The Mobile City Council held its regular meeting on July 7, 2026, beginning with an invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, and a moment of silence for former Sheriff Sam Cochran. The council approved consent items, recognized community groups, heard one public request, and passed resolutions without opposition.
Amendment: Councilman Woods amended the special events liquor license for Inflatable Night Grown-up Edition on Hillcrest Road, changing the hours from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. to 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The amendment passed, and the item was approved as amended.
This is the regular meeting of the Mobile City Council Tuesday, July the 7th. Please stand for our invocation led by Pastor Tony Legier, Public Safety Chaplain, and remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence following the pledge. Good morning, everyone. God bless America. It's good to be here today, and let's have a good word of prayer and a productive meeting today. Our father, we humble ourselves before you here today, once again at the gates of our city. And we humbly ask for your presence. Father, would you smile upon us as your word says that you look favorably upon a righteous nation, a righteous people. So we pray that our leaders today might sense and benefit from your guidance, and that our communities gathered to celebrate the goodness of a good and loving God. We'll honor you today, Father, and ask you to bless our path in Christ's name. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Sam Cochrane is a Mobile native. He graduated from McGill Institute and he held a bachelor's and master's degree in criminal justice and public administration from the University of South Alabama. He was also a graduate of the FBI National Academy. I considered Sam Cochrane a friend. I know many of you in this auditorium considered Sam a friend. I had the fortune to work with Sam as police chief and as sheriff all these years. Great law enforcement man. Sam never hesitated to tell you what he thought. But you'll never find a better gentleman and better law enforcement, a man about law enforcement than Sam Cochran. So our condolences go out to Sam's family, his wife, his children, his extended family and law enforcement, and of course that includes our MPD and Sheriff's Office. So if you would, a moment of silence for Sam. Royal Call, President Small. Here. Vice President Gregory. Here. Council Member Penn. Here. Councilmember Ingram. Councilmember Reynolds. Council Member Fleming. Here. Council Member Woods. Here. Statement of rules. And good morning, everyone. Good morning, everyone. It's good to see her about it this morning. Welcome to our July 7th, 2026 meeting. At this meeting, we do have rules. At this time, I ask if anyone have any typing electronic device, including cell phones, please at this time put on the all for the vibrate position, the all for the vibrate position. Any person that desire to address the Mobile City Council must sign in indicating the resolution, the ordinance, a public hearing agenda item before entering the meeting. When addressing this council, the speaker must give his or her name. Any person that desires to address the council on a non-agenda item must contact the city clerk office no later than two o'clock here on the Thursday prior to the council meeting. The surgeon that he or she wishes to express to the Mobile City Council must be identified and pertaining to the city of Mobile Business. Would not be allowed to address this council. Each speaker is allowed three minutes to address this council. A bell was signed to indicate the end of two minutes.