Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – Orange Beach is preparing a surplus list to be sold at auction to the public. Included in this latest lot are more than 20 vehicles from dump trucks to pickups to sedans. Even an ambulance. The city will advertise the list and arrange for the sale of the vehicles and other items the city no longer needs.

The city council will discuss the surplus list at a joint regular/work session on Dec. 16 at 5 p.m. in council chambers at city hall. The surplus item in is the work session agenda and will not likely be voted on until the first meeting of 2026.

Among the vehicles are 13 Chevrolet, Ford or Jeep SUVs, three sedans, five pickups, one dump truck, one flatbed crew cab truck and a 2009 GMC ambulance. See the full list beginning on page 20 of the work session agenda.

During the regular session, the council will discuss:

• Authorizing $1.6 million spent for goods and services Dec. 4-17.
• Approving the fiscal year 2026 budget for the city.
• Authorizing the city to host community events in 2026 including the city's Mardi Gras Parade, the Art Festival, the Seafood Fest at The Wharf, Parks and Recreation Month Events, Live at Waterfront Park Music Series and Freedom Fest at The Wharf, among others.
• Authorizing a contract with Anne Gajda for golf instruction. Gajda will be able to use the city’s golf center in exchange for 20 hours of instruction for the Expect Excellence program and city schools.
• A resolution for a contract with Joan Hill for water aerobics instruction at the Aquatic Center.
• Updating the list of volunteer firefighters and reserve police officers covered by the city’s workers’ compensation insurance.
• Authorizing contracts for outside counsel for the city in 2026, including Spencer E. Davis as city prosecutor, Paul Woodall of Birmingham to represent the city in real estate and other business transactions, David Canupp of Huntsville to help the city on issues of sign ordinances, employment law and other services and the firm of Galloway, Wettermark & Rutens for specialized legal services.
• Appointing members to the city’s Legislative Review Committee to monitor legislation affecting the city.
• Authorizing the city to levy taxes within the police jurisdiction during 2026.
•  A contract with retired city employee Chris Litton for special services including management of audio production, firearms training and youth shooting sports organization, disaster recovery and veterans’ programs.
• Resolutions to extend the entertainment districts at The Wharf and San Roc Cay/Perdido Beach Resort.
• A contract with McCollough Architecture for architectural services for two years beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31, 2026.
•  A contract with the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance for 2026.
• Making a yearly appropriation to Gulf Shores International Airport for $75,000.
• A contract with Socialize Your Bizness for social media consulting and marketing services.
• Authorizing lobbying contracts with Bob Riley and Associates for $120,000 for 2026 for state issues and Van Scoyoc Associates for $72,000 for 2026 for federal issues.
• A contract with Adams and Reese for federal and state governmental relations and consulting for $9,750 monthly, plus expenses.
• A resolution to purchase furniture for the municipal court from MityLite for $30,122.
• A public hearing and first reading for an ordinance change to the Hotel Orange Beach planned unit development to rezone the property from multi-family residential high density to planned unit development. Developers are planning to add on to the former Romar Baptist Church and convert it into a 100-room hotel. The suggested date was Dec. 16.
•  A first reading and public hearing on an ordinance to adopt the Baldwin County Emergency Communications District addressing office street name standards in Orange Beach.
• A first reading on changes to the ordinance on technical codes for land development.
• Reducing the speed limit on Perdido Beach Boulevard from 45 mph to 35 mph between mile markers 11.55 to 13.13.

During the work session, the council will discuss:

• Appointing a member to the Orange Beach Board of Education. The deadline for applications was Nov. 21 and 17 people applied for the open spot.
• Moving the Feb. 17 council regular and work sessions to Feb. 10 to avoid the Fat Tuesday holiday.
•  Authorizing a $3,000 payment to the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber for its annual recycling and paper shred event on Jan. 10 at Gulf State Park from 8 a.m.-noon.
•  Authorizing a third amendment to the grant award with the National Audubon Society to pay the salary of the city’s nesting coordinator through April 1.
• Appointing Michael Osborn and Abbygayle Stacey to the Employees’ Leave Bank Committee replacing Brianne Dichiara and Kristin Wong whose terms end on Dec. 31. Osborn and Stacy’s terms will start Jan. 1 and run through Dec. 31, 2027.
• Amending the employees' pay plan and job listings to reflect the 2026 budget.
• Amending the ordinance on “wetland preservation and mitigation.”
• An ordinance change to update the policy and fee schedule for public record requests and rescinding previous ordinances.