The Montgomery City Council voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance that levies a local excise tax and requires business licenses for the sale of consumable vapor products inside the city limits. The council president announced the action after a motion to suspend the rules carried unanimously and members raised their hands to adopt the measure.
The measure implements legislation that, according to council counsel, was passed by Representative Faulkner and provided the framework for the local ordinance. Council members did not request additional debate or amendments before the motion to adopt.
Council members suspended the normal rules to consider the ordinance immediately. After suspension, the council President put the ordinance to a vote: "All in favor, please raise your hand," and the vote was recorded as unanimous. No roll-call vote with individual names was recorded on the transcript.
The ordinance was presented by the clerk as the meeting's first item and adopted in the same session. The council did not discuss implementation details such as effective dates, license fees, or enforcement procedures during the presentation on the record, and no formal referrals or follow-up tasks were announced.
The council moved on to a scheduled presentation from Jackson Hospital after adopting the ordinance.