LG Council Trying to Fill New Vacancy

The La Grange City Council accepted the resignation of Ward 3 Councilman Dusty Littrell at a meeting Monday night, April 10.

Littrell, a local insurance agent, told the Record that he recently took an additional job as a property insurance claims adjustor. The job requires frequent out-of-state travel.

“I’m doing claims adjusting and it requires me to travel to storm-impacted areas,” Littrell said. “I’m in Alabama right now and will be for an indefinite time. I resigned because I cannot make the commitment it takes to serve on the City Council. I learned a lot on the Council and I was looking forward to another term. But this opportunity popped up and I couldn’t turn it down.”

Littrell said he and his family will continue to operate their business in La Grange, Littrell Insurance Group.

“I’ll still be in and around town when I can,” he said. “But when these deployments happen, I don’t know how long I’ll be gone.”

Littrell’s resignation comes less than a month before the City Election on May 6. The City did not have enough time to call for an election to fill the seat. Instead, the Council will appoint someone to fill the position until the next regular election which will be in May of 2024.

The City is accepting applications for appointment to Littrell’s seat. Qualified candidates must live within Ward 3, and they must have lived within the City Limits of La Grange for at least 12 months. They also must be registered to vote. Applications are available at City Hall and online at https://www.cityoflg.com/departments/ election_information. php.

The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 27. Council will review the applications. They plan to vote for the appointment at a meeting on May 8, and the appointee will join the Council at the May 22 meeting.

In other business at Monday’s meeting, City Manager Fred Bell gave an update on his first weeks on the job. Bell said he has been meeting with department heads and staff to get acquainted with City operations.

“The good news is that I haven’t come across anything broken,” Bell said.

Bell said he will soon begin work on next year’s budget.

“In reviewing monthly reports, I noticed that the Main Street Program Committee has passed some amendments to their bylaws,” Bell told the Council. “When I saw that I asked if they had been presented to the City Council for you to review. I was advised it had not, nor had it been presented to the (City Attorney) to review. The couple of amendments I saw didn’t appear to be overly concerning. But it is an industry standard for you to review.”

Bell said he would presents the bylaw amendments at an upcoming meeting.