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Instead, the discussion of those issues took up all the meeting s allotted time and more.
The discussion included some suggestions for addressing some of those issues. It began with Wilson listing some of the obvious issues: diversity in City Hall staffing and hiring; affordable housing; education; police reform and police and fire department recruitment; and culture.
Wilson suggested developing a pipeline with Gadsden State Community College and Jacksonville State University to get qualified candidates for openings at the city. He said there are fewer Black and female applicants, perhaps because they don t think they would get the job anyway, or because they want to work in a more diverse workplace.
Etowah County Probate Judge Scott Hassell knew the county needed to replace its Auto Marks electronic ballot-marking machines machines that assist voters with physical challenges that prevent them from marking their own ballots.
He d already gotten some quotes and was planning to bring the issue into budget talks in the summer. Then came word from the Alabama secretary of state s office that the state had negotiated for new machines, and that based on the number of polling places in Etowah County, the cost would be about $85,000.
But here s the good part: The secretary of state s office will reimburse the county 100%.