GOOD HOPE, Ala. – The City of Good Hope had a full agenda at its Monday night city council meeting. The council passed its FY2022 budget of $3.1 million including a 3% pay increase for the city’s employees. The budget projects an income of $3.3 million.
Set aside in the budget is $220,000 for capital improvements including a new maintenance shop roof, a new F-150 truck, larger skid steer and $73,000 for miscellaneous needs. The budget also included $111,000 from the American Rescue Plan funds for the planned sewer expansion.
The council passed an amendment to ordinance 014-2012 after a second reading. The amendment designates the mayor as the superintendent of Good Hope’s Wastewater Treatment Plant in addition to the mayor’s regular duties. The mayor’s salary will increase to $39,000 a year for compensation for the additional duties.
A first reading of a proposed lodging tax took place and afterwards the council suspended the rules, thus allowing a vote to pass the new tax. The 1.5% lodging tax increase and $3 a night convenience fee will go to fund the Good Hope Parks and Recreation. The existing 3% lodging tax goes to the city’s general fund.
In other business, the council approved the following:
- Placement of a three-way stop at Megan Lane and Calvert Road.
- Resolution for Canyon Engineering Services for the sanitary sewer expansion.
- Resolution allowing the City to apply for AL Recreational Trails Grant FY 2022.
- Resolution for right-of-way acquisition and construction agreement for TAP grant for the Calvert Road sidewalk project.
The Good Hope City Council meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. inside the Good Hope City Hall. The public is invited to attend.
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