SALISBURY – Salisbury City Council members will consider filling a vacant council seat during their upcoming meeting Tuesday.

The seat has been vacant since former Councilman Anthony Smith resigned in September to move to Birmingham, Alabama, for career opportunities and to be closer to his mother.

A few weeks after Smith resigned, the city council asked community members interested in serving on the city council to apply, focusing on candidates with “community service experience, board and commission experience, collaboration and effective communication.” skills and qualifications that align with the city’s objectives.”

The next Salisbury City Council meeting will be at 6 pm at City Hall, located at 217 S. Main St. City Clerk Connie Snyder confirmed that Election Day will not interfere with the city’s meeting schedule. Other agenda items to be discussed include:

• Council will receive an update on the city’s microtransit program. The city received a multimillion-dollar grant from the state and federal governments in 2023 and plans to implement a pilot program using a third-party vendor to provide operators, vehicles, software and operations management. The pilot would follow the city’s route three, which includes Spencer, East Spencer, the VA Medical Center and Novant Rowan Health Medical Center.
• The council will consider authorizing City Manager Jim Greene Jr. to enter into a city agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to obtain funding to update the city’s multimodal network plan, which provides guidance to the city to improve and implement infrastructure for bicycles and pedestrians. The current plan was approved in 2009. The new plan is expected to cost a total of $70,000, with the city providing $21,000.
• The council will consider authorizing Greene to enter into a radio repair agreement with Rowan County. The agreement would establish costs, prices and schedules for the maintenance and programming of police and fire department radios.