Tag: HOOVER CITY COUNCIL

At their first regularly scheduled meeting, the Hoover City Council, Mayor Nick Derzis, and Charlie Waldrep, the city attorney, emphasized the city’s renewed dedication to transparency.

In the runoff for Hoover's City Council, Ashley Lovell defeated Liz Lane for Place 3 handily, while Gene Smith is the winner of Place 2.

Liz Lane, a candidate for Hoover City Council Place 3, has tried appealing to residents as someone who shares their values and wants to represent everyone. However, in two recent podcast appearances, she dropped that facade, emphasizing her partisan beliefs, her view of a conservative voter and using profanity to attack the woman bringing the case against gay marriage.

Of the seven city council seats, five have been set, while two races are going to a runoff. Four incumbents will return. Two incumbents, Steve McClinton and Casey Middlebrooks did not have opposition, while Khristi Driver and Derrick Murphy easily fended off their opposition.

Hoover residents and candidates for Place 3 are awaiting the results of Tuesday’s election that will determine if Ashley Lovell and Liz Lane will have a runoff.

Tuesday morning, Hoover City Council candidate Tanveer Patel held a press conference detailing two recent death threats made on Facebook from a Georgia man, as well as what her campaign described as “hate-filled comments” about the Muslim faith from others.

From repeating the falsehoods of terrorist organizations, accusing Israel’s prime minister of genocide, to suggesting that conservatives are trying to rebrand the KKK as patriotism and opposing capitalism, she's been outspoken with her progressive views.

One of the main themes in the upcoming Hoover municipal elections is transparency. Nearly every candidate is united in calling for and promising more of it.

Hoover City Councilman Sam Swiney is endorsing Kenneth Cox to replace him on the council in Place 2.

Tanveer Patel’s voter record shows she voted Democratic ballots in the 2018 and 2020 primary elections.

10 candidates for five of the seven city council seats gave two-minute speeches to introduce themselves to members of the Republican Women of North Shelby County. Here's summeries of those speeches.

With the qualifying period closed, at least three members of the Hoover City Council will be vacating their seats. Curt Posey, Sam Swiney, and John Lyda chose not to run for reelection.

Derrick Murphy announced in late January that he was seeking reelection to Hoover City Council Place 5. This week, Steve Lawrence announced that he will also seek Place 5.

Kenneth Cox announced his candidacy for Hoover City Council in late April. Over the weekend, he publicly declared that he will be seeking Place 2.

In a Facebook post, Hoover City Councilwoman Khristi Driver announced that she is running to retain her current seat representing Hoover City Council Place 4.

One year ago this week, Hoover City Councilor Steve McClinton proposed removing Council president John Lyda from his leadership position and replacing him with Councilman Casey Middlebrooks. Of the six members on the council present that evening, only one voted against the motion to vacate.

Fourty-year Hoover resident and former Councilwoman Donna Mazur is running to return to the Hoover City Council. Mazur previously served on the council from 2000 to 2004.

Campaign finance reporting allows residents to “follow the money,” and that’s what Hoover resident Ken King was trying to do when he went online to inspect the annual reports of Mayor Frank Brocato and City Council President John Lyda.

After a relatively brief hiatus, Gene Smith is looking to reclaim his spot on the Hoover City Council. He said he's focused on keeping promises and building on the work he started when he previously served.

Hoover City Councilman Casey Middlebrooks announced, “It has been an honor to serve on the Hoover City Council, and I humbly ask for your continued trust and support as I seek reelection.”

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Tanveer Patel officially launched her campaign for Hoover City Council, Place 1.

Unlike many who seek public office, it wasn't something Ashley Lovell saw herself doing. Yet today, the Hoover native is announcing her run for the Hoover City Council, Place 3. City council president John Lyda currently holds the seat.

Longtime Bluff Park resident Robin Schultz has confirmed in an exclusive interview with 1819 News that he is running for the Hoover City Council in the upcoming municipal election.

Hoover City Councilman Steve McClinton announced his intention to seek reelection to the council in the August 26 election this year.

Hoover City attorney Phillip Corley recently disclosed that his law firm, Wallace Jordan, paid $14,586.48 on behalf of the City without reimbursement as "a courtesy to a valued client."

Kroll performed a limited-scope forensic audit with contract details still being hidden from public view.

Last week, 1819 News released a video that caught the Hoover City Council president John Lyda aggressively "verbally attacking" fellow Councilman Casey Middlebrooks following a council meeting.