PRICHARD, Ala. (NBC 15) — Prichard Mayor Carletta Davis is urging residents to pressure the City Council to approve the administration’s proposed budget after she said Public Services employees stopped working over concerns about pay and workload.
In a social media post, Davis said the city’s Fire Chief told the council two weeks ago that 14 firefighters had left and others were considering leaving. Those figures are from the mayor’s post.
Davis said the city inherited an unbalanced budget, unpaid bills, understaffed departments and employees who were overworked and underpaid. She said the proposed budget would address staffing, pay, equipment and supplies, and that the required public hearing has been completed. Under Alabama Law, the Prichard City Council should have passed the 2027 budget by September 20, 2026. The statute allows that the current year budget carry’s over when a new budget has not been passed. The Prichard City Council has not approved a new budget since 2023…