# Tuscaloosa Public Safety Committee Meeting - Oct 27, 2026

The City of Tuscaloosa Public Safety Committee’s October 2026 meeting (titled October 27; metadata timestamped October 28) included a Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue update and consideration of an EMS student affiliation agreement and ambulance franchise terms. The committee approved an affiliation agreement with Louisiana State University to host social-work interns in EMS prevention. It also considered a resolution expressing intent to offer Northstar a two-year extension to its franchise agreement, with proposed changes to the monthly franchise fee, the basis for calculating a 1% payment (build versus collections), and expansion of clinical quality review to include patient outcomes. Fitch & Associates advised on market terms; no dollar amount or contract number was stated. Fire and Rescue also reported 25 promotions, six new hires, seven more candidates expected, and seven vacancies among 259 funded positions; no related spending decision was presented.

The committee received a kickoff presentation on the West Alabama Regional Safety Action Plan, supported by a roughly $1 million U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets for All planning grant. The regional match is covered by the MPO, and Tuscaloosa reported no direct financial commitment beyond supporting plan development. The planning team includes Auburn University, the University of Alabama, Alta Planning, and the 50 Fund; the plan will assess crash data and community input and may inform future applications for implementation funding. The meeting also included routine business and public-safety updates, but no other procurement awards or spending approvals were identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety, Transportation
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 28, 2026

### Sources
- [Tuscaloosa Public Safety Committee Meeting - Oct 27, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7_RAn6bUsM) - City of Tuscaloosa (TuscaloosaCity)