By a vote of 3-2, the Fort Payne City Council voted to pass a resolution supporting statewide legislation impacting appointments to the board of directors of the Fort Payne Improvement Authority. Council President Walter Watson also announced that the city council will resume in-person meetings on April 6 at 12:30 p.m. at City Hall.
During the live-streamed meeting, Watson said the previous council looked at having the law revised so members could be appointed to the FPIA board, similar to how they have served on other utility boards. The resolution approved this week requests the local legislative delegation introduce a local act to amend sections of the Code of Alabama pertaining to improvement authorities.
Who: Fort Payne/DeKalb County Entrepreneurial Center (E-Center)
What they do: Their mission has three pillars, according to Board President Vicky Kirby. The first is education with programs for K-12 schools to plant the concept of opportunity in budding entrepreneurs so they can set their sights on growing and prospering in a business of their own. The second pillar is equipping anyone who has an entrepreneurial spirit and determination with the right resources to start a new business or grow and expand an existing business. Third, the E-Center seeks to empower anyone regardless of race, age or ability who has the desire to re-enter the workforce or become an entrepreneur.