City of Clay Alabama

Recent Work-
This committee has been working with the Jefferson County traffic engineer to pin down the exact boundary lines so a traffic light can be added to the Clay-Palmerdale Road / Old Springville Road intersection.

Additionally, this Committee has installed four radar speed signs to notify drivers when they are speeding along Old Springville Road. With the major Clay roads being two-lane, curvy, hilly and little shoulder space, we want to encourage drivers to be safe. Driving within the speed limit will go very far in reducing accidents.

To further reduce these accidents, this Committee researched what roads should be "zero tolerance" areas. Tyler Loop Road and Clay Palmerdale Road are now  Zero Tolerance Zones. In these areas, traffic control is given more attention and traffic laws are more strictly enforced.

In the spring of 2010, this committee will again launch a public-awareness campaign to hopefully prevent the sadness that has occurred around prom time in some past years, a traffic fatality. We are in discussions with Clay-Chalkville High School principal, Steve Laney, discussing ideas.

Mission Statement-
The mission of the Clay Public Safety Committee is to provide for the safety and welfare of City of Clay residents and visitors. The committee is responsible for important advisory and procedural roles in the areas of fire and emergency medical services, police protection, traffic engineering and emergency management services.

• The review of issues related to public safety, welfare and Emergency Management Services (EMS) as they pertain to community growth, development and existing infrastructure challenges;
• Hearing and investigating public safety issues related to community preservation,  fire, police, roads and infrastructure;
• Providing the City Council with recommendations on matters relating to the implementation of suggested mitigating measures.

Current committee members are-

• L. B. Feemster, Council Liaison and Chairman
• Ken Boozer
• Al Finley
• Aaron Self
• Bill Sorrell
• Wayne Sullivan
• Michael Harter
  
• Donnie West

Committee members have expertise in the fields of law enforcement, fire, EMS and traffic engineering. 

Council Liaison- 
Public safety councilor, L.B. Feemster, is the administration’s liaison with the contract sheriff’s deputy and will keep him informed on all city ordinances he is responsible for enforcing.  The liaison is responsible for making sure the deputies have all the resources necessary to do their job. He is also responsible for ensuring that the contract deputies are doing a satisfactory job of patrolling the city, traffic law enforcement and generally providing for the safety of the public.

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The public safety councilor is responsible for acting as the administration’s liaison with the Center Point Fire District by interacting with the fire chief and the chairman of the fire district board of trustees.

 

The public safety councilor has the responsibility to act as the administration’s liaison with the Jefferson County EMS and to coordinate all EMS programs and activities in the city.

 

Finally, the public safety councilor has the responsibility to act as the administration’s liaison with the Jefferson County traffic engineer. The councilor is also responsible for the safe and efficient movement of traffic over the existing roadway system, as well as involvement in the planning and design process for new roadways within the city.