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Finance Committee Meeting - October 13, 2026

City Council Meetings — Tuesday, October 13, 2026
BodyTuscaloosa, Alabama
SessionCity Council Meetings
DateTuesday, October 13, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

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And make the motion

Speaker 2

0:01

to approve the minutes.

0:02

Second.

Speaker 1

0:03

All in favor say aye.

0:05

Aye.

0:06

Minutes are adopted.

0:08

Item number one, new business.

0:10

Councilman Lanier.

0:12

Yes, sir.

0:13

Approval.

0:14

Disbursement District 7.

0:16

Big Dream Big Shorter School Boys.

0:19

Yes,

Speaker 2

0:19

sir.

0:19

This is 1500 to the drink.

0:21

I dream big Academy Basket Boys Basketball Team.

Speaker 1

0:24

Okay.

0:25

Any questions, comments?

Speaker 2

0:27

Make a motion to approve.

Speaker 1

0:29

Second.

0:30

All in favor say aye.

0:31

Aye.

0:32

Item is approved.

0:33

Mr.

0:33

Lanier, you're still up.

Speaker 2

0:35

Yep.

0:35

Uh Southview elementary.

0:37

Uh teachers appreciation.

0:40

So 1500 towards them.

Speaker 3

0:42

Okay.

Speaker 2

0:43

Make a motion.

Speaker 1

0:44

Second.

0:44

All in favor say aye.

0:46

Aye.

0:46

Aye.

0:48

Item is approved.

0:49

Mr.

0:50

Lanier.

Unassigned speaker

0:51

Brian has been.

Speaker 1

0:52

It's a candy man this week.

0:53

I'm setting it

Unassigned speaker

0:54

out.

Speaker 2

0:55

Fail make it look bad over my dear.

0:57

I gotta come.

0:57

I

Speaker 1

0:57

gotta catch up.

Speaker 2

1:00

Yeah, this is uh 2500 towards Bryant um high school football team.

1:05

Make

Speaker 1

1:06

a motion.

1:06

Comment.

1:07

Second.

1:08

All in favor say aye.

1:09

Aye.

1:10

Aye.

1:10

Item is approved.

1:13

Number four,

Speaker 2

1:14

Mr.

Speaker 1

1:14

Nier.

Speaker 2

1:15

This is for Elevate West Alabama, which has uh student teachers in Central University Place all over.

1:21

So that's five thousand dollars today group.

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Summary of Proceedings

Finance Committee Meeting - October 13, 2026

The finance committee convened on October 13, 2026, at approximately 8:00 PM to approve previous meeting minutes and consider several disbursement requests for community organizations and schools. All items were approved unanimously.

Approval of Minutes

  • The minutes from the previous meeting were adopted by unanimous voice vote.

Discussion Items & Disbursements

  • Councilman Lanier presented three disbursements:
    • $1,500 to I Dream Big Academy Basketball Team (District 7).
    • $1,500 to Southview Elementary for teacher appreciation.
    • $2,500 to Bryant High School football team.
    • All three motions were approved unanimously.
  • Councilman Nier presented a $5,000 disbursement for Elevate West Alabama to support student teachers at Central University Place. The motion was approved unanimously.
  • Councilwoman Stanish presented a revision to the water and sewer budget to remove funding for an operations position, consistent with a similar adjustment made to the general fund the previous week. The motion was approved unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • All five disbursements and one budget revision were approved by unanimous voice vote.
  • No further business was brought before the finance committee, and the meeting concluded.

Meeting Transcript

And make the motion to approve the minutes. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Minutes are adopted. Item number one, new business. Councilman Lanier. Yes, sir. Approval. Disbursement District 7. Big Dream Big Shorter School Boys. Yes, sir. This is 1500 to the drink. I dream big Academy Basket Boys Basketball Team. Okay. Any questions, comments? Make a motion to approve. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Item is approved. Mr. Lanier, you're still up. Yep. Uh Southview elementary. Uh teachers appreciation. So 1500 towards them. Okay. Make a motion. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Item is approved. Mr. Lanier. Brian has been. It's a candy man this week. I'm setting it out. Fail make it look bad over my dear. I gotta come. I gotta catch up. Yeah, this is uh 2500 towards Bryant um high school football team. Make a motion. Comment.

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