Can Wagner keep court job?

Flomaton council asking attorney general for opinion on newly-elected council member

When Kay Wagner takes her oath of office as Flomaton's District 4 councilwoman, will she have to give up her part-time job as an assistant for the town's municipal court? That's the question the Flomaton Town Council is asking the Alabama attorney general's office.

During Monday afternoon's town council meeting, the council approved a resolution asking for the attorney general's opinion.

The specific question to the attorney general states: "The town of Flomaton employs a part-time employee in the municipal court. The employee qualified to run for the town council. Upon qualification, the employee took a leave of absence and has not returned. The employee was elected to a seat on the town council and takes office on Nov. 2, 2020."

"Can the employee return to her employment and remain on the town council?" the request asks. "If so, what limitations (if any) are placed on the town employee voting on town business?"

Town attorney Chuck Johns told council members they would have to pass a resolution to seek the attorney general's opinion.

Mayor Dewey Bondurant, Jr., told the council instead of making the decision locally, he would like the answer to come from the attorney general's office.

The council voted unanimously to seek the opinion.

Lagoon update

Mayor Bondurant told the council that civil engineer Jeremey McMath is still studying the sewer lagoon on Martin Luther King Drive and trying to get it set up for Utilities Superintendent Shaun Moye to do the testing in-house, which will save money and provide more accurate readings.

Bondurant also said employees are currently having to take a boat down Big Escambia Creek to test the affluent site where the treated water enters the creek. He suggested the town construct a small road to allow easier access to the creek site.

Crapps thanked

Flomaton Councilman Jim Johnson thanked Councilman Buster Crapps for his service to the town of Flomaton. Crapps was attending his final meeting Monday afternoon as a member of the town council.

"I'd also like to thank Buster Crapps for the years he's put in for the town of Flomaton, not only as a councilman, but a police officer," Johnson said.

Mayor Bondurant echoed those sentiments.

"Thank you Jim," Crapps said. "I wish ya'll the best of luck in the future. It's been a Hell of a ride."

 
 
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