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Opelika

Opelika, Alabama

Official City Record

Official source, last checked Sep 27, 2026
City Council meets
1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM
Meeting location
Municipal Courtroom, Police Department Building, 300 Martin Luther King Blvd, Opelika, AL 36801
City Clerk
Russell Jones, City Clerk (CMC, CERA; since Mar. 2020) · (334) 705-5110 · rjones@opelika-al.gov · Opelika City Hall, 204 South 7th Street, Opelika, AL 36801
Agendas posted at
https://www.opelika-al.gov/
City Administrator / Mayor / Council President
City Administrator Joey Motley is the operational administrator; Mayor Eddie Smith (elected Aug. 26, 2025 with about 56%, sworn in Nov. 3, 2025, succeeding 21-year Mayor Gary Fuller) is the political and chief executive head · (334) 705-5150 · esmith@opelika-al.gov; City Council President George Allen presides over the City Council

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