Priceville council approves routine purchases, training and several payments; votes to enter executive session
January 12, 2026 | Priceville, Morgan County, Alabama
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The Priceville City Council approved a set of routine expenditures and administrative items on Jan. 26, 2026, and voted to adjourn into executive session to discuss emergency operations center (EOC) matters and issues described as pending the threat of litigation.
Significant approvals recorded in the meeting included a negotiated payment to AT&T of $9,580.33 to rectify a fiber-optic cable cut tied to a county crew working on a project; the mayor reported the company’s initial charge was ‘‘a little over 11,000’’ before negotiation. Council members moved and recorded assent to pay the negotiated amount.
Other approved items included $400 for embroidered raincoats for port authority/office personnel; a $199 purchase for an 8-page ad in a local profile; a full-page ad in an 'Explore' visitors and newcomers magazine; $810 to Cigna for chemical spill response training ($135 per person); laptop purchases from Municipal Support Solutions totaling $725 and $875 for building department staff; $150 for a staff member (Matt Fish) to attend the AVMS convention; and a $1,000 sponsorship for the Moore County Schools Foundation leadership hall of fame (includes two seats). The council also approved $442.03 plus travel expenses to certify Corey Watson in standardized field sobriety testing for Alabama standards.
Motions for these items were made and seconded on the record, and roll-call-style confirmations of 'yes' were recorded for participating members; the transcript does not record votes against these items. After the approvals, the council voted to go into executive session to discuss EOC and matters described as pending litigation and adjourn from the executive session rather than reconvening in open session.
The transcript records the amounts and items approved but does not specify funding line-item sources or detailed implementation timelines for each purchase. For the executive session, the council cited concerns 'pending the threat of litigation or other good name of character issues'; no further detail was provided in the public portion of the meeting.
Significant approvals recorded in the meeting included a negotiated payment to AT&T of $9,580.33 to rectify a fiber-optic cable cut tied to a county crew working on a project; the mayor reported the company’s initial charge was ‘‘a little over 11,000’’ before negotiation. Council members moved and recorded assent to pay the negotiated amount.
Other approved items included $400 for embroidered raincoats for port authority/office personnel; a $199 purchase for an 8-page ad in a local profile; a full-page ad in an 'Explore' visitors and newcomers magazine; $810 to Cigna for chemical spill response training ($135 per person); laptop purchases from Municipal Support Solutions totaling $725 and $875 for building department staff; $150 for a staff member (Matt Fish) to attend the AVMS convention; and a $1,000 sponsorship for the Moore County Schools Foundation leadership hall of fame (includes two seats). The council also approved $442.03 plus travel expenses to certify Corey Watson in standardized field sobriety testing for Alabama standards.
Motions for these items were made and seconded on the record, and roll-call-style confirmations of 'yes' were recorded for participating members; the transcript does not record votes against these items. After the approvals, the council voted to go into executive session to discuss EOC and matters described as pending litigation and adjourn from the executive session rather than reconvening in open session.
The transcript records the amounts and items approved but does not specify funding line-item sources or detailed implementation timelines for each purchase. For the executive session, the council cited concerns 'pending the threat of litigation or other good name of character issues'; no further detail was provided in the public portion of the meeting.
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