The Russellville City Council approved four personnel moves in the Russellville Street Department at its March 17th meeting.
Kenneth Hallmark was hired as a utility technician. He was hired in as a Grade 6, Step 2.
Cody Logan was hired as a heavy equipment operator II.
And Michael McKinney was promoted to heavy equipment operator III and Brandon Reed to heavy equipment operator II. These were promotions from the current list from within the Classified Service.
Other agenda items addressed by the council included:
--contracting with Civil Group, LLC for CE&I performance for the TAP25 sidewalk improvement project.
--authorizing Mayor David Grissom and Street Department Manager Shannon Wilson to negotiate and purchase a knuckleboom truck through a Sourcewell quote for the Russellville Street Department and to authorize advertisement to receive sealed bids for purchase of a used truck and, if necessary, rent a truck in the interim period, contingent upon the Alabama Municipal Insurance Corporation's final claim report for a January 27th accident. A city-owned knuckleboom truck was severely damaged in that accident and the engine block broke.
Grissom said Ingram Equipment in Pelham has a new truck in its inventory as well as five used 2022 trucks with approximately 40,000 miles. The city was given the option to rent-to-own a used truck and if the city purchases it within 45 days, 100% of the $4,500 monthly rental will apply toward that purchase.
--heard from Russellville resident Pat Seal, who expressed his appreciation to each City of Russellville Department as well as the three local utility boards for doing 'the jobs you're paid to do and for what you do that you're not paid for.'
Seal, the former Russellville Utilities Office Manager, shared examples of service above the call of duty demonstrated by the Russellville Police Department, Russellville Fire Department, Russellville Street Department.
Seal also thanked the employees of the Russellville Water and Sewer Board, Russellville Electric Board and Russellville Gas Board for 'providing excellent service for the public.'
Seal said some people questioned why he would thank public servants for doing the jobs they're paid for, but in Seal's case, he's personally seen performance by these men and women well beyond their job duties.
“We're truly blessed with the departments heads, employees and utility boards we have in Russellville,” Seal said. “Thank you for what you do for us every day.”
--heard a report from Grissom about Wilson and Street Department employees Jamie Reeves, Ken Hallmark, Marvin McKinney and Trenton McCulloch, who went to Tuscumbia and assisted city workers in the aftermath of severe storms that hit Tuscumbia late Saturday night/early Sunday morning.
“We appreciate what each of you did to help another community after you were up all night working in our city to clear trees from roadways. You went and did an excellent job over there and (Tuscumbia Mayor William Foster) told us how much he appreciated you,” Grissom said.
