CHILDERSBURG, Ala. – The Childersburg City Council approved Ordinance No. 1158, authorizing a franchise agreement with Coosa Valley Technologies that allows the company to use public rights-of-way to provide telecommunications services within the city, including broadband internet and telephone service.
Residents of Childersburg and surrounding areas who are interested in service can visit Coosa Valley Technologies’ website to request service at their address and encourage their neighbors to do the same.
In a procedural move, the council approved Resolution No. 2026-22, formalizing the city’s participation in the Rebuild Alabama Plan for fiscal year 2027.
Council members also approved Resolution No. 2026-23, authorizing execution of a revised participation agreement with the Municipal Workers Compensation Fund Inc.
The council approved a biweekly salary of $800 for the city’s building inspector.
Several training-related expenses for the Childersburg Police Department were also approved. Lt. Brandon Hughes and Officer Dylan Jenkins will attend a Pursuit Intervention Technique course in Huntsville on Monday, Nov. 2. The training costs $400 per participant, and a city vehicle will be used for travel.
Officers Dylan Jenkins and Aaron Gaffney were approved to attend the Leadership & Front-Line Supervisors course in Abbeville on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 23-24. Expenses include a $199 registration fee per participant, two nights of lodging, use of a city vehicle, and per diem expenses.
The council approved a full-page color advertisement in The Daily Home’s Football Edition Magazine at a cost of $495, to be paid from Fund 23-LRA.
While the city searches for a permanent replacement, the council authorized Brad Logan to serve as a part-time temporary employee in the Recreation Department at a rate of $800 biweekly.
The council also approved payment of invoices totaling $81,157.42.
The next regular meeting of the Childersburg City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 11:00 a.m., following a work session at 10:30 a.m.
