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Public commenters urge help for residents with warrants and press for public records

Tuscaloosa City Council · April 7, 2026
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Summary

During citizen comments, a resident said the city denied his public-records request and the city attorney replied that some requested items are security-sensitive or do not exist; a University of Alabama student described an April 18 warrant clinic to address thousands of outstanding misdemeanor and traffic warrants.

During the citizens-comment portion of the meeting, Derek Collins told the council that a public-records request he filed had been denied and that he had not received the records. City counsel replied that some of the requested items are security-sensitive or do not exist and said the clerk had responded on items such as right-of-way use permits for cameras placed in city right-of-way.

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