SILVERHILL, Ala. — A town meeting has been set for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 12 at Silverhill Town Hall to discuss the fate of the Little Bohemian Hall.

The historic structure which now sits at Silverhill’s Ball Park, was shifted off its foundation and sustained extensive damage during a tornado that struck in Silverhill March 9.

While there was little discussion at Monday’s Council meeting, Mayor Tim Wilson discussed the options available to the town at its previous meeting April 18.

While both an independent insurance adjuster and an inspector employed by town have said the structure can be declared a total loss, Wilson said, the town still has the option of restoring the structure.

“The problem is if we restore it, we stand to lose a lot of insurance money,” Wilson said.

Another option that has been discussed is the possibility of moving the structure and restoring it for use as a museum.

At the Council’s April 4 meeting former Mayor Alan Green addressed council members, saying he had been in contact with a representative from the Czech Republic Foundation, based out of New Orleans.

An offer has been made to pay for restoring the structure and Green was supposed to meet with Wilson and the Czech representative, but the meeting has yet to take place, Wilson said Monday.

If that possibility is realized, property is available on the grounds of the library and the structure would be open to the public during library hours, Wilson said.

Moving is not a new concept for the structure, which has moved at least twice from its original location on Bohemian Hall Road south of town.

The structure was first moved onto the grounds of Silverhill School, where it was used as an auditorium and gymnasium. When a new auditorium was built at the school, Little Hall was moved to its current location at the ballpark.

The Council voted unanimously to set the date for the meeting with Council members Steve Brooks and Wayne Gruenloh absent from Monday’s meeting.

In other business Monday, the Council voted unanimously to table the purchase of a new vehicle for the town’s Police Department.

Police Chief Kim Wasdin presented a proposal at Monday’s meeting to purchase a Chevrolet Tahoe to replace a police cruiser which was destroyed by fire.

The Council voted at a previous meeting to purchase a vehicle from the Bay Minette Police Department to use as a temporary vehicle until another vehicle could be purchased.

Police vehicles are typically purchased through a state contract. Wilson said he has been in contact with state officials and was told the current state contract ends around the middle of this month.

Council members expressed concerns that not only would there be an initial extra cost to purchase and outfit the vehicle, the town would end up paying more in fuel cost to run the vehichle, and they feared that maintenance costs would be higher.

Wasdin said she did not believe that the cost to maintain the vehicle would be more and that the benefits of having a sturdier and safer vehicle that they could also use to haul equipment and items taken during seizures would outway any additional costs.

The town will be getting approximately $17,000 in insurance money from the destroyed vehicle, which can be used to make a down payment. Additional monies will come from vehicles and other equipment that have been seized during drug arrests, Wasdin said. Those monies can be used only for equipment purchase, she said.

The council also approved the purchase of a camera for the town’s temporary vehicle, which would be covered by insurance from the destroyed vehicle.

A motion to allow an officer to take his vehicle home, so he could be on call while another officer is out on medical leave died after the measure ended in a 2-2 vote with Wilson and Council member Bert Jones voting against the measure. Shirley Stevens and Jared Liles voted to approve the measure.

Wilson said he would like to meet with the town’s attorney to discuss whether a temorary measure could be taken or whether the town would have to change its ordinance. the measure could be brought up again at the next meeting, he said.

In other business Monday the Council:

— Voted to sponsor a wellness program at Town Hall. The six-week program will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon beginning June 7 and running through July 12 and will be free to the public. In addition to the use of town hall, the town also agreed to provide refreshments for the class.

— Adopted Resolution 437 approving the Baldwin County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, which is required by the Emergency Management Agency.