue.

Jun 22, 2026 City Council

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