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Tuscaloosa City Council Approves Grade Changes for 311 and Senior Positions on October 20, 2026

City Council Meetings — Tuesday, October 20, 2026
BodyTuscaloosa, Alabama
SessionCity Council Meetings
DateTuesday, October 20, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:00

Second.

Speaker 2

0:00

All in favor?

0:01

Aye.

0:02

All right.

0:04

We have.

0:08

Yeah, so I was thinking it was Lashanda.

0:12

Threw me a minute.

0:13

Go ahead.

0:14

Tell us all about it.

Speaker 1

0:15

Good afternoon, Council.

0:16

Good

Speaker 2

0:16

afternoon.

0:17

So

Speaker 1

0:17

Miss Herbert's team and I have gone through the job description for the 311 call center representative, um, added some of the many things that they do that were not reflected in their original job descriptions, and we are recommending a budgeted um grade change up to grades for that position.

Unassigned speaker

0:34

Is

Speaker 2

0:35

is this in our budget that the mayor's just giving us?

0:38

Okay.

0:39

Any questions?

Unassigned speaker

0:40

No,

Speaker 2

0:40

I'll make a motion.

0:41

Second.

0:42

All in favor?

0:43

Aye.

0:44

Thank you.

Speaker 1

0:45

Thank you.

Speaker 2

0:45

Have y'all got anything else you would like to bring before this?

0:48

Oh, you've got another one.

0:50

Two of these.

0:50

I was and it was all okay.

0:52

Go ahead.

Speaker 1

0:53

Exact same thing, but for the seniors.

Speaker 2

0:55

Any questions about that?

0:57

Questions.

0:57

I'll make a motion.

0:58

Second.

0:58

All in favor.

0:59

Aye.

1:00

Aye.

1:00

All right.

1:00

Thank you,

Speaker 1

1:01

Council.

Speaker 2

1:01

That's all I have.

1:03

And uh do I have a motion to uh

Speaker 1

1:06

second?

Unassigned speaker

1:06

All right.

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Summary of Proceedings

Tuscaloosa City Council Meeting - October 20, 2026

The Tuscaloosa City Council met on October 20, 2026, and unanimously approved two personnel reclassification items. Because no agenda or minutes were available, this summary is based solely on the meeting transcript.

Discussion Items

  • 311 Call Center Representative Grade Change: A staff member, speaking for Miss Herbert's team, reported that the job description for the 311 call center representative had been updated to reflect many duties previously omitted. They recommended a budgeted grade change "up to grades" for the position. A council member asked whether the change was covered by the mayor's budget; the council then proceeded to a motion and approved the item.
  • Senior Position Grade Change: The same staff member presented an "exact same thing" for the seniors, indicating a comparable budgeted grade change for a senior-related position. No further details were provided in the transcript.

Key Outcomes

  • The council voted unanimously (all in favor) to approve the budgeted grade change for the 311 call center representative.
  • The council voted unanimously (all in favor) to approve the same type of budgeted grade change for the senior-related position.

Meeting Transcript

Second. All in favor? Aye. All right. We have. Yeah, so I was thinking it was Lashanda. Threw me a minute. Go ahead. Tell us all about it. Good afternoon, Council. Good afternoon. So Miss Herbert's team and I have gone through the job description for the 311 call center representative, um, added some of the many things that they do that were not reflected in their original job descriptions, and we are recommending a budgeted um grade change up to grades for that position. Is is this in our budget that the mayor's just giving us? Okay. Any questions? No, I'll make a motion. Second. All in favor? Aye. Thank you. Thank you. Have y'all got anything else you would like to bring before this? Oh, you've got another one. Two of these. I was and it was all okay. Go ahead. Exact same thing, but for the seniors. Any questions about that? Questions. I'll make a motion. Second. All in favor. Aye. Aye. All right. Thank you, Council. That's all I have. And uh do I have a motion to uh second? All right.

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