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Each committee has 2 City Council Members (one of which is the
“Chair”) and 3 Community Members.
The Committees each have a Charter and well-defined goals
and directives. The
committee meetings are open to the public and we value input from
you! Because Semmes
is now a city, YOU
HAVE A VOICE!!!
I’ll
start with the Finance
Committee
which is the committee that
I chair
as Mayor.
Our job is to audit and monitor the monthly financials as
well as advise the City Council on financial matters.
As Mayor, I chair this committee because it directly
relates to my job regarding the City Budget and expenditure of
funds. It’s my
responsibility to make sure your tax dollars are spent (and
saved) wisely!
The
City Hall Committee
is chaired by Council
Member Jerry Shirey.
This Committee originally began with a goal of securing the
City a location for City Hall and our Council Chambers.
For those who attended the City Hall dedication in
December, you can see what a wonderful facility we have.
It is definitely something for our residents to be proud
of! The work was
contracted with Semmes businesses – and the results are quality
at a reasonable price. I
would love to have you drop by City Hall for a tour, or even
better yet – plan on attending one of our committee meetings or
a City Council meeting.
Your
Public Works Committee
is chaired by Council
Member David Baker.
This committee has a very big job ahead as we move into taking over our roads
and right-of-ways in May of 2013.
By State Code,
Mobile
County
will maintain roads and right-of-ways until that time.
But you can imagine what a job this will be to make sure we
have a smooth transition in 2013.
A large portion of a city’s budget is allocated for
Public Works.
Council
Member Teresa Bonner
is the Chair of the Annexation
Committee.
And, in our first Council meeting in February, the Council
will be voting on annexing 40 or more properties into the City
Limits! We want to
grow our
new city
and reach out to those that we could not originally include.
And to do this, we’re back out knocking on doors.
Annexation into the City is by “property owner
petition”. The response to annexation has been tremendous J
If
you are interested, please attend one of the Annexation Committee
meetings!
Public
Safety is one of the most important functions of a city – we must
protect our citizens. Council
Member Mary Calhoun
is our Public
Safety Committee
Chair. Public Safety
is concerned with police and fire protection and I believe
everyone would agree how important this is.
I have to thank Sheriff Sam Cochran because his department
is doing an outstanding job of policing our city limits and the
1.5 police jurisdiction. We
are happy to have them patrolling our community once again.
Our fire protection is covered by the Semmes Volunteer Fire
Department. And we are
so fortunate to now have a means of helping them by providing
things like grants to purchase equipment.
This makes our community a safer place to live, work and
play. Also, by
supporting our SVFD, we can directly improve our ISO rating which
results in lower home
insurance rates!
Council
Member Phillip Dodd’s
passion is making Semmes a beautiful community – the shining
star of
Mobile
County
. This has been his
dream since he first became involved in the incorporation process.
The Parks, Rec and Beautification Committee
has many projects they are working on including a Veteran’s
Memorial Park to honor our Semmes veterans.
Also, the committee is looking at several beautification
projects and a “don’t litter” program to help make people
more aware of keeping our city clean and litter-free.
So
join us – all meetings are OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC! Be
informed - Get involved
and help us to make Semmes THE
shining star of
Mobile
County
! Remember my OPEN DOOR FRIDAYS from 9 AM
till 2 PM – drop by for a cup of coffee J
Judith
Hale, Mayor
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