Alexander City City Council approves sidewalks, streetscape near middle school

The Alexander City City Council unanimously approved a pair of large infrastructure projects Monday night but disagreement flared over streamlining the organizational chart to reduce the number of people reporting directly to the mayor and adding more money for a position in the public works department.

The council voted 3-2 to increase the pay grade for the GIS (geographic information system) coordinator in order to attract and keep qualified candidates. The GIS coordinator gathers, manages and analyzes a multitude of data and organizes it in map form — for example, the location of gas and water lines.

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