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Finance committee approves small disbursements for schools and youth groups
Summary
The finance committee approved a slate of small disbursements from district improvement funds to support local schools, sports teams and youth programs, including a $5,000 grant to Elevate West Alabama. All items were approved by voice vote as consent items.
Tuscaloosa City finance committee members approved a series of disbursements from district improvement funds for local schools and community organizations during their meeting.
The committee approved $2,000 for PERA (Item 1); $1,000 for Alpha Chapter youth clubs (Item 2); $1,500 for the Bridal Builder Friendship Foundation (Item 3); $1,000 for Central High men's basketball (Item 4); $1,500 for Central High School auxiliary (Item 5); and $1,500 for Jeremiah's Garden (Item 6). The committee also approved four $2,500 disbursements for District 3 schools: Verner Elementary (Item 7), Rock Quarry Elementary (Item 8), Northridge Middle School (Item 9) and North Ridge High School (Item 10).
The committee approved a $5,000 disbursement from District 7 improvement funds to Elevate West Alabama (Item 11). Councilman Lanier described the organization as a peer-mentoring program operating in Central High School and other sites and said it "train[s] high school students to mentor middle school students." The committee moved and approved each item by voice vote.
All consent disbursements were handled in a single series of motions; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the committee transcript.
