OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK

Janice Wilhite, CMC-MMCA, CMRO

City Clerk & Treasurer

The City Clerk's office is located on the first floor of the Hueytown City Hall at 1318 Hueytown Road, Hueytown, Alabama.  The office is open from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.

Revenue Examiner

Ms. Mary Minor

 Administrative

Ms. Verby Burton
Ms. Brenda Cash
Ms. Sarah Davis
Ms. Regina Hobson
Ms. Debbie Kuykendall

Ms. Karen Ramsy

BUSINESS LICENSES

Business License fees are computed according to the type of business. Business licenses are due on January 1st of each calendar year. Payment is accepted during the month of January without penalty and interest. If January 31st is on the weekend, payment at our office or a postmark on the first business day after January 31st is sufficient to be considered timely filing. During the month of February the penalty is 15% and the interests is 1%. If February 28th (or 29th) is on the weekend, payment at our office or a postmark on the first business day after February 28th (or 29th) is sufficient to be considered as filing during the month. During the month of March, the penalty is 30% and the interest is 2%. After the month of March, the penalty continues to be 30%. However, the interest increases 1% each additional month that a payment is late.

GARBAGE FEES

Garbage fees are $45.00 per quarter. If garbage fees are paid annually, a discount of $5.00 is applied and the fee is $175.00 per year.

FIRST QUARTER: Payments are considered late after January 10th. (Bills are normally mailed during the second week of December.)

SECOND QUARTER: Payments are considered late after April 10th. (Bills are normally mailed during the second week of March.)

THIRD QUARTER: Payments are considered late after July 10th. (Bills are normally mailed during the second week of June.)

FOURTH QUARTER: Payments are considered late after October 10th. (Bills are normally mailed during the second week in September.)

The City Clerk attends meetings of the City Council and keeps a record of its proceedings.  After the City Council has met in an official meeting and approved the preparation of the minutes to be true and correct, the minutes are open to the public.  In the event minutes are required to be certified, the City Clerk is required to attest to the record as true and correct.

The City Council is required to hold at least two regular meetings each month.  The Council President may call special meetings of the council whenever, in his or her opinion, the public interest requires it.

Official meetings of the City Council are open to the public.  This includes any meetings of the council at which business of the city is transacted and officially determined, any council committee meetings, informal work sessions or similar informal meetings where a quorum of the council is present.

MUNICIPAL RECORDS

Many documents at City Hall are public records and persons may request to see public records.  The City Clerk is the custodian of municipal records.  In order to view public documents or to obtain copies of documents, there is a standard request form required entitled "Request for Access and/or Copies of Public Records."  In 1992, the City of Hueytown established operating procedures in compliance with the Supreme Court of Alabama applicable to access of public records of the city.  (Reference-Resolution 3912)

OFFICE OF CITY CLERK

The Revenue Division of the City Clerk's office is accessed from the front lobby of City Hall and is open from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.   After hours, payments may be placed inside an envelope and deposited in the "Brown Drop Box" located accross from the front steps of City Hall.  Items placed in the box are retrieved each morning Monday through Friday.

The Revenue Division of the Clerk's office collects various city revenues.  City revenues include sales tax, use and lease tax, liquor tax, and business licenses.  Applications may be picked up at our office or sent by fax upon request.

SALES TAX

General Sales Tax Rates for the City of Hueytown are 4% of gross sales, due to the city on or before the 20th of the following month in which the merchant collects the consumer tax.  If the 20th of the month is on the weekend or a holiday, a postmark on the next business day is sufficient to be considered timely filing.  If a return is filed late, there is a 10% penalty plus 1/2 of 1% for each month that the payment is late.