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Record of Proceedings

Pelham City Council Organizational Meeting – November 3, 2025

City Council — Monday, November 3, 2025
BodyPelham, Alabama
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, November 3, 2025
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Speaker 1

0:07

Good evening, everyone.

0:09

If you can please make your way to your seats where we'll get started in just a few minutes.

0:12

Thank

Unassigned speaker

0:13

you.

Unassigned speaker

1:03

All right,

Speaker 1

1:03

good evening, everybody.

1:04

Thank you so much for being here tonight.

1:06

We certainly do appreciate it.

1:07

Uh it's a great night to be in Pelham, and I were very proud uh to be here and uh to welcome our new mayor and new council.

1:14

Uh so again, thank you so much for your attendance tonight.

1:16

It is very much appreciated.

1:18

Uh at this time I'm gonna invite Minnie Jeffcoat and Paul Howell to please make their way forward to the microphone to the podium, please.

1:24

Uh minnie will be delivering tonight's invocation, and Paul will be delivering uh the Pledge of Allegiance.

Speaker 2

1:38

Heavenly Father, we gather tonight with hearts full of gratitude and hope as a new chapter begins in the life of the city of Pelham.

1:49

We come together to honor those who've served the city faithfully for years, and to welcome those who now take up the call to lead a city that we all love.

1:59

As we look to the future, please bless those who will be sworn in tonight, our new mayor and city council members.

2:07

We ask for your blessing on their service to our community.

2:10

May they lead with wisdom and integrity, listen with open hearts and open minds, and work together with courage and collaboration.

2:19

May they serve with discernment, wisdom, and compassion, always seeking good for those who call Pelham home.

2:27

Lord, please bless this city, its citizens, schools, and businesses.

2:32

May it continue to be a place of safety, kindness, and opportunity for all people.

2:38

Lord, thank you for people with hearts to serve and a drive to lead this community.

2:43

We're thankful for our new mayor and our new city's council members.

2:47

May their efforts, dedication, and hard work guide Pelham into years of prosperity and joy.

2:53

Amen.

Speaker 3

2:58

If you would please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

3:13

One nation.

Speaker 1

3:20

Thank you both.

Unassigned speaker

3:29

At

Speaker 1

3:29

this time I would like to invite Mayor Elect Rick Walsh and his family to step forward to take the oath of office as mayor of the City of Pelham, Alabama.

3:36

Administering the oath of office is the honorable judge Patrick Kennedy.

4:00

Judge there.

4:02

Judge right here, I'm sorry.

4:04

You're right there.

4:04

Yeah, I'm about to step by the way.

4:06

If you'll stand right here for me.

4:12

Sorry.

4:12

There you go.

Speaker 4

4:15

There we go.

4:16

Everybody pay attention.

4:18

That's how it is.

4:19

Look how this won't look.

4:21

All right.

4:23

Are you ready, Rick?

4:24

Ready.

4:24

All right.

4:25

Raise your right

Unassigned speaker

4:26

hand.

Speaker 4

4:27

I solemnly swear or affirm.

4:29

I solemnly swear.

4:31

That I am eligible for the office of mayor.

4:33

That I am eligible for the office of mayor.

4:35

And we'll execute the duties of same accordingly.

4:38

And we'll execute the duties of same accordingly.

4:41

To the best of my ability.

4:42

To the best of my ability.

4:43

And that I will support the Constitution.

4:46

And that I will support the Constitution.

4:47

And I will obey the laws of the United States.

4:50

And that will obey the laws of the United States.

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Summary of Proceedings

Pelham City Council Organizational Meeting – November 3, 2025

The Pelham City Council held its organizational meeting on November 3, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at the Pelham Civic Complex & Ice Arena. The meeting featured a swearing-in ceremony for a new mayor and five councilmembers, election of council leadership, routine consent agenda items, and approval of a restaurant retail liquor license for Big Bad Breakfast. All officials were present.

Ceremonial Opening

  • Minnie Jeffcoat delivered the invocation; Paul Howell led the Pledge of Allegiance.
  • Oaths of office were administered to Mayor Rick Walsh and Councilmembers Michelle Power (Place 1), Chad Leverett (Place 2), Christine Townes (Place 3), Markus Hal Snowden (Place 4), and Michael Harris (Place 5).
  • Note: The agenda lists the mayor as “Rick Wash” and the transcript says “Rick Walsh”; the agenda lists “Markus Hal Snowden” while the transcript says “Marcus Howe Snowden.”

