The Chelsea City Council met on Tuesday, Sept. 4. With the exception of David Ingram, all council members were present for the meeting.
Once the minutes from the Aug. 21 meeting were accepted, Mayor Picklesimer began his Mayor’s Report, proclaiming that Sept. 24 would be Family Day in the city of Chelsea, and the week of Sept. 23-29 would be Family Week for the city.
This proclamation came at the suggestion of Kenneth Paschal, state president of the Alabama Family Rights Association. The week is intended to encourage all citizens to join together by spending time with their families and engaging in activities to honor and strengthen both the city and state’s families, a press release issued by the organization stated.
Paschal suggested activities such as eating dinner as a family, or doing activities like playing a board game and taking a picture. He also asked families to use the social media hashtag #FamilyDayAL18.
Before beginning council business, there was a motion to suspend the rules so that the annexation ordinances presented Monday night could be up for immediate consideration by the council.
The council approved annexation ordinances from Richard Lawton III, for a piece of land containing 0.15 acres, and William and Barbara Weldon, for 1.96 acres of land on Highway 36. The council also approved establishing a 6 percent lodging tax for the city of Chelsea, which will also cover Airbnb rentals, of which Chelsea has one known location.
From there, two resolutions were accepted. The first was to accept the lowest bid from Powell Builder Inc. for the Railroad Closing Project, and the second was a resolution to authorize the purchase of BadgePass for the Community Center. The bid from Powell Builder Inc. will be accepted and the Community Center will begin implementing the BadgePass system on Jan. 2.
The next council meeting is set for Sept. 18, after which there will be a public input meeting about the 280 Overlay project.
