St. Albans City Council has approved a resolution authorizing Mayor Dick Callaway to execute an agreement with the West Virginia Office of Economic Opportunity to continue an annual grant for the Roark-Sullivan (Twin Cities) shelter at 100 MacCorkle Ave.
Barb Hughes, St. Albans' clerk-treasurer, said the annual grant is about $15,000.
Also during the meeting Monday, council reappointed Neil Richardson to the Downtown Historic District Committee with a term to expire in October 2017 and Robert "Bob" Sutphin Jr. to the Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority with a term to expire in June 2017.
Council also agreed to pay current invoices, which total $6,641.
In other action, council gave final approval to an amendment to the city code allowing breast-feeding in public and to an administrative sub-division of 825 Skinner Drive.
During announcements:
* Mayor Callaway noted that city and Municipal Utility Commission offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 12, in observance of Columbus Day.
* Ward 8 Councilman Kevin Pennington, who heads the Parks Committee, said the haunted trail at City Park will be open from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Oct. 16 and Oct. 17 and again on Oct. 23 and Oct. 24.
During the public forum, Emily Wall of Grant Street announced there will be a Ward 4 Neighborhood Watch meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Crossings Church on Harrison Avenue. She said the meeting also will include an update on the parking situation around the Moses auto dealership.
Ward 1 Councilman Robert Keiffer, Ward 4 Councilwoman Cheryl Thomas, Ward 5 Councilman Christopher Withrow and Councilman-at-large John Boles Jr. did not attend Monday's meeting.
Council's next meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 on the second floor of the municipal building at 51 Sixth Ave.