• Monday 29 February '16
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    Question and Answers from Officer Involved Shooting Press Conference (Unofficial)
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    DISCLAIMER:  This is not an official transcript of what was said.  This is just my notes that I was able to take down while I was in the meeting.

    Mayor called the press conference to order at 12:30 PM

    He explained that the investigation is being expedited but it may take several weeks

    The mayor briefly addressed the timeline:

    1. EMS dispatched and arrived within 4 minutes within the call
    2. Mr. Gunn was pronounced dead at the scene shortly thereafter

    Immediately following the shooting all information was turned over to the SBI (State Bureau of Investigation)

    The brother of Mr. Gunn requested 5 minutes of silence for his brother. The mayor granted him 5 minutes.

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  • Monday 15 February '16
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    City Council Agenda – 02/16/2016
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    A G E N D A
    MONTGOMERY CITY COUNCIL
    FEBRUARY 16, 2016 – 5:00 P.M. COUNCIL AUDITORIUM

    Prayer by Councillor Bell’s Guest:
    The Reverend Raymonda Speller, Community Congregational United Church of Christ

    Pledge of Allegiance

    Approval of February 2, 2016 Work Session Minutes

    Approval of February 2, 2016 Regular Council Meeting Minutes

    Mayor’s Message

    Special Committee Reports

    Public Communications on Agenda Items (To address the Council during this time, the
    Roster must be signed before meeting begins indicating agenda item number to be discussed.)

    OLD BUSINESS

    1. Ordinance amending Ord. No. 62-2014, City of Montgomery Organizational Chart.

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  • Wednesday 03 February '16
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    Storm Water Fee – Why I Voted Against It
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    On Tuesday, the city council voted on an ordinance to levy storm water on parcels of property located with the corporate limits of the city of Montgomery. The city of Montgomery is required under Federal and State regulations to obtain a National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) permit for storm-water discharges from the public Municipal Separate Storm Sewer (MS4). This coupled along with Act Number 2014-439 passed by the Alabama Legislature which gave any governing body to create and establish a funding mechanism to aid local storm water management programs in meeting financial obligations imposed by Federal and State regulations, the city found that it was in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Montgomery for there to be a Storm-water Management Program Fund.

    The amount of the fee will be $0.005 per square feet for commercial properties up to $3,000. It will be a flat $10 for residential properties. The basis for selecting the properties to which the additional fee will be assessed is based on whether or not you currently are paying property taxes. Click here to see the complete ordinance.

    The ordinances passed by a 6-2 vote with one councilman abstaining. I was one of the dissenting votes. I chose to vote against it for the following reasons:

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  • Monday 01 February '16
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    CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – 02/02/2016
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    A G E N D A
    MONTGOMERY CITY COUNCIL
    FEBRUARY 2, 2016 – 5:00 P.M.
    COUNCIL AUDITORIUM

    Prayer by Councillor Green or Guest

    Pledge of Allegiance

    Approval of January 19, 2016 Work Session Minutes

    Approval of January 19, 2016 Regular Council Meeting Minutes

    Mayor’s Message

    Special Committee Reports

    Public Communications on Agenda Items (To address the Council during this time, the Roster must be signed before meeting begins indicating agenda item number to be discussed.)

    OLD BUSINESS

    1. Ordinance levying Storm Water Fees on parcels of property located within the Corporate Limits.

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