2017-2021 Birmingham City Council

Members of the Birmingham City Council in 2017: Back (L-R): John Hilliard, Darrell O'Quinn, Sheila Tyson, William Parker, Hunter Williams. Front (L-R): Steven Hoyt, Valerie Abbott, Jay Roberson, Lashunda Scales

The 2017-2021 Birmingham City Council served as the Birmingham City Council from 2017 to 2021. The nine members were elected by district to concurrent four-year terms in the 2017 Birmingham municipal election on August 22, 2017.

• District 1: Lashunda Scales (third term)
• District 2: Hunter Williams (first term)
• District 3: Valerie Abbott (fifth term), President
• District 4: William Parker (first full term)
• District 5: Darrell O'Quinn (first term)
• District 6: Sheila Tyson (second term)
• District 7: Jay Roberson (third term), President Pro Tempore
• District 8: Steven Hoyt (fourth term)
• District 9: John Hilliard (first term)

Officers

After the council members were sworn in on October 24, Valerie Abbott was elected President, with Jay Roberson as President Pro Tempore.

Committees

Council members were assigned to one or more of nine committees (as well as the Committee of the Whole):

• Administrative/Education Committee: Abbott (chair), Roberson, Parker
• Budget & Finance Committee: Abbott (chair), Roberson, O'Quinn
• Community Education/Government Relations Committee: Scales (chair), Abbott, Tyson
• Economic Development Committee: Hilliard (chair), Scales, Roberson
• Parks & Recreation Committee: Parker (chair), Tyson, Hoyt
• Planning & Zoning Committee: Hoyt (chair), O'Quinn, Abbott
• Public Improvement Committee: Tyson (chair), Parker, Williams
• Public Safety Committee: Williams (chair), Hilliard, Hoyt
• Transportation Committee: O'Quinn (chair), Scales, Hilliard
• Utilities/Technology Committee: Roberson (chair), Williams, Parker

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Preceded by: 2013-2017 Birmingham City Council

Birmingham City Council 2017-2021

Succeeded by: 2021-2025 Birmingham City Council