Election of Council Leadership

  • Council President: Chad Leverett was nominated and elected by unanimous roll-call vote (5 yes votes).
  • Council President Pro Tempore: Markus Hal Snowden was nominated and elected by unanimous roll-call vote (5 yes votes).

Consent Calendar

  • Approved by unanimous voice vote: the November 3, 2025 agenda; the October 20, 2025 regular council minutes; Resolution 2025-11-03-01 ratifying municipal depositories; Resolution 2025-11-03-02 designating officials to execute financial documents; and Resolution 2025-11-03-03 continuing administrative officers and council-appointed employees in their duties at current salaries until permanent appointments or further council action.

Reports

  • Mayor Walsh offered brief comments, thanking attendees and inviting them to the reception.
  • City Manager gave no report; City Attorney Josh Arnold reported no matters to address.
  • No proclamations were presented.

New Business: Big Bad Breakfast ABC License

  • Resolution 2025-10-20-10, moved from the October 20, 2025 agenda, requested an ABC License 020 (Restaurant Retail Liquor) for BBB Pelham, LLC, operating as Big Bad Breakfast at 3102 Canopy Trail, Pelham, Alabama.
  • A restaurant representative described the menu as made fresh daily from scratch, including omelets, eggs, biscuits and gravy, all homemade.
  • The council approved the resolution unanimously by voice vote.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made; the floor was opened and no speakers came forward.

Council Comments

  • Councilmembers and the mayor expressed gratitude to voters, families, city staff, and outgoing Mayor Waters for her leadership. They also welcomed the new term and invited attendees to a post-meeting reception.

Public Announcements

  • Pelham City Offices will be closed Thursday, November 11, 2025, for Veterans Day.
  • Pelham City Offices will be closed Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28, 2025, for Thanksgiving.

Key Outcomes

  • New mayor and councilmembers were sworn in.
  • Chad Leverett was elected Council President; Markus Hal Snowden was elected Council President Pro Tempore.
  • Consent agenda approved unanimously.
  • Big Bad Breakfast ABC license resolution approved unanimously.
  • No public hearings, old business, or public comments were presented; the meeting adjourned by unanimous voice vote.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening, everyone. If you can please make your way to your seats where we'll get started in just a few minutes. Thank you. All right, good evening, everybody. Thank you so much for being here tonight. We certainly do appreciate it. Uh it's a great night to be in Pelham, and I were very proud uh to be here and uh to welcome our new mayor and new council. Uh so again, thank you so much for your attendance tonight. It is very much appreciated. Uh at this time I'm gonna invite Minnie Jeffcoat and Paul Howell to please make their way forward to the microphone to the podium, please. Uh minnie will be delivering tonight's invocation, and Paul will be delivering uh the Pledge of Allegiance. Heavenly Father, we gather tonight with hearts full of gratitude and hope as a new chapter begins in the life of the city of Pelham. We come together to honor those who've served the city faithfully for years, and to welcome those who now take up the call to lead a city that we all love. As we look to the future, please bless those who will be sworn in tonight, our new mayor and city council members. We ask for your blessing on their service to our community. May they lead with wisdom and integrity, listen with open hearts and open minds, and work together with courage and collaboration. May they serve with discernment, wisdom, and compassion, always seeking good for those who call Pelham home. Lord, please bless this city, its citizens, schools, and businesses. May it continue to be a place of safety, kindness, and opportunity for all people. Lord, thank you for people with hearts to serve and a drive to lead this community. We're thankful for our new mayor and our new city's council members. May their efforts, dedication, and hard work guide Pelham into years of prosperity and joy. Amen. If you would please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. One nation. Thank you both. At this time I would like to invite Mayor Elect Rick Walsh and his family to step forward to take the oath of office as mayor of the City of Pelham, Alabama. Administering the oath of office is the honorable judge Patrick Kennedy. Judge there. Judge right here, I'm sorry. You're right there. Yeah, I'm about to step by the way. If you'll stand right here for me. Sorry. There you go. There we go. Everybody pay attention. That's how it is. Look how this won't look. All right. Are you ready, Rick? Ready. All right. Raise your right hand. I solemnly swear or affirm. I solemnly swear.

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