Trussville City Council creates Public Building Authority

The Trussville City Council recently created a Public Building Authority.

According to the Code of Alabama, public building authorities are created “for the purpose of providing buildings and facilities for lease to and use by the municipality, the county, or any public corporation in the performance of their respective public functions or for lease to and use by the United States, and to invest each corporation organized under this chapter with all powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish such purchase, including the power to lease its properties and to issue interest-bearing revenue bonds.”

According to the resolution, John Amari, Jeremy Tuggle and Sid McNeal were the incorporators of the authority. There will be three directors on the board of directors who will be appointed by the City Council.

Trussville now includes four authorities: the Redevelopment, Industrial Development, Cemetery Rehabilitation and Public Building authorities.

In other news, the City Council approved a proclamation honoring Teddy Gilmer, who served on the Trussville Library Board and served on the Utilities Board from 2006 to 2021. Gilmer, a U.S. Army veteran, worked at American Cast Iron Pipe Company prior to his retirement.

The proclamation states that Gilmer “used his strong analytical abilities and business knowledge to help the Utilities Board make sound decisions and remain focused on serving our community.”