Spanish Fort council approves $200,000 school facilities funding, firefighter pay changes and surplus disposals; mosquito contract set for April 20

The Spanish Fort City Council on April 6 approved a package of resolutions and introduced several others, including a plan to accept $200,000 from the Baldwin County Board of Education to rebuild concession and bathroom facilities at Spanish Fort Elementary.

Resolution 1585-2026 authorized the mayor to enter an intergovernmental project funding agreement under which the school board will provide $200,000 toward reconstruction of a concession stand and bathrooms removed during school construction staging. The city will bid and oversee the work and will be responsible for any construction shortfalls. The council moved, held roll call and approved the resolution during the meeting.

On personnel matters, Resolution 1590-2026 amended the Spanish Fort Fire Department pay classification guidelines to reflect a budgeted increase — discussed during prior budget work sessions — that adjusts most firefighter positions by $1 per hour to support recruiting and retention. The council voted to suspend the rules and adopted the resolution in the same meeting.

For fleet management, Resolution 1591-2026 declared a 2006 Dodge Dakota and a 2008 Ford F-450 Super Duty truck surplus under Alabama Code §11-43-56 because repair costs exceed their value and authorized the mayor to dispose of them. The resolution passed on roll call.

In another item, Mr. Conner presented Resolution 1589-2026, a first reading to enter a contract with Mississippi Mosquito Control LLC (doing business as Vector Disease Control International LLC) to provide larviciding, adulticiding, surveillance, testing and related services for April 1–October 2026 at a contract price of $24,350; the council set that item for final consideration at the April 20 meeting.

Council also introduced Resolution 1592-2026 to name portions of Alabama State Route 225 within the city limits "American Patriots Way," citing local veteran burial sites and historic battlefields; the county commission was asked to consider complementary action to cover unincorporated portions of the route.

Finally, the council approved Resolution 1593-2026 appointing Mayor Brad Bass as the city's voting delegate to the Alabama League of Municipalities 2026 annual convention and naming alternates.

Votes and procedure: Several of these resolutions were adopted by roll call during the meeting. Where roll-call lists were read aloud in the transcript, votes were recorded as 'yes' by council members for the listed resolutions. (Transcript roll-call naming showed consistent 'yes' votes for the listed approvals in this meeting.)

Next steps: The mosquito-control contract will return for final approval on April 20; the city will proceed with bidding and oversight of the school concession/bathroom reconstruction and will execute disposal procedures for the surplus vehicles.