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UPDATE: City budget to be reworked to reflect deficit (yes, deficit)

July 6th, 2009 · Comments Off · City Council

It looks like the budget process for the City of Birmingham, AL has taken an interesting turn indeed today as it is reported that the city’s $13 million surplus is in fact a $17 million deficit.

The line forms for District 5

November 13th, 2008 · Comments Off · City Council, Election '09

Those residents that live in Birmingham City Council District 5 learned two things yesterday (well, maybe – depending on who they were listening to) – William Bell was no longer their representative and someone was going to be picked for them by December. According to the Birmingham News, the list of folks that want the [...]

Council gets tougher on finances

September 15th, 2008 · View Comments · City Council

Birmingham City Council President Carole Smitherman has probably already made her proposal to the council’s budget, finance and administration committee today. The News reports that the proposal would include requiring Mayor Langford to present monthly reports to the council in addition to making the city’s 3-month reserve fund a requirement (which would make it difficult [...]

On the agenda: Council approves 2009 budget

July 15th, 2008 · Comments Off · City Council, On the agenda

Looks like we will have an operating budget before 3 p.m. CDT (after a lengthy discussion that streamed online during their recess). The regular scheduled meeting of the Birmingham City Council ended at approximately 3 p.m. today with the approval of the 2009 general fund budget. The capital budget is the next item to be [...]

There may be a city budget tomorrow (maybe)

July 14th, 2008 · Comments Off · City Council

It’s somewhat fitting that on Bastille Day, it looks like we’re about to see some fireworks coming from City Hall here in Birmingham, AL. That’s because late last night the Birmingham City Council announced that they would meet with representatives from Mayor Langford’s office to go over their latest budget proposal later today.
They also announced [...]

On the agenda: Money, development, money (and anger)

May 6th, 2008 · View Comments · City Council, On the agenda

So the big news for this morning’s City Council meeting is not necessarily one that is on the agenda, but an item that will be brought up during Mayor Langford’s comments, at least according to this morning’s Birmingham News. They reported that the mayor, upset with City Councilor Valerie Abbott over the situation represented in [...]

Langford’s Fair Park plan awaits Council approval Tuesday

April 4th, 2008 · View Comments · 35208, City Council

Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford this morning laid out his plans to City Council members to completely revitalize Fair Park, a $125 – $150 million project that would be funded using portions of the recent sales and business tax increases, and could be completed in three years.All Langford needs now is the Council’s approval of the [...]