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Council approves district disbursements, donations and budget revisions
Summary
At a Tuscaloosa City Council finance meeting, members approved a series of routine disbursements from district improvement funds, accepted a $16,000 fraternity donation for Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue, recognized a $107,420 ADEM recycling grant and approved multiple budget revisions and reimbursements.
The Tuscaloosa City Council’s finance committee unanimously approved a package of routine disbursements, a donation to the fire department and two budget revisions during a meeting that included short presentations and brief council discussion.
Councilor Howard moved approval of a $292.90 disbursement from District 2 improvement funds to cover a “Coffee with a Cop” event; the motion was seconded and approved. Councilman Lanier secured approval for a District 7 disbursement for the Mount Pilgrim outreach program (amount not specified in the record) and for a $2,500 District 7 grant to the Central High School football team. The council also approved acceptance of a $16,000 monetary donation from Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity to Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue for specialty-team equipment.
Carly Standridge, speaking for city staff, said the general fund budget revision includes recognition of the $16,000 donation and increases to Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue’s equipment line. Standridge also presented a separate budget revision to recognize a $107,420 recycling grant from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and to increase the corresponding expense line for the department that will manage the grant.
Council members then approved a second budget revision that closes several completed capital projects and returns about $205,000 to contingency, creates a project line for a plaque and pedestal for the McGrights Ferry Road pedestrian bridge, and recognizes ALDOT reimbursement of $260,005.21 for fiber relocation tied to the Woolsey Bonnell bridge project. Council members described the ALDOT items as zero-net impact to the city’s budget because ALDOT will reimburse the city for the relocation costs.
All motions described above were approved by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript. The committee adjourned after approving the items.
