Birmingham City Council

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Birmingham City Council is the elected legislative body responsible for setting policy, passing ordinances, and overseeing municipal governance for the city of Birmingham, Alabama.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city council
municipal legislative body
appliesStatutoryFramework Birmingham City Code
Code of Alabama
appliesToJurisdiction Birmingham, Alabama
City departments of Birmingham, Alabama
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
coexistsWith Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama
country United States of America
electorate registered voters of Birmingham, Alabama
governmentType mayor–council government
governs Birmingham, Alabama
hasAuthorityOver municipal budget of Birmingham, Alabama
municipal ordinances of Birmingham, Alabama
municipal services policy in Birmingham, Alabama
zoning and land use in Birmingham, Alabama
hasCapital Birmingham, Alabama
hasHouseType unicameral
hasLegalForm local government body
hasMeetingFrequency regularly scheduled public meetings
hasNumberOfMembers 9
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.birminghamal.gov/city-council/
hasRole adopting the annual budget of Birmingham, Alabama
confirming certain mayoral appointments in Birmingham, Alabama
holding public hearings on city matters in Birmingham, Alabama
hasSeat Birmingham City Hall
hasVotingSystem single-member districts
headquartersLocation Birmingham City Hall
isPartOf Government of the City of Birmingham, Alabama
jurisdiction City of Birmingham, Alabama
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBodyFor Birmingham, Alabama
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Birmingham, Alabama
Downtown Birmingham
Jefferson County, Alabama
State of Alabama
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
mainFunction overseeing municipal governance in Birmingham, Alabama
passing city ordinances for Birmingham, Alabama
setting municipal policy for Birmingham, Alabama
meetsAt Birmingham City Hall council chambers
partOf local government in Alabama
represents residents of Birmingham, Alabama
shortName Birmingham Council
subdivisionType city council district
topicHasWebsite https://www.birminghamal.gov/city-council/
usesLanguage English

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Birmingham Police Department ("City of Birmingham government")
Birmingham, Alabama
governingBody
Birmingham municipal code ("City of Birmingham government")
enforcedBy
Randall Woodfin ("Birmingham city government")
hasJurisdictionOver
Birmingham City Council ("Government of the City of Birmingham, Alabama")
isPartOf
Birmingham municipal code ("City of Birmingham legal department")
maintainedBy
Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens ("City of Birmingham (municipal ownership)")
ownedBy
Birmingham City Council ("Birmingham Council")
shortName
Birmingham Police Department ("City of Birmingham government")
subdivisionOf

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