By Nathan Prewett, For the Tribune
MOODY – The Moody City Council recognized the Chamber of Commerce’s ambassadors program at a meeting on Monday, Nov. 14.
The ambassadors program is headed by Moody Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Andrea Machen and consists of local students from Moody who are noted for their academic achievements.
To be selected, a student has to go through the process of applying and being interviewed before being accepted. TIn addition, the ambassadors commonly work with the Chamber of Commerce on events such as Oktoberfest.
“We do appreciate the mayor and council taking the time tonight to let the Moody Chamber ambassadors come and observe them during council,” Machen said. “And they also got to meet them in pre-council as well, and so it was an honor for them to be here, and we do appreciate it.”
Later in the meeting, the council passed the items on the agenda, including a one-time lump and a sick/injury leave reward program for the city employees.
The lump sum payment gives full-time employees $300 and $150 to part-time employees, both after taxes.
With the sick/injury reward program, $150 is given to those with no sick days and $75 for those with one sick day, both after taxes as well.
In other business, the council:
- Recognized Moody Park & Recreation’s 7U Moody Lions Flag Football Team that came in first place in the 7U Flag Football State Championship on Nov. 5,
- Approved a request from Public Works Director Steve Mitchell to re-wire the entire intersection (Signal Heads, and Cobra Heads, and LED lighting) at Village Drive and Highway 411 for $14,174,
- Named Patsy Spradley, Justin Morris, Ashley Cooper, Melinda Glidewell, and Donna Turner to the library board,
- Approved a request from Police Chief Thomas Hunt to repair the tires of car #346 for $642,
- Approved Hunt’s request to repair the tires of car #345 for $642,
- Approved Hunt’s request to repair car #347’s radiator $984,
- Approved Hunt’s request to repair car #343’s catalytic converter for $1,014,
- Approved Hunt’s request for him and Capt. Reece Smith to attend the Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police conference in February 2023 for $800,
- Approved Hunt’s request to hire an SRO officer with funds coming from St. Clair County Board of Education,
- Approved Fire Chief Larry Horton’s request to purchase uniforms for $2,800,
- Approved Horton’s request to purchase uniforms for $624,
- Approved Horton’s request to have the service and air sample testing done on a breathing air machine for $872,
- Approved Councilwoman Linda Crowe’s request to hire a part-time employee for the senior center, and
- Approved a request from Mayor Joe Lee to submit an ATRIP II grant application for funding to improve the intersections of Highway 411 at High School Drive and Highway 411 at Washington Drive and Verbena Drive.
Meetings are held on the second and fourth Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at Moody City Hall on 670 Park Ave.
Nathan Prewett can be reached at nthomasp6@gmail.com.