At the October 20^th Piedmont City Council meeting, Mayor Kevin Farmer read Piedmont Public Library Director Donna Garmon’s September report. The library added 135 titles, held nine events, and saw an attendance of 225 for the month. Mrs. Donna resumed Friday Story Time, and Ms. Cathy continues to offer Coffee & Crafts in the afternoons. After-school programs have already been booked October through December, new computer desks have been installed, and work continues on the Genealogy section. Garmon also reported that they received books from the Calhoun County America250AL grant.

Police Chief Nathan Johnson stated to the council that his department made a total of twenty-one arrests on twenty-five misdemeanor and six felony charges. Officers conducted 399 public contacts, 144 extra patrol and district checks, issued twenty-two traffic citations, and worked six traffic accidents.

Police officers were dispatched on 283 calls for service, sixty-one of which resulted in a report being filed. Officers patrolled a total of 7,387 miles during the month. The dispatch office received 1,351 phone calls, dispatched 413 rescue calls, 101 Piedmont Fire calls, and five after-hour utility calls. Johnson stated that the monthly court collections totaled $8,776.38 with $2,727 of that being retained for the city.

Piedmont Fire Chief Todd Kirkland reported 100 incidents for the month. Sixty-seven were medical in nature, twenty were labeled as public service, and five were for a fire. Other calls included a rescue, a hazardous situation, and six non-emergencies.