Council decisions on police technology, surveillance, and data-sharing arrangements that affect resident privacy.
City commits to additional lease-purchase terms with Lease Servi under the Master Governmental Lease-Purchase Agreement. Details on the dollar amount and equipment covered are not publicly shown here.
Property owners with noxious weeds will be charged for city cleanup costs under a 2017 abatement order. Affected residents should verify whether their property is listed and understand the special assessment amount owed.
Property owners will face a special tax bill to cover the cost of removing noxious weeds from their land. The city is collecting these charges based on a 2018 declaration and this hearing will finalize the amounts owed.
Property owners may face special assessments to recover the city's costs for clearing noxious weeds from blighted parcels. Details on affected addresses and amounts will be announced at the hearing.
Property owners may face added costs to clean up dangerous weeds on their land or pay the city's abatement bill. Details on which properties and dollar amounts will be announced at the public hearing.
Property owners with noxious weeds may owe special assessments to recover city abatement costs under the 2017 resolution. Affected owners should review the hearing notice.
Property owners will be assessed costs to clear noxious weeds from neglected parcels; the hearing sets the final amount owed per property.
City is charging property owners for removal of noxious or dangerous weeds declared a public hazard in 2017. Property owners may see liens or cost recovery charges on their tax bill.
City bills property owners for weed removal costs on dangerous or overgrown lots declared blighted in 2018. Affected owners will see charges on their tax bills.
Court operations depend on functional climate control. Emergency repair authority lets the city act fast when critical building systems fail, without waiting for standard procurement.
Property owners will face a special assessment charge to cover the cost of removing dangerous weeds from their parcels; specific properties and amounts are listed in the full resolution.
Property owners face new charges to cover weed removal on their land, following a 2017 city order. Details on affected parcels and costs not provided in this item.
City is charging property owners for weed removal costs on their land. Affected owners will receive a bill to cover abatement work declared necessary in 2017.
Owners of properties with noxious weeds face special tax assessments to cover removal costs. Non-payment can lead to liens on the property.
Property owners in targeted areas will face assessments to cover costs of removing noxious weeds from their land. Owners have the right to a hearing if they contest the assessment.
Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds face a special assessment to recover city cleanup costs. This is a follow-up to a 2018 declaration and allows the city to bill owners directly.
City commits $50,000 to Courtney French Broadcasting without competitive bidding. Sole-source contracts bypass the standard procurement process and warrant public oversight.
Elevator #2 safety issue triggers emergency repair at City Hall; residents and staff depend on elevator access in the building.
City will remove nuisances (debris, overgrown vegetation, unsafe structures) from abandoned or neglected properties and recover cleanup costs by placing liens against those parcels. Property owners will bear the expense.
Allows the city to collect costs for removing weeds from blighted properties by adding fees to property tax bills through Jefferson County.
Birmingham is spending $146,283 from the general fund on padded cells at the city jail, a safety upgrade for the detention facility.
City awards repair contract for Arlington House. Lowest competitive bid of $49,000 for structural beam work.
Properties with dangerous weeds will be posted with notice and subject to abatement action. Owners have opportunity to comply before city intervention.
Allows Birmingham City Council to continue holding meetings online instead of in person while the state's COVID-19 emergency declaration remains in effect.
City proposes to require face coverings in public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. If passed, residents must wear masks in designated public settings or face penalties.