The Alexander City Council’s November 16 meeting had to be canceled when only three of the eight council members were able to attend. It takes five members for a quorum. Present were council members Joe Pollard, Juanita Wilson and Harold Timmerman.
If a fourth council member had been present the mayor can legally serve as the fifth member, establishing the quorum. Due to illness, however, Mayor Paul Mitchell was also absent.
City Recorder Sharon Bankhead was present to serve as acting-mayor, as allowed under state law. If a fourth council member had been present she would have served as the needed fifth member.
As required under city council rules everyone waited 15 minutes to assure no one else would be attending the meeting. When the 15 minutes had passed Bankhead declared the meeting canceled due to the lack of a quorum.
Since there was no business listed on the agenda it is unlikely there will be a special meeting scheduled unless something occurs that can’t wait for the regular December meeting. That meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 21. Meetings are held at 6:00 PM in the courtroom at city hall.