LIVE BLOG of Selma City Council begins at 5 p.m.
Published 4:20 pm Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Here’s the agenda and blog is below
To: Mayor George Evans
Council Members
Attorney Jimmy Nunn
Clerk Ivy Harrison
Treasurer Cynthia Mitchell
The Selma Times Journal
The Montgomery Advertiser
The Selma Post Herald
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From: Dr. Geraldine Allen
Council President
The following will be the agenda items for the regularly scheduled meeting of the Selma City Council to be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 5:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall.
Call to Order
Invocation – Pastor David Nichols
Crosspoint Christian Church Recovery Pastor
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes: June 23, 2009 – Regular Meeting
Citizens’ Request (Presentation will be limited to 3-5 minutes)
Ms. Gail Coulson
Re: Riverview Neighborhood concerns
Ms. Edna Bender
Re: J. L. Chestnut Boulevard street signs
Mrs. Nancy Sewell
Re: RIF (Reading is Fundamental)
Ms. Kimesha Alvarado
Re: Circle of Love Youth Buy-Back Program
Mr. James Parker
Re: Placement of speed breakers on Eugene Avenue
Citizens’ Request Continued (Presentation will be limited to 3-5 minutes)
Mrs. Cicely Curtis, Ms. Akilah Posey and Representative Yusuf Salaam
Re: Think Tank/Community Builders Educational Excellence Event
Mayor’s Report
Attorney’s Report
Business Items
I. Noise Ordinance (Council President Dr. Geraldine Allen)
II. Residency requirement (Councilman Dr. Cecil Williamson)
III. First Annual Youth Conference—August 6-8, 2009 (Councilwoman Angela Benjamin)
IV. Industrial Development Board appointments (Councilman Dr. Cecil Williamson)
V. Club licenses (Councilman Dr. Cecil Williamson)
VI. Gas prices in Selma (Council President Dr. Geraldine Allen)
VII. Update on old agenda items (Council President Dr. Geraldine Allen)
VIII. Closing remarks by each council member (2 minutes limit)
Standing Committee Reports
Recreation – Councilman Samuel Randolph, Chairperson
Administrative – Councilwoman Dr. Monica Newton, Chairperson
Public Safety – Councilman Corey Bowie, Chairperson
Community Development – Councilwoman Angela Benjamin, Chairperson
Public Works/General Services – Councilman Benny Tucker, Chairperson
Discretionary – Council President Dr. Geraldine Allen, Chairperson
Selma-Dallas Youth Ambassadors – Councilwoman Bennie Ruth Crenshaw, Chairperson
Children & Families – Councilwoman Angela Benjamin, Chairperson
Adjournment