City Council - Special Meeting

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Tuscaloosa, AL
Meeting Date
April 21, 2026

Transcript

8 sections (from 64 segments)

0:00 – 0:150

You ready? I'm ready. In this plan. Good afternoon, everyone. The Do I hear a motion? City Council is now reconvened. Clerk.

0:14 – 0:580

All right. At this time, I will canvas the results of the special municipal election held on April 14th, 2026, except for those votes cast on provisional ballots. Copies of the unofficial reports have been provided if you would like to follow along. You guys, this is that the the report that looks like this sitting in front of you. All right. So, for that election, we had a total of 1,891 ballots cast. 1418 of those were for Richard Henry and 473 of those were for Mr. Douglas MacArthur Parish. This declares the results of the special municipal election held on April 14th, 2026, except for those votes cast on provisional ballots. Do I hear a motion? Some move.

0:57 – 1:330

Second. Moved and second. All in Oh, excuse me. Not all in favor. I was trying to get a quick vote there. Voting. Voting. Mr. Laneir. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. The results of the special election held on April 14th, 2006 have been declared. Clerk. Oh, do need a motion to recess. Uh, not yet. So, at this time, I'm going to canvas the provisional ballots for the special municipal election held on April 14th. Um, we submitted one provisional ballot to the board of registars and that one ballot was accepted. So, I'm going to go ahead and open that now.

1:30 – 2:030

Okay. Pretty sure nobody's looked in on that. That one from the box. like me trying to get in a pack of water.

2:10 – 2:330

I think the legis I think the legis little over 12,000. It's pitiful. Yeah.

2:42 – 3:170

All right. So, this one provisional ballot is one vote for Mr. Richard Henry. Clerk, what do you need us to do next? At this time, I would like to ask for a brief recess to complete the substitute resolution by adding that provisional ballot. Do I hear a motion to been moved and second to recess? Voting, Mr. Eatman. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. City council will now recess. All right. I'll be right back. Yeah. So, like, do we get tables? M. Roger. I always have to ask that every year. The city council don't be getting tables for that. It's a question.

13:05 – 13:500

Move second to reconvene. Voting Mr. Laneir. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Council is now reconvene. Clerk. All right. In front of you guys, you have that substitute resolution that includes the count for that one provisional for Mr. Henry. The substitute resolution declares the results of the municipal election to include those votes cast on provisional ballots. Motion. Motion. Second. Moved and second voting Mr. Eman. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Resolution's adopted. Clerk. This will certify and declare the municipal election. So move. Second. It's been moved and second. Voting. Mr. Lunir. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

13:49 – 14:040

The election is certified. Congratulations, Richard Henry. Subject to exercise may be veto and ordinances of general nature of permanent operation. All applicable departments are hereby ordered to otherwise implement council policy this day enacted. Do I hear a motion to adjurnn? Move to adjurnn. Second.

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