Wal-mart

SuperCenter

Opens Summer, 2006

 

 

 

Visible Signs of

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

 

Eldridge O. Turner  -  President

 

Fredrick D. Scott  -  District One

Chairman  -  Public Safety Committee

 

Vincent Smith  -  District Two

Chairman  -  Planning & Zoning Committee

 

William Murray  - District Three

Chairman  -  Telecommunications Committee

 

William Yow  -  District Four

Chairman  -  Health &  Education Committee

 

Kenneth Coachman  -  District Five

Chairman  -  Finance Committee

 

Willie Hardley, Jr.  -  District Six

Chairman  -  Streets, Lights, Drainage Committee

                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    City Government:  Mayor/Council

 

 

Excepts from the Alabama League of Municipalities

Selected Readings for the Municipal Official

 

 

     Municipal Government is divided into two separate branches:  executive and legislative. The Mayor serves as the head of the executive branch and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the City and has  supervision of its employees. The City Council (legislative branch) establishes policies, passes          ordinances, sets tax  levels, determines what sorts of   services the municipality will offer and has authority over all legislative aspects of municipal government. The   primary factor in the success of a municipal government lies in the working relationship between the mayor and the city council. They have dedicated themselves for four years toward accomplishing a common goal, providing the city with the best municipal government possible.  The laws of Alabama necessitate a close working        relationship  between the council and the mayor.

 

     Council Committees are set up to study the needs      of the various departments of municipal government and to make recommendations regarding the operating policy of each department. Council committees should confer with the Mayor for his or her views on the policies and       programs under consideration since the Mayor will be responsible for carrying them out.  The sole purpose of committees is to give detailed attention to the programs and policies concerning the departments entrusted to their study and to report their findings to the full Council and the Mayor so appropriate actions may be taken.

 

      

    

The City Council Meeting is intended as a gathering of elected officials brought together to conduct the    affairs of the municipality.  The meeting is open to the to allow the public to observe the affairs of government to ensure appropriate and legal representation by their elected  officials. The “Sunshine,” or Open Meetings Law grants citizens the right to be present at public meetings, but does not grant them an absolute right to express their views at the meeting. The Fairfield Council  allows Citizens to speak at the end of the meeting.

 

 

 

 

Other Major Developments are under negotiations and will be announced in upcoming Pipeline issues.

Mayor/Council Initiatives

 

Zero Tolerance To Ordinance Violations:

 

¨ Care of Premises         

¨ Homeowner/ Contractor Permits/Licenses

¨ Abandoned Cars and Houses

¨ Curfew & Noise Violators

¨ Speed & Traffic Violators

¨ Clean Right of Ways  -  Litter Violations

 

Violators will be punished to the full extent of the Law

City Council Meetings

 

First and Third Mondays of each Month

7:00 p.m. at Fairfield City Hall.

     ** Spotlight **

M L K   -   SIDEWALK

     Beautification Project Completed