Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – Orange Beach is considering accepting an offer from CGI Digital to make showcase videos of the city to promote the town. And, the price, if the city council votes to accept the offer at the Dec. 5 meeting, is free.

“They will go out to the community businesses for sponsorships,” Special Projects Coordinator Marc Anderson said. “They’ll do like a welcome video and three other videos highlighting the city. I’m thinking quality of life, public safety, education are the big ones we support a lot.”

After council approval, CGI will work with the city to schedule a time for doing the video work.

“We’ll have a voice of all the editing and things like that and just kind of a positive thing,” Anderson said. “They reached out to us based on our demographics and felt like we’d be a good fit. It fits the mold for them and it’s a positive thing all around.”

Anderson said the company has worked with more than 5,000 communities across the U.S.

During the regular session, the council:

• Awarded the bid for a fieldhouse for the high school softball and baseball teams to Rolin Construction for $1.8 million.
• Passed a resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement with the South Alabama Purchasing Association.
• OK’d a resolution authorizing an amended implementation agreement with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the Coastal Alabama Sea Turtle Triage Restoration Project. This amendment will make the project cost $860,000 by adding $80,000 for contingencies, according to the agenda.
• Established dates for the Municipal Court for 2024. Court will be in session every second Wednesday and fourth Tuesday of each month.
• Declared certain personal property owned by the City of Orange Beach as surplus and unneeded and authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to dispose of such property. The lot includes seven vehicles and two wave runners.
• Authorized a change order with R&B Contracting Company for the sewer force main from Canal Road to CR-12 Project in an amount not to exceed $80,722.
• Authorized an employee assistance program agreement with New Directions Behavioral Health.
• Postponed approval of the fiscal year 2024 annual budget until the Dec. 5 council meeting.
• Authorized a mutual aid agreement with MedStar EMS, for the Fire Department.
• Authorized the purchase of stop-loss insurance for the City of Orange Beach in 2024. If passed, this would put a cap on major medical claim exposure at $200,000 per claim.
• Approved a one-time payment to employees for future services with different amounts for full-time and part-time employees and recent hires.

During the work session, the council discussed:

• Authorizing the city to have community events during 2024 including the city Mardi Gras parade, the Art Festival, Seafood Fest at the Wharf, Freedom
• Fest at the Wharf, the City Christmas Tree Lighting at the Wharf and school community events.
• Appointing members to the city’s employees’ leave bank. Chandler Dick and Joe Brown will each serve two years starting on Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31, 2025, replacing current members Jesse Hollingsworth and Nick Bryant. Permanent members are City Administrator Ford Handley and Human Resources Director Vicki Pishna.
• Signing the annual contract with Bob Riley and Associates for lobbying services in Montgomery for the city at a cost of $10,000 per month plus expenses.
• Signing the annual contract with Van Socyoc Associates for lobbying services on federal issues involving the city at a cost of $6,000 monthly plus expenses.
• Authorizing a contract with Socialize Your Bizness for social media consulting and marketing services for $1,800 a month.