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Tuscaloosa council authorizes legal action against Alabama Department of Revenue
Summary
The council voted to authorize the city attorney to file suit against the Alabama Department of Revenue and related state entities; the motion was approved by council vote.
The Tuscaloosa City Council authorized the city attorney to file legal action against the Alabama Department of Revenue, the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Revenue and the State of Alabama, among other necessary parties.
The council approved a resolution directing the office of the city attorney to proceed with the litigation. The resolution passed after a motion and second and the clerk recorded the resolution as adopted.
The transcript records the council's direction to the city attorney but does not include the legal claims, the monetary amounts at issue, or the anticipated court venue.
Discussion: Council members moved and seconded the resolution; no debate or detailed legal rationale was recorded in the public portion of the meeting transcript.
Next steps: The city attorney's office will file the action as authorized; the transcript did not specify timing, the complaint content, or whether the council authorized settlement authority.
