SILVERHILL, Ala. — The Silverhill Town Council enjoyed a short agenda Tuesday night at the Silverhill Town Hall.

The council’s regular meeting normally scheduled for the third Monday of the month, was moved to Tuesday after the town scheduled an annexation hearing for Monday at the Little Hall.

Officials estimated a crowd of over 100 for the Monday’s hearing and reported that overall the meeting “went well.”

Town officials hope to get the annexation proposal, which would basically double the size of the town, before the State Legislature before the end of the current session and are hoping that the measure will help counter a nearly $100,000 budget deficit for 2009.

In Monday’s meeting, the council voted to authorize Chief Kim Wasdin to apply for several grants for the town’s Police Department, including:

— A $1,000 grant for traffic enforcement.

— A $750 grant for the Click-It-Or-Ticket program.

Wasdin also received approval from the council for a grant to receive the Icop Camera System in the town’s other police cars. The town currently has one system already in place.

Another grant would supply an additional officer for the town. The three-year grant would provide 100 percent of the officer’s base salary during the first year.

The second year, the grant would provide $75 percent of the officer’s base salary and up to 30 percent of benefits received.

The third year the grant would provide 50 percent of the officer’s base salary.

Any raises would have to be covered by the town, Wasdin said. The town must also commit to at least one more year of employment for the officer, which would be paid for by the town.

In other business Tuesday, the council:

— Adopted Ordinance No. 386 to correct a misprint in Ordinance No. 387, which increased the town’s garbage rates.

— Approved the purchase of rugs for town facilities.

— Approved the adoption of proclamation in support of Earth Day.

— Voted to discontinue cleaning service for the town.

— Approved a change in garbage collection billing for the Baldwin Baptist Association. Where the Association was before paying for three accounts, it will now only pay for one commercial account. The Association will also pay for one residential account when a house which the Association owns is occupied.

— Authorized Superintendent of Utilities Steve Williams to move the town’s water line on Hill Road to make way for a County paving project. The project would require approximately 2,500 feet of six-inch water line.

— Town Clerk Bonnie McNeil presented a Heritage Day report. The town made $1,076 on the Heritage Day Run, $4,863.39 on the sale of t-shirts, and $2,705 from sponsors, with expenses of $4,044.09 for a total profit of more than $4,600.