Adamsville
Mayor William England Christopher Allen James No information available Pam Cairns Palmer No information available Tammi Taylor No information available City Council District 1: Eric Alexander, Anthony J. Brooklere
Government
Dawson Leeds
John Dawson Age: 67 Occupation: Retired subcontractor for painting and carpentry. Political experience: Unsuccessful race for mayor, 2016. Main issues: Slow down growth and care for senior citizens and vets; developing homes for $100,000 or less; opposes development of large businesses.
Miller Leeds
David Miller Age: 77 Occupation: Retired from Navy as commander with 21 years of service; retired as president of Hayes International Leeds Division. Political experience: Elected mayor, 2012, 2016; elected to Leeds City Council, 1996, 2000. Main issues: Education; bringing new businesses and jobs to Leeds.
Leeds
Mayor David Miller John Dawson City Council District 1: Kenneth Washington District 2: Eric G. Turner District 3: Johnny G. Dutton, Donell L. Lewis, Samuel (Sam) Pezzillo, Sabrina Graves Rose District 4: Ryan Bell District 5: Linda Stoltz Miller, DeVoris Roscha Ragland-Pierce
Political Suicide: Jefferson County Commission President Opposes Extending Trash Contract
Commission President Jimmie Stephens said he would be committing political suicide if he agreed to extend the contract of Advanced Disposal, the company that provides single-family residential garbage and trash services in unincorporated Jefferson County. David Denard, the director of Environmental Services, presented the Jefferson County Commission with a resolution to renew the county’s contract with Advanced Disposal until April 2021 to give the county enough time to lock in another vendor. Stephens said he gets complaints three times a week about Advanced. Read more.
Maytown
Mayor Deanna Roe (unopposed) City Council Place 1: Ashley Russell, unopposed Place 2: Christopher Russell, unopposed Place 3: Christopher Williams, unopposed Place 4: Lydia Ann Higgins, unopposed Place 5: Ramona Martin, unopposed
Woodfin’s Budget Features Pay Cuts, Furloughs and Funding Reductions
As promised, Mayor Randall Woodfin’s proposed FY 2021 budget is austere, thanks to financial pressures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The budget, which had been delayed by three months so that the city could calculate the extent of the economic damage caused by the coronavirus, includes salary reductions for the mayor and his appointees, furloughs for hundreds of city employees and reductions in funding to several entities. But it continues funding for many of Woodfin’s signature issues, including neighborhood revitalization and the city’s long-underfunded pension. Read more.
Pylant Morris
Joe Pylant Age: 58 Occupation: Sales/customer service. Political Experience: City Council (two terms), mayor (two terms). Main issue: Continue town growth, complete children’s park, support police and fire departments
Leslie Morris
Shawn Leslie Age: N/A Occupation: Birmingham Firefighter Political Experience: N/A Main issue: N/A
Morris
Mayor Shawn Leslie Joe Pylant