WATCH: Montgomery city officials address mass shooting that killed two people, injured 12 others
The Montgomery Police Department has also released the identities of the two people killed in that shooting.
The Montgomery Police Department has also released the identities of the two people killed in that shooting.
An ordinance requiring council approval for contracts of $50,000 or more failed, giving the mayor more freedom to approve contracts without council oversight.
Firefighters asked city leaders to approve a 10% raise, citing vacancies, high overtime costs and recruitment challenges.
“Safety is important to every citizen in the community, and we need to feel safe,” one frustrated Montgomery resident said.
Despite the absence of two board members, the board unanimously approved contracts for Dr. Zickeyous Byrd and interim Chief School Financial Officer Pamela Watkins.
Much of Mayor Reed’s State of the City speech focused on new programs planned for 2025 and beyond.
Mayor Reed is proposing an increase in business license fees as one source of revenue to fund his proposed $20.3 million dollar budget increase for FY 2025.
More than 300 people came to the town hall meeting Tuesday evening, and at least 120 questions had previously been submitted online by concerned citizens.
The city council took up the veto in its meeting earlier this week, but the effort to overturn it failed by one vote.
The city council voted 7-2 to allow four lots on Carter Hill Road to be rezoned on June 18, but the mayor vetoed it. The city council failed to override the veto Tuesday night, so a $3.8 million dollar student housing development project will not go forward.