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Decatur City Councilman cleared of election complaint Complaints against Councilman dismissed By Bayne Hughes and WAFF 48 Digital Staff | January 15, 2021 at 6:54 AM CST - Updated January 15 at 6:54 AM DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - The youngest City Councilman in Decatur history has been cleared of complaints related to his 2020 campaign. According to our news partners at the Decatur Daily, General Counsel Hugh Evans closed his investigation of the complaint against Hunter Pepper this week. The complaint was made by Charles Kirby, the District 4 council incumbent who lost to Pepper in the Aug....

"); Decatur employees will receive a $400 holiday bonus that will cost the city $200,000, despite one city councilman questioning the wisdom of making the unbudgeted expenditure given the financial uncertainty caused by the pandemic. Hartselle, Moulton and Priceville also plan holiday bonuses, and Athens will give employees additional paid days off. Decatur's City Council approved the $400 bonus for each of the 500 full-time employees at Monday’s meeting with a 4-1 vote. This is in addition to a previously approved $100 benefit employees receive for participating in the health program...