By Sherri Blevins
The Rainsville City Council met on August 6, 2018. After calling the meeting to order and approving the agenda, the council acted on the following items:
•Approved closing out the Industrial Blvd and Dilbeck Road Intersection Project due to completion
•Approved the motion to spend $10,000.00 towards renovations to the Rainsville City Hall
•Approved the purchase of 100 chairs for the Tom Bevel Center at a cost of $19.50 per chair
•Approved the motion to spend $28,000.00 to replace the rotting wood under the bridge on George Wallace Street with steel material for safety reasons
•Approved the motion to spend $6500.00 to upgrade culverts on Parker Avenue to state specifications.
• Approved the motion to place a street light on Maple Avenue
• Accepted the resignation of Andrew Hairston as Rainsville Public Defender effective September 12, 2018
• Approved the motion to start accepting applications for Rainsville Public Defender until September 3, 2018
• Approved the motion to join other municipalities in a lawsuit pertaining to the opioid addiction problem with the provision that any money received from the lawsuit will go to the Rainsville Police Department
• Approved the motion to hire Steve Bowman as a nineteen-hour part-time employee for the parks and recreation department
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