Bill Ricker

William E. Ricker was an aide to Birmingham City Council members Jimmy Blake and Joel Montgomery.

Ricker completed high school in Europe and graduated from the Industrial War College in Washington D.C. before he completed a bachelor's degree in urban studies and a master's in public administration at the University of Alabama.

He went on to work as a freelance photojournalist in Birmingham and was among the first photographers on the scene after the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963. He also photographed the newly-built Parliament House hotel in 1964.

Ricker was hired as an executive secretary to Mayor George Seibels. He then took over as executive director of Operation New Birmingham, which was then headquartered at City Hall. In 1993 he became Blake's council assistant and was hired by Montgomery in 2001.

In October 2008 Ricker resigned from his position. Though he intended the resignation to become effective October 29, he was told to leave immediately upon its receipt on October 20.

References

• Bryant, Joseph D. (October 23, 2008) "Veteran Birmingham council aide Bill Ricker calls it quits." Birmingham News