The City of Tuscaloosa City Council and Council Committee meetings will again hold public hearings. Due to COVID-19 we are expanding public participation capabilities to protect the health and safety of the community. The City will broadcast all public meetings via our cable channel and on Facebook Live. We ask that all individuals wishing to observe the meeting’s activities to please watch via these options to reduce the number of people in the meeting rooms. Any person, so desiring, may participate in any of the Council Committee or Council meetings through video conferencing, call-in via phone or in-person provided they wear the appropriate face coverings. See all input and participation options below.
In advance by written comment. There's no need to attend in-person. Submit a comment through the public comments form located at www.tuscaloosa.com/virtualmeetings . Written comments will be distributed to the Councilmembers at the next scheduled meeting.
During the meeting, by phone. Comments can also be provided through phone by making an appointment no later than 10:00am on the meeting date. To make an appointment, please email cityclerk@tuscaloosa.com with the meeting name and date and your name in the subject line or call 205-248-5010 to speak with a staff member. Following your request, you will receive instruction on joining the meeting via phone to provide your comments.
During the meeting, by video conference. Comments can also be provided by video conference by making an appointment no later than 10:00 am on the meeting date. To make an appointment, please email cityclerk@tuscaloosa.com with the meeting name and date and your name in the subject line or call 205-248-5010 to speak with a staff member. You will receive instructions on joining the meeting by email.
During the meeting, in person. You can attend the meeting in-person to speak, but you must make an appointment with staff no later than 10:00 am on the meeting date. To make an appointment, please email cityclerk@tuscaloosa.com with the meeting name and date and your name in the subject line or call 205-248-5010 to speak with a staff member. For health and safety reasons, participants will be required to wear appropriate face covering(s). During the meeting, you will wait in designated areas and enter Council Chambers when called to comment during the specific designated time. In-person attendance will be by appointment only.
For Special Called Framework Meetings. Please visit the Framework website to register if you’d like to make a statement about the draft Future Land Use Map (or any other comment) during one of these meetings, either virtually or in-person. In the interest of efficiency and transparency, we’d like to know your comments in advance of the meeting
If you would like to watch the meetings, it will be streaming live on any of the following channels:
- The City of Tuscaloosa's Facebook Page
- Comcast Channel 20
- AT&T U-Verse Channel 99