×Hoover City Administrator Ken Grimes, left, has been named the city's new economic development director, and Pell City police Chief Clay Morris is Hoover's new police chief.

The Hoover City Council on Monday night approved two key changes in the city’s leadership, including appointing City Administrator Ken Grimes as the city’s new director of economic development and Pell City police Chief Clay Morris as Hoover’s new police chief.

Both moves were recommended by new Mayor Nick Derzis, who just stepped away from the police chief job after 20 years in the role.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR CHANGE

Grimes has served as Hoover’s city administrator since late October 2023 and will be shifting into a role left vacant by Greg Knighton, who turned in his resignation as Hoover’s economic development mana

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