Council Votes To Return Employee Oversight To Morrison

Council Votes To Return Employee Oversight To Morrison

Algood City Council reversed course Tuesday night, approving an ordinance allowing the city administrator to hire department heads without the council’s approval. City Administrator Keith Morrison previously hired department heads, but the council voted to give itself final approval last year. Mayor Lisa Chapman-Fowler said the Council changed the policy last year against the advice of the city’s legal counsel. “It streamlines everything, it put…