REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Monday, June 22, 2026 06:00 PM Council Chambers

AGENDA NO. 2026-12-RG

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1.CALL TO ORDER 

2.INVOCATION

3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.ROLL CALL OF ELECTED GOVERNING OFFICIALS

5.AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA

6.APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. A.Minutes No. 2026-11-RG, dated June 8, 2026

7.PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS

1. A.Presentation of Madison Police Department Life Saving Awards to Officer Patrick Niles, Officer Jacob Kramer, Officer Jonathan Siskoff, Detective Andrew Slaughter and Officer Timothy Portik

2. B.Presentation of Madison Police Department Public Safety Awards to Captain McRae, Lieutenant Miles, Sergeant Reaves, Communications Supervisor Sharp and Captain Stout

8.PUBLIC COMMENTS

Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Anyone who would like to sign up prior to the Council meeting may contact the City Clerk at cityclerk@madisonal.gov. Anyone who would like to submit a presentation to the City Council must email it to the City Clerk by noon on the Friday prior to the meeting. Anyone who cannot attend the meeting in person and would like to email written comments must do so by noon of the Council meeting date, and address comments to citycouncil@madisonal.gov

For Public review and reference, see Resolution No. 2021-268-R Policy For Public Participation During City Council Meetings.

9.CONSENT AGENDA AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT

1. A.Resolution No. 2026-221-R: Declaring surplus and authorizing the disposal of obsolete personal property formerly used by the Facilities and Grounds Department pursuant to Section 16-108 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Madison

2. B.Resolution No. 2026-228-R: Authorizing the acceptance of grant funding in the amount of $3,500 from the Ruth & Lyle Taylor Endowment Fund 2026 to be used for Mayor's Youth Council program expenses (to be deposited into Budget Line Item 10-130-000-2765-00) 

3. C.Resolution No. 2026-229-R: Acceptance of insurance settlement from Alabama Municipal Insurance Corporation for Claim No. 065706MT caused by a collision involving a police vehicle which occurred on April  02, 2026  ($19,390.19 [less $1,000 deductible] to be deposited into General Operating account)

4. D.Resolution No. 2026-230-R: Acceptance of insurance settlement from Alabama Municipal Insurance Corporation for Claim No. 065848 caused by a collision involving a city vehicle which occurred on April 30, 2026  ($2,115.72 [less $1,000 deductible] to be deposited into General Operating account)

5. E.Acceptance of appropriation from District 2 Madison County Commissioner Steve Haraway to be used towards Animal Shelter Camera System and Network Cable Upgrades and/or Animal Shelter Software Upgrades in the amount of $40,000 (to be deposited into Police Donations checking account)

6. F.Acceptance of $1,000 donation from GRAMI (Getting Real About Mental Illness) to provide additional funds for Crisis Intervention Team training and materials (to be deposited into Madison Police Department Donations account)

10.PRESENTATIONS OF REPORTS

MAYOR RANAE BARTLETT

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 1 MAURA WROBLEWSKI

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 2 DAVID BIER

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 3 BILLIE GOODSON

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 4 MICHAEL MCKAY

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 5 ALICE LESSMANN

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 6 ERICA WHITE

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 7 KENNETH JACKSON

11.BOARD/COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

1. A.Resolution No. 2026-227-R:  Appointing Board of Directors of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Madison 

12.PUBLIC HEARINGS

Public comments during public hearings are limited to 5 minutes per speaker. Anyone who would like to sign up prior to the Council meeting may contact the City Clerk at cityclerk@madisonal.gov. Anyone who would like to submit a presentation to the City Council must email it to the City Clerk no later than noon on the Friday prior to the meeting. Anyone would cannot attend the meeting in person and would like to email written comments must do so by noon of the Council meeting date and address comments to citycouncil@madisonal.gov. 

1. A.Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-168: Zoning certain property owned by Madison Land Resources, LLC, consisting of 35.6 acres and located west of Hardiman Road and south of Madison Branch Boulevard, R-1C (Single Family Conservation) upon annexation (First Reading 5/11/2026)

2. B.Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-173: Amending the Official Zoning Ordinance of the City of Madison (First Reading 5/11/2026) 

3. C.Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-175: Amending the Zoning Ordinance to allow Short-Term Rentals (First Reading 5/26/2026)

4. D.Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-201:  An Ordinance establishing regulations concerning Short-Term Rentals (First Reading 05/26/2026)

13.DEPARTMENT REPORTS

BUILDING

• A.Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-210: Amending Article V, Section 8-101 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Madison relating to the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy fees (First Reading 06/08/2026)

FACILITIES AND GROUNDS

• A.Resolution No. 2026-223-R: Authorizing Change Order No. 1 to the agreement with Nola | Van Peursem for architectural design services for the Animal Control Facility, increasing the architectural fee to $46,284 (to be paid from Facilities & Grounds Department budget)

HUMAN RESOURCES

• A.Resolution No. 2026-208-R: Approval of new Environmental Specialist position for the Engineering Department

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• A.Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-217:  Approving addition of Chapter 15 to the City of Madison Personnel Policies and Procedures to provide Computer and Artificial Intelligence Use Policies (First Reading)

PLANNING

• A.Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-169: Assenting to the annexation of property consisting of 35.6 acres, located west of Hardiman Road and south of Madison Branch Boulevard, into the City of Madison (First Reading 05/11/2026) 

POLICE

• A.Resolution No. 2026-224-R: Authorizing the Mayor to execute a Master Services Agreement with ThisGen911 for a no-cost cloud-based skills assessment platform for Public Safety Dispatcher recruitment and evaluation

• B.Resolution No. 2026-220-R: Authorizing the submission of an application for the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation for grant funding in the amount of $23,766.24 for the purchase of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), with no matching funds required

RECREATION

• A.Resolution No. 2026-225-R: Authorizing an addendum to the Professional Services Agreement with Valerie Harp and Joshua Harp Dream Vacations, d/b/a Vacations by Val Travel Group

REVENUE

• A.Resolution No. 2026-226-R: Exempting proceeds from the sale of hearing instruments from the City of Madison's Sales and Use Tax

14.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

15.ADJOURNMENT

Agenda Note: It should be noted that there are times when circumstances arise that require items be added to or deleted from the agenda at time of the Council meeting. Also all attached documents are to be considered a draft until approved by Council. 

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