Oxford, AL – Oxford held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday July 25, 2023.
- Call to Order
- Councilwoman Hubbard – Present
- Councilman Gardner – Absent
- Councilman Waits – Present
- Councilman Henderson – Present
- Councilman Spurlin – Present
- Welcome/Invocation – Tommy Screws, Calvary Baptist Church
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Approval of Minutes of July 11, 2023 – Unanimously Approved (Spurlin Abstained)
- Recognition – The City of Oxford along with the Oxford Fire Department honored Firefighter Cole Macoy and Lt. Caylon Reaves for their actions that saved the life of 8-year-old Kyleigh Caffey. Miss Caffey was trapped inside a structure fire that occurred June 20 on Main Street in downtown Oxford. Fire Chief Gary Sparks shared the details of the fire that took the lives of two people. He also shared how the heroism of two particular firefighters that saved the life of an eight year old girl. Those two were aware the Earl Haynes Award for Excellence. In addition he wanted to acknowledge the team that worked together to save lives from paramedics, EMT, RN, police, and other firefighters.
- Old Business
- Ordinance No. 2023- 15 – Ordinance declaring real property surplus and authorizing its lease to 360 Media Group LLC – Tabled until next meeting
- New Business
- Ordinance No. 2023- 20 – Ordinance declaring real property located on Patricia Lane surplus and authorizing its sale. – Unanimously Approved
- Consent Agenda – Unanimously Approved (one item tabled)
- Resolution No. 2023-85 – Resolution for the approval of a subdivision plat for Carterton Heights – Resolution Tabled to Next Meeting
- Resolution No. 2023- 86 – Resolution declaring certain equipment surplus and authorizing their sale/disposal.
- Resolution No. 2023- 87 – Resolution for the placement of a Municipal Lien on the property located at 225 E. Oak Street in the total amount of $184.00.
- Resolution No. 2023- 88 – Resolution for the placement of a Municipal Lien on the property located at 225 E. Oak Street in the total amount of $284.00.
- Resolution No. 2023- 89 – Resolution for the placement of a Municipal Lien on the property located at 236 Old Highway 202 in the total amount of $184.00.
- Resolution No. 2023- 90 – Resolution for the placement of a Municipal Lien on the property located at 626 Bruce Street in the total amount of $184.00.
- Council Comments/Reports
- Mayor’s Comments – No Comments
- Set a Public Hearing for August 8, 2023, to consider the following request which was approved by the Oxford Planning Commission at their July 6, 2023 meeting: – Unanimously Approved
- Zoning request from Stanley Bush to rezone property located at 107 Mattison Road from Residential District (R-1) to General Business District (GB)
- Visitors – No Comments
- Motion to adjourn (next regular Council Meeting, August 8, 2023) – Unanimously Approved
