Office of the Mayor

Mayor Willie Mae Powell

Greetings,

We are glad to have you visit our little place on the World Wide Web. We have built this site with you in mind, and hope you find all you need to help you understand why Shorter, Alabama is “The Town on the Move!”

For our long-term citizens, this site offers useful information about new local laws, new developments, zoning law changes, meetings and opportunities to join local organizations or citizen volunteer efforts.

If you are a new resident, potential business developer, or visitor, we offer a special welcome. Shorter is a compelling place to shop, work; worship or play Established on February 29, 1984, Shorter is a young town with great development potential. Shorter gets it’s name from former Alabama Governor, John Gill Shorter. We are currently working to develop a new conceptual downtown plan to assist in the attraction of new commercial businesses to complement our new industrial developments.

Shorter sits close to everywhere and far enough from everything for families to enjoy a bit of peace and quiet at home. We are proud to boast about our excellent transportation access (interstate, highways, rail, water) and are moving aggressively to use these advantages to grow our Town Shorter is quickly becoming a destination for many who are looking for opportunities to recreate themselves.

We are proud to be the home of one of Hyundai’s premier supplier plants, Halla Climate Systems-Alabama. Halla will employ approximately 200 people and is the anchor in our new 400-acre “Shorter Technology Park” Each day, new jobs and new homes are being established in our Town. As Mayor, I invite you to come visit our Town and let us carve out your piece of Shorter People like you are an integral part of our efforts to make Shorter: “A Town on the Move!”

Yours very truly,

Willie Mae Powell
Mayor of Shorter


Governmental Structure

Municipal government in the Town of Shorter is a mayor-council form. The Shorter Town Council has five elected members serving four-year terms. Appointed committees include the Shorter Planning Commission and Board of Adjustments and appointed positions are the town clerk, the building official, police chief, fire chief, municipal judge, court clerk, municipal prosecutor, and the town attorney.