Phenix City Council Meeting | May 5, 2026

The May 5, 2026, Phenix City Council meeting included several procurement and infrastructure actions. The council ratified an emergency proposal from Water Grading Contracting Inc. for sanitary sewer work along 13th Street, capped at $125,923, and approved up to $13,200 for Municipal Consultants Inc. engineering services plus up to $5,820 in permit fees for a borrow-pit mining permit. It also approved purchasing an RC Mower R-52 from Tri Green Equipment through Sourcewell contract 112624-M for up to $69,977.39, and authorized Hast & Sawyer Task Order 2025-06 for water-main relocation engineering services, capped at $172,000. Another resolution authorized a $24,641 emergency sewer-service replacement payment. The council accepted a three-year general-fund insurance proposal from Alabama Municipal Insurance Corporation, including a stated 2% annual premium discount; members discussed a slight increase related to claims and expanded coverage. These procurement-related resolutions were approved by council vote. The council also declared police Tasers and batteries surplus for trade-in under a five-year agreement with Axon Enterprises and approved declaring vehicles surplus for public auction or sale.

The council approved a public-hearing notice for the Police Department’s application for the FY2025 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant to purchase equipment. It adopted the city’s Safety Action Plan, developed under a Safe Streets and Roads for All grant, and authorized pedestrian-lane, crosswalk, and signage improvements funded through the Thriving Communities Program; the plan identifies potential projects ranging from about $22,000 to $1.2 million and may support future funding requests. The council also approved an ordinance on first reading to set wholesale water rates for other utility systems effective January 1, 2027, and considered other utility billing changes. The meeting additionally featured employee recognition and proclamations honoring Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week, the Central High School girls’ flag-football champions, and Professional Municipal Clerks Week.