Sole-source contract to provide psychological evaluations, likely for personnel or public-safety purposes. Spending details and vendor selection process matter for public accountability.
District 6 constituents gain a voting representative on the City Council. The appointment fills a vacant seat and restores full representation for the district.
City will send community representatives and board members to national urban sustainability conference in Minneapolis (May 22–25, 2013) to share best practices and build networks.
Fills vacant City Council seat representing District 6 residents, restoring full representation on the nine-member governing body.
Council contracts with entertainment producer to create official videos and web content. Affects how residents access city information and council proceedings online.
Public Building Authority oversees city-owned facilities and capital projects. This appointment fills a governance seat on the board that guides infrastructure spending and maintenance decisions.
Additional $35,000 to architecture firm for ongoing design or planning services. Total appointment now stands at $215,900.
City audits franchise-fee compliance to ensure utilities and other franchised businesses pay required fees. This $11,500 contract keeps those audits on track.
These appointees will oversee operations and finances of Fairhaven special care facilities. Their decisions affect service quality and costs for residents receiving care.
Three board members' terms at Special Care Facilities Finance Authority – Fairhaven need correction to fix a 2013 appointment error.
Fills vacant board seats on authority overseeing Fairhaven facility finances; appointments affect facility governance and local oversight.
City extends contract with architect for continuing design work on fountain project. Additional spending must pass council review even on consent agenda.
Design Review Committee members help shape architectural standards and commercial revitalization projects across the city. These appointments add an architect, landscape architect, resident representative, and commercial revitalization expert.
Board appointments shape how the county manages its workforce and employee benefits. These three seats—including one vacancy left by resignation—will guide HR policy affecting county staff and operations.
Auditing firm will verify financial disclosures for the 2013 bond series, ensuring accuracy of statements before investors buy bonds. Standard requirement for public debt issuance.
Neighborhood association leaders get a chance to network with peers nationwide and bring back ideas on community organizing and advocacy. Participation is voluntary and funded by each organization.
City adds $39,790 to an existing engineering contract with Hatch Mott MacDonald for design services. This is a sole-source amendment on the consent agenda.
City commits nearly $92K in sole-source contract for engineering and landscape design services on an unspecified Gateway improvement project.
The NAACP Metro Birmingham Chapter will manage up to $40,000 in public funds to organize the city's Economic Development Summit in March 2013. Citizens should know which organizations are entrusted with city event funding and how public dollars are spent.
City names a new judge to hear municipal cases for the unexpired term through August 2014, filling the seat left by Traci A. Todd's departure.