Mayor· 2025-11-03 to 2029-11-01 (start: took office Monday Nov 3 2025 as newly elected mayor, elected Aug 26 2025, city site bio + 1819 News; month-level end: November 2029, four-year at-large terms per city Mayor & City Council page; previously Place 3 council Nov 2 2020 to Nov 2025)
Rick Wash
Pelham
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- Meetings spoken in
- 19
- Total speaking time
- 55:52
- Avg per meeting
- 2:56
- Segments
- 623
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Top issues during term (20)
Fiscal Year 2027 budget adoption
Residents will see a new garbage and recycling rate on bills starting January 1, 2027.
Commerce Boulevard water main replacement
The project was already budgeted in FY2026, so no new money was expected.
Liquor store zoning location and separation requirements
King Valley Drive rezoning to townhouse (R-4)
New townhomes around $300,000 each would go on the tax rolls; the developer also offers to dedicate extra road right-of-way.
Retiree healthcare benefits
Changes how much the city contributes toward retiree health premiums at 65% of the normal group rate.
Hemp Retail Licensing
Annexation of 1056 Highway 72
Annexation would add the property to the city's tax and service rolls; the fiscal effect is not yet quantified.
Acceptance of Ballantrae neighborhood streets
The city assumes ongoing maintenance costs for the accepted streets.
Employee vacation accrual updates
Both changes carry cost implications for the city's benefits budget; amounts are not specified.
Mutual aid agreements with Hoover and Cahaba Valley Fire
Holland Lakes Sewer Lift Station Takeover
Budgeted in FY2026; bid amount not listed.
Business licensing and tax code amendments
An estimated $500,000 to $750,000 annual hit to business license revenue — nearly half the city's yearly paving budget.
Trash service and recycling performance
The exact dollar change wasn't listed on the agenda, but it would hit monthly household bills starting January 2027.
2026 Street Resurfacing Project
Annual paving funding rises from $1.25 million to $1.5 million in FY2027.
Pelham Senior Center Bus
Expense reclassified from FY2027 into FY2026.
Pelham Sports Park Renovations Phase II
Testing and inspection services were budgeted for FY2026.
New city employees introduced
Property transaction at 1908 and 1910 Montgomery Highway
Sale proceeds unknown from the agenda.
APLS-recommended changes to library policies
Library Board appointment
Decisions during term (128)
Recorded while Wash was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.