Robin Schultz - Hoover City Council Place 1

10/30/2026

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HOOVER, Ala. (Oct. 29, 2026) – In response to the Hoover Sun’s coverage of comments made by former Mayor Frank Brocato, the City of Hoover issued the following rebuttal: The comments published by

10/27/2026

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Mayor Nick Derzis said Monday that a second outside audit found Hoover could not locate financial records from prior years or recover them from backups, and former Mayor Frank Brocato’s administration never disclosed the report to the City Council or the incoming administration. “Learning that a...

10/24/2026

10/19/2026

After the Gavel had a great time at the Chace Fall Festival on Sunday. The weather couldn't have been better. Enjoyed spending time with Hoover Fire Department Station 3, who were showing kids Engine 3. Thanks for the invite and to Jan Harris for intruducing us to all the wonderful residents! Team Ashley Hoover City Council

10/19/2026

Robin Schultz - Hoover City Council Place 1 and Team Ashley were all dressed up for an amazing Mayor’s Ball last night!

What a wonderful evening supporting the arts in Hoover. A HUGE congratulations to Mayor Derzis, First Lady Stephanie Derzis and the Arts Council for all their hard work making this event an absolute success! 👏

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10/18/2026

Black tie. Bright lights. Big hearts. ✨🎭

The 1st Annual Mayor's Ball benefiting the Arts in Hoover was a night to remember! Hoover showed up and showed OUT, and the generosity in that room was something special. A tremendous amount of money was raised for the arts in our city. 🎨💰

A standing ovation for Mayor Nick Derzis, First Lady Stephanie Derzis and the entire team who brought this spectacular evening to life. The details, the décor, the energy: all of it dazzling.

This team was dressed to the nines and happy to cheer on the arts in Hoover! 🇺🇸👏

10/15/2026

During the campaign we pledged to do regular Town Hall Meetings. The first two were very successful. #3 is next week. Mark you calendars.

We'll be discussing e-vehicles, sidewalks, as well as taking questions from residents. See YOU there!

Team Ashley Steve McClinton Gene Smith for Hoover Khristi Driver, Hoover City Councilor After the Gavel

10/13/2026

Tonight we passed Resolution 9009-26, which renewed the lease for the Bluff Park Police Substation.

I gave the following remarks before the vote:

Thank you, Mr. President.

Before we vote on this lease renewal, I want to take a few minutes to share why this resolution matters to me, and to the people of Bluff Park.

On August 12, 2006, the Piggly Wiggly in Shades Mountain Plaza was robbed at gunpoint. It wasn't the first time. Robert's Discount Pharmacy had been burglarized again and again. Other businesses on the mountain had been robbed. Residents were dealing with car break-ins and slow response times.

Bluff Park sat at the far edge of a police beat that stretched from Highway 31 to Shades Crest Road.

The day after that robbery, Ben Shelton, who witnessed it, wrote a letter to his neighbors urging them to contact the city to get a police substation in Bluff Park. Two days later, we launched BluffParkal to get organized.

On September 12, about 225 residents packed the Bluff Park Community School cafeteria to talk directly with the mayor, the council, and our police chief at the time, Mayor Nick Derzis .

Mayor, you called me within days of our first emails, and you showed up. Bluff Park remembers that. Thank you.

What we asked for was a police substation in Bluff Park. And early on, we were told it couldn't be done. The numbers didn't justify it. The money wasn't there.

That's where Ken Harden came in.

Mr. Harden owned Bluff Park Village, and he had a vacant storefront, the old Delchamps space. He offered it to the City of Hoover at a rate well below what he could have charged. That one decision removed the biggest obstacle we had.

On November 6, 2006, this council unanimously approved Resolution 3773-06, the original lease. On December 7, 2006, the Bluff Park substation opened its doors.

From "can't be done" to open, in less than four months.

The Hoover Gazette named it one of the city's top stories of 2006.
In 2008, a Hoover police captain told the Birmingham News that Bluff Park residents had convinced the city to open that substation.
That's true. But residents could only ask. Ken Harden is the reason the answer could be yes.

And here is something most people don't know: nearly twenty years later, that lease is still discounted. Every month since 2006, Ken Harden has quietly invested in the safety of Bluff Park.
Officers still write their reports on the mountain instead of driving to city hall. And Bluff Park has been named Hoover's best neighborhood year after year.

A safe neighborhood doesn't happen by accident. It takes residents who speak up, a city that listens, and sometimes a property owner who puts his community ahead of his bottom line.

Mr. Harden, would you please stand?

On behalf of the people of Bluff Park: thank you, Ken. You stepped up when it mattered, and Bluff Park has not forgotten.
I'm proud to support this resolution, and I urge my colleagues to do the same.
Thank you.

10/11/2026

I have seen the work that Re-Elect Jimmie Stephens has done for the City of Hoover . If you're in his district, be sure to re-elect Jimmie!