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Tuscaloosa City finance committee accepts K‑9 and fire donations, approves budget revision to fund police equipment
Summary
The Finance Committee approved acceptance of a donation for the Tuscaloosa Police Department K‑9 program and a SERVPRO donation to Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue, and adopted General Fund Budget Revision No. 7 to record the gifts and allocate $26,827 from police auction proceeds for equipment purchases.
The Tuscaloosa City Finance Committee approved acceptance of two donations and adopted General Fund Budget Revision No. 7 to record the gifts and allocate $26,827 from police auction proceeds for department equipment.
Chief Blankley, Tuscaloosa Police Department, told the committee the city was being offered a directed donation to the department’s K‑9 program from a group of local businesses, and the department planned to accept the gift. The amount discussed in the meeting was reported in fragmented form by speakers as “20 2 thousand 6 hundred and 4 dollars.” The committee approved the donation by voice vote.
Kelsey Standridge, Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue, said the department would receive a check from SERVPRO, the…
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