District 7 Council Member· 2025-11-03–2029-11-03 (start: WAFF article of Nov 5, 2025 reports the mayor and council were sworn into office on Monday, November 3, 2025, and Huntsville Business Journal reports a November 7, 2025 ceremony at City Hall; end: city Planning Commission page lists council liaison Erica White's term expiring 11/03/2029, and the next municipal election is August 2029 per Wikipedia 2025 Madison, Alabama municipal election)
Kenneth Jackson
Madison
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 22
- Total speaking time
- 27:48
- Avg per meeting
- 1:16
- Segments
- 407
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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)
Downtown and Church Street traffic safety
Sidewalk construction cost unknown; no estimate given.
First-responder mental wellness services
A $2,000 donation, at no cost to the city.
Fire radio replacement grant
Free if the grant comes through, but about $49,636 of city money next year if awarded.
48/96 shift schedule trial success
Fire Station 5 in southwest Madison
Land estimated at $500,000 (hoping for donation), building in the city administrator's budget at $1.4 million for related renovations, plus about $1 million in staffing by 2030.
Fire department staffing growth (18 personnel over five years)
Roughly $1.5 million combined in first-year salary, training, and equipment costs, plus recurring salaries thereafter.
Police fleet crisis: 20 vehicles needed
$1,815,200 requested for 20 fully equipped patrol vehicles.
Police awards and accreditation
Police pistol replacement
About $48,000 net from the police budget after trade-ins.
Tenant Representation at 106 West Dublin Apartments
Street lighting on dark Balch Road stretch
New animal shelter opening
Police staffing below regional benchmarks
Year one alone is about $1,044,000 for nine officers including salaries, benefits, training, and equipment.
AEDs for First Responder Vehicles
A $23,766.24 grant with no city matching funds required.
Public Safety Training Tower grant
$100,000 grant offsets tower construction costs.
School speed zone and crossing safety on Church Street
First responder gym access
$5,295 purchase plus $600 annual fee from the Parks and Recreation budget.
Huntsville Airport third runway compatibility
Only about 84 undeveloped acres in the city fall within the affected noise zones, mostly land already earmarked for industrial or commercial use.
Crestwood emergency department expansion
Permit fee phishing scam targeting applicants
Residents who fall for the scam could lose permit-fee money to fraudsters.
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Jackson was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (1)(Public Safety)
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