City gives $1,000 to Jackson Olin athletic program
Funds support educational and athletic needs for students at Jackson Olin High School.
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Budget & Finance
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Budget & Finance items
City spends $300 to support Oxmoor Valley Elementary festival
General fund dollars go to school event programming. Small appropriation routed through consent agenda.
City approves $3,418 purchase of 32 cordless drills from Grainger
City buys tools for operations and maintenance work. Purchase follows competitive bidding through a national cooperative agreement.
City pays $462 to Green Web Partnership for employee training registration
Public Works staff will complete training classes funded by general tax dollars.
Reimburse Admin Assistant $521.13 for travel expenses
City reimburses Brandon Johnson for travel costs to Jackson, Mississippi (October 4–6, 2018). Routine expense approval from general fund.
Council approves employee expense accounts
City employees submit itemized spending for reimbursement from the general fund. This routine approval ensures staff can recover legitimate business expenses incurred on city business.
Council approves $2,306 office chairs for Mayor's Office
Routine furniture purchase for city offices. General fund commitment.
Mayor's office approves $1,514 expense for community engagement director
Reimbursement for Brandon Johnson's work travel and expenses related to community engagement from the Mayor's Office.
City pays Terex Utilities $685 for equipment inspection
Annual safety inspection and testing of city equipment ensures public safety and regulatory compliance for Equipment Management Department operations.
City sets aside $233K for bikeshare wayfinding signs
Grant-funded project adds directional signage for bikeshare stations across Birmingham. Improves navigation for bike riders and supports accessible active transportation.
$7,500 set aside to repair Henry Crumpton Park floor
Damaged flooring at Henry Crumpton Park will be fixed using insurance reimbursement, restoring the facility for public use.
City spends $30K to incentivize Darden's/Seasons 52
Birmingham is using sales tax revenue to pay a restaurant incentive under a prior agreement with Darden's. Economic development deals like this direct public money to specific businesses.
City allocates $205,807 to Children's Hospital under incentive agreement
Public funds go to The Children's Hospital through an incentive deal tied to occupancy tax revenue. Citizens should know where tax money flows and why.
District 6 redirects $3K from discretionary projects to Parks and Recreation
Shifts $3,000 in neighborhood spending from District 6 discretionary projects to Parks and Recreation. This reallocates community funds already set aside for the district.
City Print Shop: $4,247.90 to Mac Papers for supplies
Spending authorization for routine print shop chemicals and supplies to keep city printing operations running.
Council approves $2,060 office furniture purchase from 9 to 5 Seating
Mayor's Office gets new office furniture from competitive bid. Routine procurement decision.
City approves $7,945 office furniture purchase for Mayor's Office
Routine spending decision on office supplies for city operations. Vendor selection based on competitive bid.
Council approves $2,600 office furniture purchase from National Office Furniture
City commits general funds to furnish the Mayor's office with new office furniture under competitive pricing agreements.
City approves $7,091 purchase of conference room chairs from Norstar
Spending decision on office furniture from general fund. No competitive bidding required for this equipment purchase.
City approves $1,180 conference room chairs from Norstar
General fund spending on office furniture. No competitive bidding required for this routine city purchase.