HOMEWOOD, Ala. ( WIAT ) — Homewood voters will decide whether the city will change its form of government.
The proposal to add a city manager and reduce the number of council members from 11 to 4 was discussed during a public forum Wednesday.
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City Council President Alex Wyatt said, given Homewood’s size, there is a need for a city manager.
“What we decided was that four was probably the best moving forward because it would have the opportunity to keep people familiar with what they had, and, again, we have evidence that it works well, looking at other cities that are our size.” said Wyatt.
Wyatt said this form of government will also help with the advancement of the city.
“Given the complexity of our city government at this point. The size of it, we need a full-time chief executive that is in the city hall everyday handling issues, being responsive to people, and will provide a better government moving forward.”
A number of residents shared their thoughts and heard from Wyatt and other council members about this proposal during Wednesday’s meeting.