Council meeting highlights, September 16, 2024 Item 24.08.24: Council approved a request for a crosswalk at Palmetto and Broadway to help with safe passage across that intersection for Edgewood Elementary foot traffic. Item 15.08.24: Council denied a request for a sign variance at 815 Green Springs Hwy., home of Cookie Plug. Item: 28.08.24: Council approved this item, which was a presentation by Maddie Tarpley, with the Homewood High School Environmental Club. They want to create a habitat for Monarch Butterflies in Homewood. She's targeting several spots around the city for these projects. She is being teamed up with our city services and the environmental commission to work out the details of where these habitats will go. Keep an eye out for updates on this exciting project. Agenda: https://bit.ly/4gGyF1B Upcoming meeting schedules: https://bit.ly/3bvufcT Archived meetings: http://bit.ly/2UiSIaA For all the details about this meeting watch the video above.

Mayor Patrick McClusky has announced his retirement from public office effective November 1, 2024, highlighting his desire to spend more time with his family. His heartfelt announcement to the council on August 26, 2024, marked the end of a 16-year journey serving the citizens of Homewood. He was a councilor representing Ward 3 before being elected mayor in 2020. According to the State of Alabama's "Order of Succession" (see below), City Council President Alex Wyatt will step in as the new mayor starting Nov. 1st. Current Council President Pro-Tem Walter Jones will then assume the role as council president. As a result, Councilor Jones’ seat for Ward 3 will become vacant and require a replacement, which the council will appoint in November. There will be an official opening of the process to fill that vacancy. The code below outlines that a vacancy in the mayor’s office, or the city council president’s seat, will be filled without an election. However, the mayor and all council positions will be opened to any candidate for the November 2025 municipal elections. While the last city elections were held in 2020, a new bill passed by the Alabama Legislature adds an extra year to terms for many who were elected or re-elected in 2020. Why the change? Lawmakers hoped to keep from having municipal elections around the state clash with the presidential election this November. _____________________________ The order of succession for a Class 6 city (Homewood) is regulated by Section 11-43-42 of the Code of Alabama , which states in pertinent part as follows: (a) In case of the absence of the mayor from a city of 12,000 or more inhabitants or his inability to serve on account of sickness or any other good reason, the president of the council or the president pro tempore of the council in case of absence or disability of the president of the council shall act as mayor pro tempore with the power and authority of the mayor during such time. In the event of a failure or refusal of the president of the council or the president pro tempore of the council to act, the council may appoint one of its members to act as mayor pro tempore with like effect, which appointment shall be entered in the minutes of the council. In the event of a vacancy from any cause in the office of mayor, the president of the council shall succeed to the office of mayor for the unexpired term. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the president of the council, the president pro tempore shall, in like manner, be president of the council for the unexpired term. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the president pro tempore, the office shall be filled from the membership of the council.