Jacksonville (AL) –The City of Jacksonville’s PIO Ben Nunnally stated that “We were proud to officially welcome Jason Odom as Jacksonville’s municipal Judge in a ceremony at the Public Safety Complex tonight. Judge Shannon Page swears in Judge Odom, while Janet, Jason’s spouse, watches. We also included a photo showing Judge Odom performing another sacred and solemn task: cutting the cake to celebrate his welcome and the anniversary Jacksonville’s incorporation (we are on year 187)!

Jason Odom, the new judge of the city, was welcomed to the city Monday, 5pm in the Municipal Courtroom at the Public Safety Complex.

Following the ceremony, there was a regularly scheduled session of work and a meeting of the city council.


Council Meeting

  1. For more information, call us.
  2. Invocation: Rev. Rev. Jim Wilson RMC Chaplain
  3. Pledge of Allegiance
  4. Roll call

    1. Tony Taylor – Present
    2. Sherry Laster – Present
    3. Coty Galloway – Present
    4. Andy Green – Present
    5. Terry Wilson – Present
  5. Minutes are adopted. – Unanimously Approved
  6. Adoption of the agenda. Unanimously Accepted
  7. Proclamation.
  8. Public comments regarding agenda items. None
  9. Consider taking action to schedule a public hearing on Monday, January 23rd 2023 regarding Yamato AL Inc (Stanley Tung)’s Retail On-Premise & Lounge Liquor License Application for Yamato Steak House, 105 Mountain Street NW, Jacksonville, Alabama. – Unanimously accepted
  10. Consider taking action to approve the Agreement for Professional Engineering Services, Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC for JPWP #23/111, Sidewalk Improvement Project, along George Douthit Drive, SW, and James Hopkins Road, SW, as per the attached. Unanimously Approved
  11. Take action to allow the following to be employed:

    1. Cade Christopher Williams Firefighter, Range 9, effective upon conformance with Ordinance No. 273, as a result of the resignation by Alexander Skelton – Unanimously Accepted
  12. Budget Amendments. – Unanimously Approved
  13. Purchases exceeding $7,500.00 – Unanimously Accepted
  14. Requests for Conference/Training Session Attendance with Costs Exceeding $1,000.00 Unanimously Accepted
  15. General items: Public comments
  16. Council Member Remarks.

    1. Green, Council Member, thanked everyone who helped to put together the reception. He also spoke with Assistant Chief Odom, National Law Enforcement Day recognizer.
  17. Mayor’s report.

    1. MLK Holiday will be on January 16th.
    2. He also informed all that the demotion of several condemned properties is still being made.
    3. A ballgame will be played on the 9th.
  18. Any Other Business. none
  19. Adjournment. – Unanimously Accepted