Fultondale City Council calls for mayor’s resignation; Mayor declines to step down

The Fultondale City Council voted unanimously last w to approve a formal resolution calling for the immediate resignation of Mayor Larry Holcomb. Despite the resolution and recent ethics findings, the first-term Mayor publicly declined to resign from office. According to WBMA, the Council’s decision was prompted by findings from the Alabama Ethics Commission, which determined on April 2, 2025, that Holcomb had violated state ethics laws in his roles as Mayor of Fultondale and Superintendent of the Fultondale Gas Board. A second action from the commission on June 4 ordered Holcomb to pay both a