The St. Albans City Council met on August 4, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the McKinley Grecks Center. The meeting included the swearing-in of a new police officer, recognition of firefighters for lifesaving actions during the Tour de Cole, discussion of a zoning code clarification for RVs and boats, authorization to sell three city-owned properties, approval of a sidewalk repair grant application, and acceptance of a city council resignation.
The meeting adjourned after no public comments.
Everybody can stand, please. If you all can bow your heads for the indication, you're heavily most gracious. Glorious Father, we thank you for the day, the opportunity to come together and make our community a better place. We ask for a hedge of blessing and protection around our first responders and all of our employees as they're out there doing their jobs every single day. And we pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. Alright, let's see. Oh retired guy, Rex. You want to lead us to the clinic? And through the Republic for Richard States. Job well done, Rex. At this time, I just want to say a few words. We all know that we lost a great employee in the true red dragon last week. John Johnson, John John Boyd Johnson, had a heart valve replacement, and in the end he got an infection, and we lost him. So if everybody wouldn't mind uh bow your head and and give us out prayer for uh John's family and friends, please. Amen. Alright, um there nobody here to make that announcement, Kevin. Well, did you have a secret? Well, you just confirmed. You want to make your moment? You go right ahead and go. Uh John Boy's weight and funeral is going to be here at McKinley next Monday. The wait will be from three to six o'clock in the gymnasium, followed by the funeral from the six to seven. All right. Thank you. All right. Uh now we're going to square in our newest police officer, Zachary Robinson. Zach, if you want to come up. If you want to read it first before you throw him in. I'll throw back to you and we'll go back here. That way he can get us in the camp. All right. So this is uh Zachary Robinson. He grew up in Elizabeth, West Virginia. Uh he's been a city resident for the last three years. He was uh in the West Virginia Army National Guard for 12 years, six of those last six were full-time. Uh the first ten years he was a 12G combat engineer and um the last two, he was a 12H construction squad leader. He worked at the Army Interagency and Education Center as an instructor at the search and extraction schoolhouse. He was an observer coach and trainer for search and extraction as well as exercise design and simulation branch. Um he says his uh military experience has strengthened his teamwork, his problem-solving skills, and reinforced his commitment to serving others. His uh wife is here tonight, Liz. You want to come up this way too? Yes. He says he's uh enjoy spending time outdoors, he likes to golf. And he uh values his time with his wife and their puppy Athena. Athena. Raise your right hand, please. Isaac Ray Robinson. Hi, Zachary Robinson, who solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America. That I'll support the Constitution of the United States of America.