05/27/2026
๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ: ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
The Hoover City Council met on May 26, 2026 to address asset recovery, public safety equipment maintenance, interfacility medical transportation, and multiple zoning and business licensing regulations.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐: To honor Memorial Day, HPD Officer Steven Easterling sang God Bless America followed by a moment of silence and the playing of Taps by bugler, Matthew Cicero (Hoover High Asst. Band Director).
๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ: A report on the progress of Fire Station 1 indicates a Certificate of Occupancy is expected before May 31.
๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐:
The following items passed as part of the regular business proceedings:
Payment of Bills & Minutes: Approval of the standard payment of bills and the official minutes from the May 7 and May 11, 2026 meetings.
Resolution 8846-26: Authorizes the City Clerk and Mayor to execute documents to efficiently reclaim and claim unclaimed property or funds belonging to the City of Hoover.
Resolution 8847-26: Authorizes a $25,089 one-year service maintenance agreement with Stryker for preventive inspections and support services for municipal medical equipment used in public safety operations.
Resolution 8848-26: Authorizes an EMS transport agreement with Orlando Health, Inc. for limited, non-routine interfacility ambulance transports from its freestanding emergency department to Brookwood Hospital, allowing the city to receive reimbursement based on the Hoover Fire Department's standard fee schedule.
Ordinance 26-2700 (As Amended): Following a public hearing, the Council adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 8 of the Code of Ordinances to align with Alabama Act 2025-385 (HB 445). To strengthen municipal oversight, the Council amended the ordinance to set the business license fee at $2,000 for specialty retailers, pharmacies, and retail food stores. Under the new rules, all license applications require public notice and City Council approval, and specific restrictions are placed on the sale, possession, and public consumption of these products within city limits.
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Ordinance 26-2702 (First Reading): First reading for an ordinance to amend the official zoning map, rezoning the property at 3960 South Shades Crest Road to R-1 (Single-Family Residential). A second reading and formal public hearing have been scheduled for June 8, 2026.
Resolution 8849-26 (Public Hearing Scheduled): Sets a June 8, 2026 public hearing to consider a conditional use request to operate a dog daycare at 5361 U.S. 280, which is currently zoned Planned Commercial (PC).
Resolution 8850-26 (Public Hearing Scheduled): Sets a June 8, 2026 public hearing to consider a conditional use request to reclassify an existing childcare operation at 3599 Deerfield Driveโcurrently zoned R-1 (Single-Family Residential)โfrom a day care home to a group day care home.
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๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Monday, June 8, 2026 | 6:00 PM | Hoover City Hall