An index of public notices for Huntsville, Alabama: council agendas, rezoning hearings, city bids, tax sales and the statewide legal notice site. Not the official publication.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. This page is an index. It is not the official publication of any notice. Legal notices in Alabama are published in newspapers and on the government’s own posting; always rely on the official version linked below.

Public notices tell you when a government plans to rezone land, spend money, sell tax-lien property or change a law, and when you can speak up. Here is where to find each kind for Huntsville, which sits mostly in Madison County, with parts in Limestone County.

Who to call

  • City Clerk (ordinances, council records, public records): 256-427-5085, City Hall, third floor
  • City Council office (sign up to speak): 256-427-5011
  • Planning and Zoning (rezoning hearings): 256-427-5100
  • City bids: 256-535-2489
  • Madison County Tax Collector (tax lien sale notices): 256-532-3370

Alabama newspapers upload the legal notices they publish to AlabamaPublicNotices.com, a free database run by the Alabama Press Association. It carries foreclosures, bid advertisements, financial reports, ordinances and other notices, searchable by county, newspaper or keyword. The site explains the state’s public notice law.

City of Huntsville

Notice Where
City Council agendas and minutes Legistar, posted 5 p.m. Tuesday before each meeting; Agendas and Archives
Planning Commission and zoning committee agendas Planning Commission page and agenda archive
Historic Preservation Commission agendas Historic preservation agendas
Bids for services, goods and construction Bid a Project (BidNet Direct)
Infrastructure bids and results Bid an Infrastructure Project
Ordinances and the city code Huntsville Code of Ordinances
Meetings, hearings and bid openings City calendar
Public records Public records request

Coming up: the City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 305 Fountain Circle; the Planning Commission meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27. A bid opening for the Beaverdam Creek sanitary sewer extension is set for 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at City Hall, the city calendar shows.

Madison County and Limestone County

Schools and state projects

How to take part

  • Speak at City Council: sign up in advance by calling 256-427-5011 or at the City Hall lobby front desk before the meeting, with your legal name, address, city and agenda item number. Speakers generally get three minutes.
  • Ask for a record: use the city’s online public records form. The city charges a $25 minimum processing fee, which covers the first hour of work.
  • Watch meetings: live on HSV TV and on demand in the city’s video library.

What this means for you

  • Council agendas go up on Tuesday; check them before Thursday’s meeting.
  • The statewide site holds the official newspaper legal notices.
  • This page is a guide; the linked government or newspaper notice is the official one.

More guides: building permits and zoning and who to call at City Hall.

Frequently asked questions

Alabama legal notices run in newspapers, which upload them to the statewide AlabamaPublicNotices.com database run by the Alabama Press Association. Searching it is free.

When are Huntsville City Council agendas posted?

At 5 p.m. on the Tuesday before each regular meeting, on the city’s Legistar site. The council meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.

Where are City of Huntsville bids posted?

Bids for services, commodities and building construction are on BidNet Direct, linked from the city’s Bid a Project page; infrastructure bids and results are on the city’s own bid page. Questions: 256-535-2489.

Is this page the official public notice?

No. This page is an index that points to official notices. The official publication is the newspaper notice or the government’s own posting.