Photo: John Williams addresses the Hanceville City Council Thursday evening.
HANCEVILLE – The Hanceville City Council met for a regularly scheduled meeting Thursday evening, where several items of business were addressed.
First, the council discussed the election system and software invoice, the amount of $5,010.51, for the voting machine and supplies which were used for the recent election. All members agreed to pay this.
Next, on behalf of the Hanceville High School girls’ basketball team, Christina Watson asked the council to approved the HHS Girls Basketball 5K, which will follow its usual route and be under the supervision of the Hanceville Police Department. The council approved this event.
Third, John Williams of Life That Counts, a high school mentoring program, addressed the council. Williams originally asked for $3,500 from the City, but says he now needs $5,500, which will fully fund the program at Hanceville High School.
The program is in its third year and currently serves six area schools, but they are adding elementary grade children to their program.
According to Hanceville High School, test scores have increased since this program began. Councilwoman Kim Brown reminded the council that the schools are required to have a mentoring advocacy program, and, she says, this program fills that need.
The council voted unanimously to give Life that Counts the funding.
The following appointments were made:
Zoning Board – The board reappointed Phillip Frappato to the Zoning Board for another five years.
Tree Commission – The board agreed to reappoint Carla Cain and Mary Jo Lakin to the Tree Commission.
Surplus was considered for a flatbed, a forklift, a 1991 Chevrolet pickup truck and a 1995 GMC pickup truck. The council agreed to surplus the two trucks and flatbed and put them on Gov.deals. Since the forklift is in good condition, the council decided to put it on reserve for $5,000 on Gov.deals.
The council is manning a booth at the Cullman County Fair. Mayor Kenneth Nail said, “My hope is to sell the town and tell people about activities and events are going on around Hanceville.”
The next council meeting will be Oct. 13 at 7 p.m.; the work session will be held at 6:30 p.m.
An organizational meeting will be held Nov. 7 at the Hanceville Civic Center at 6:30 p.m.
The public is welcome to attend both.
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