CHILDERSBURG, Ala, – Following a ribbon-cutting and open house for the new multi-use city complex, the newly-elected Childersburg City Council and Mayor were sworn-in on Monday, Nov. 3 before they held an organizational meeting. The Honorable Judge Chad Woodruff conducted the ceremony, with Lexi Morris holding The Bible for each official.
Councilman Tommy Ivey was elected to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore to open the organizational meeting. Ordinance 1152 was adopted to set procedures for the governing body.
Mayor Ken Wesson announced his committee appointments as follows: Fire/Ambulance Department – Wayne Spivey; Police Department – Wesley Allen; Parks and Recreation and Senior Center – Tommy Ivey; Street Department – Robbie Riddle; Library, Safety Coordinator, and Chamber Representative – Gerald Wallace.
The following were all reappointed to their current positions: City Clerk and Treasurer – Aimee P. Burnette; Kevin Koss – Police Chief; Shane Phillips – Fire Chief, IT, and City Computer Systems; City Accountant and Auditor – Hullett, Kellum, and McKinney, P.C.; City Attorney – Robert Rumsey.
Cadence Bank, Renasant Bank, and First Bank of Alabama were retained as Designated Depositories, and Councilman Tommy Ivey was elected as the Authorized Councilmember to sign city checks in the absence of the Mayor.
Mayor Ken Wesson announced that the first regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 6:00 p.m.
All meetings, per Ordinance 1152, will continue to be held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The current evening meeting schedule will continue through the rest of the 2025 calendar year, but the third Tuesday meetings will be held at 11:00 a.m., beginning with the January 2026 meetings.
