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Mayor nominates David Diab to Historic Preservation Commission; pension-board seat left open after member moves out of state
Summary
Mayor nominated local attorney David Diab to the Historic Preservation Commission; council staff will place the nomination on next week's agenda. The Tuscaloosa Police and Fire Pension Board lost a member (Brian Garrity) who is no longer an Alabama resident; staff recommended keeping the application portal open to fill the vacancy given quorum concerns.
Brandy, a city staff member, told the council the mayor nominated local attorney David Diab to fill a vacancy on the Historic Preservation Commission; the commission is mayor-nominated and council-appointed. Brandy asked whether councilmembers were comfortable placing the ordinance on next week's agenda; members indicated consent.
Brandy also reported that Brian Garrity, who had been on the Tuscaloosa Police and Fire Pension Board, is no longer a resident of Alabama and therefore ineligible to continue serving. The pension board is a 13-member panel that requires nine active members for a quorum; Brandy said there were no applications received and recommended leaving the online application portal open until the city finds a resident candidate, noting that many current board seats are held by first responders and that quorum issues can occur.
Councilmembers agreed to add the Historic Preservation Commission nomination to the next agenda and to leave the pension-board application portal open for further recruitment. No formal vote on these administration recommendations is recorded in the provided segments.
