During its Jan. 19 meeting, the city council announced a list of expenses that will be going toward improving the city.
Mayor Bill Hamm authorized $1,245,375 to go toward resurfacing various streets.
"The planning commission would have to look at it and take a vote and it takes the majority vote to get it up to us," said council member Arthur Dowdell. "They make recommendations and we'd have to approve it. We're the legislative body and they're the recommendation body."
A $75,202.40 contract with Compliance EnviroSystems LLC was approved by the mayor to go toward closed circuit television inspections, cleaning, rehabilitation and root control services.
$22,695.00 was approved to go toward inspection and design to repair water damage to the roof of City Hall. City Hall will remain open when the repairs take place.
A representative of the Auburn University Student Government Association announced that SGA elections will take place Feb. 14-18.
The actual vote will begin taking place on the 18th.
Should there need to be a run-off election, the date scheduled is Feb. 22.
On a lighter note, the mayor showed a YouTube video sent to him by the City council of Evanston, Ill.
The two councils had placed a bet on the outcome of the Outback Bowl, each member rooting for the team of their home city.
The loser of the bet would have to wear jerseys of the winning team to a city council meeting.
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