Kimberly Mayor Craig Harris said there will be caution lights at the new Mortimer Jordan HIgh School when the new campus opens in August, but there is a question of who will pay for them.

A representative with LBYD Civil and Structural Engineers told the Kimberly Town Council on Tuesday that Alabama Power will charge a flat fee of $50 a month for two caution lights on Bone Dry Road near the entrance of the school.

Harris said if Kimberly pays for operating the lights, it could possibly, by default, cause the town to assume maintenance responsibilities for the entire road. The Jefferson County Commission in June 2009 terminated all road maintenance on county roads in municipalities because of budget shortfalls.

However, council members said municipalities have to agree to accept responsibility for county roads. Harris said if the town pays for anything regarding the roads, it could be interpreted as agreeing to be responsible for accepting all maintenance of the road. He said the town can not afford to maintain Bone Dry Road or any other county roads.

It is unclear whether the town or possibly the Jefferson County Board of Education will be responsible for caution lights at the school.

Darrel Skipper, with LBYD, told the council many municipalities in Jefferson County are facing the same problem.

In other business, the council:

• agreed to extend bonds for several road and construction projects that are halted

• voted to pay $8,000 cash for two used Crown Victoria patrol cars, rather than financing them

• voted to rezone 9232 Hwy. 31, owned by David Erwin, from institutional to commercial use

• voted to participate in Alabama’s fifth annual tax holiday from Aug. 5 at 12:01 a.m. to Aug. 7 at midnight. Shoppers can purchase certain school supplies, computers and clothing free of state sales tax during the holiday

• voted to allow a road block at the four-way stop in Kimberly on April 30 as a fundraiser for the Mortimer Jordan High School Band boosters

• voted to allow Ernie Bray to go door-to-door selling photo packages to Kimberly residents as a fundraiser for the Kimberly Fire Department. The department will get 40 percent of the proceeds. Last year the department received almost $6,500 from the fundraiser

• heard from councilman Brad Stark that the town is working to communicate better with citizens in the event they need to be informed about issues or events. The town of Kimberly’s website is kimberlyal.org and its Facebook page is called Town of Kimberly.

The next regular Kimberly council meeting is May 10, 6:30 p.m., at Kimberly Town Hall.