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Tuscaloosa City Council accepts $10,000 from school system for Hope Summer Jobs; approves budget tweak for ALDOT work
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Summary
The council voted to accept a $10,000 donation from the Tuscaloosa City School System to expand the Hope Summer Jobs initiative (about 55 student slots at $13.25/hour for seven weeks) and approved a general-fund budget revision to record that donation and $61,240 tied to an ALDOT cooperative maintenance agreement.
The Tuscaloosa City Council voted to accept a $10,000 donation from the Tuscaloosa City School System for the Hope Summer Jobs initiative and approved a related general-fund budget revision.
Miss Standridge introduced the donation request and asked the council to authorize acceptance of the funds. "This is the same $10,000 that they are offering to donate to the initiative, and we are requesting authorization for acceptance of that donation," she said. Councilors moved, seconded and approved the acceptance by voice vote.
City staff explained the additional $10,000 will fund roughly 55 students for a seven-week work period at $13.25 per hour, and that last year the program also served about 55 students with representation from every district. Staff also described a second element of the budget revision: recognizing $61,240 in revenue tied to a cooperative maintenance agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and placing that amount in contingency because the work has already been performed by city crews.
The council approved both parts of the requested general-fund amendment by voice vote. The meeting record shows affirmative 'aye' responses but does not list individual roll-call tallies.
The council did not take additional action on program administration at this meeting; staff said proposals to manage the program were received and are being evaluated and will be presented to the projects committee.
