A Tuscaloosa City committee approved renaming two job classifications to “IT field services,” saying the change aligns the naming convention with other recently renamed positions and does not change pay grades.

Mister Foster presented the change, saying the fiber-optic technician and the senior fiber-optic technician classifications would be renamed to bring consistency across the group. “There are no grade changes associated with this,” Foster said.

A near-identical motion for the senior classification was presented and approved by voice vote. The committee recorded “Aye” on both motions; no roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript.

What happens next: the classification titles will be updated in HR materials; staff indicated the edits consist primarily of verbiage adjustments and do not create new positions or change compensation grades.