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Tuscaloosa finance committee moves contingency funds for water‑plant pumps, accepts donations for trafficking task force and hazmat tent
Summary
The Tuscaloosa City Finance Committee approved a $466,912 transfer from the 2025B bond contingency to RAS pump improvements at the water treatment plant and authorized acceptance of $11,200 raised for the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force and roughly $38,000–$39,000 in hazmat equipment for Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue.
A city staff member told the Tuscaloosa City Finance Committee that the water treatment facility needs about $5.5 million for RAS pump improvements and requested moving $466,912 from the 2025B bond contingency into that project. "We are requesting to move 466,912 out of contingency within that 2025B, and move it into the RAS pump improvements," the staff member said. The staff member added, "This will leave about 3,200,000 in the contingency line after the movement." The committee approved the transfer by voice vote.
The committee also authorized acceptance of two donations. A staff member reported that the Seroptimist International Club held a fundraiser and collected $11,200 for the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force; the committee voted to accept the checks and deposit the funds for the task force to use. "The Seroptimist International Club" was identified as the fundraiser organizer.
On a separate item, Chief Hill described a donation from the West Central Alabama Healthcare Coalition of a regional hazmat tent and accompanying equipment described in the meeting as roughly $38,000–$39,000. Chief Hill said the tent is an "outfitted" kit with lights, flooring and other state kit components and that the department will train on setup; the committee approved acceptance of the equipment by voice vote.
A city staff member told the committee that the general fund budget revision number 9 would recognize the two donations and create the appropriate revenue and equipment line items to reflect the incoming equipment and associated revenue. That revision was approved by voice vote.
Votes at a glance - Motion to adopt minutes: motion made, seconded and approved by voice vote. - Budget revision (2025B) to move $466,912 to RAS pump improvements: approved by voice vote; staff said the action will leave about $3.2 million in 2025B contingency. - Acceptance of $11,200 donation for the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force (Seroptimist International Club fundraiser): approved by voice vote. - Acceptance of hazmat tent and equipment donation from West Central Alabama Healthcare Coalition (described as about $38,000–$39,000): approved by voice vote. - General Fund budget revision number 9 to recognize both donations and create line items: approved by voice vote.
The committee concluded its agenda and adjourned. The meeting record shows approvals by voice vote; explicit roll-call tallies and the full list of who voted aye were not recorded in the transcript.
