Council actions affecting tenants, eviction prevention, fair housing, or housing-affordability programs.
New one-year agreement brings graduate-level social work training and services to Birmingham through partnership with Alabama A&M University.
Birmingham Parkside Residences can build into a city storm sewer easement with city approval. The deal requires safeguards to protect the sewer system and public property rights.
Birmingham Parkside Residences can build into a city storm sewer easement with city approval. The deal requires safeguards to protect the sewer system and public property rights.
Agreement allows Jefferson County Emergency Management to provide personnel backup during city events, improving emergency response capacity for large public gatherings or incidents.
Law enforcement partnership aims to increase safety and patrols at Red Mountain Park, a major recreational destination serving residents across the city.
New law restricts smoking in designated public spaces to protect air quality and public health. Residents in affected areas will see tobacco smoke bans similar to those in restaurants and workplaces.
Federal grant funds emergency preparedness and response capabilities for Birmingham Fire & Rescue. Strengthens disaster readiness at no local cost.
Federal grant funds emergency preparedness and response capabilities for Birmingham Fire & Rescue. Strengthens disaster readiness at no local cost.
Allows Lawson State nursing and health-care students to complete clinical rotations at Birmingham hospitals and health facilities. Strengthens the local health-care workforce pipeline for the next three years.
Funds will expand Fire Prevention & Safety's smoke alarm distribution, helping households detect fires earlier and reduce fire deaths in the community.
Travelers and hotel guests in Birmingham will face a $3 nightly surcharge on rooms, but implementation is being postponed. The exact new effective date will be set by this amendment to prior ordinance 19-87.
Birmingham and the Housing Authority are creating a unified safety partnership to coordinate policing in public housing. This shapes how law enforcement operates in neighborhoods where residents live.
City transfers ownership of Lot 17 in Avondale to private developer Avondale Turn LLC. The low sale price suggests this may be a tax-delinquent or problem property being moved off city books.
City receives land from TBS through a real estate exchange. Details on location, acreage, and what the city gives in return are incomplete in available documents.
Qualified voters will decide ballot propositions affecting Birmingham. Check your voter registration and learn what's on the ballot before Election Day.
Sets spending limits for the Fair Trial Tax Fund, which supports legal representation and court costs for low-income defendants, affecting access to justice in Birmingham.
Sets spending priorities and tax revenue allocation for the entire city government in the fiscal year ahead, affecting service levels, public safety funding, and infrastructure investment citywide.
This budget sets aside reserves to cover future bond debt payments, protecting the city's credit rating and ensuring public projects stay funded. Affects all residents through city services and project schedules.
Tax Increment Financing funds infrastructure and development in designated districts by capturing property tax increases from improvements. Budget approval determines how much revenue is available for projects in TIF zones.
Sets how the city distributes discretionary dollars to neighborhood improvement projects. Determines which areas get funding for infrastructure, services, and community priorities.
Sets spending plan for fuel-tax revenue dedicated to transportation. Determines what road and transit projects get funded over the next fiscal year.
Budget change affects stormwater infrastructure spending and may impact drainage/flood control projects. Exact impact depends on which programs received increased or decreased funding.
Sets spending plan for jail and detention operations. Allocates resources for inmate care, custody staff, and facility maintenance through June 30, 2020.
City budgets resources from the Alabama Trust Fund for the year ending June 30, 2020. Sets spending authority for trust fund–derived revenue.
This new fund will direct fuel-tax revenue toward city operations and capital projects. Details on how much will be collected and spent are not provided in this summary.