2022 Birmingham budget

The 2021-2022 Birmingham budget includes the operating budget for the City of Birmingham for the fiscal year July 1, 2021–June 30, 2022 as well as a capital projects budget.

Mayor Randall Woodfin announced his budget proposal for $455,517,344 on May 18, 2021. He anticipated that revenues would be restored to pre-pandemic levels, allowing for a 1.5% raise for city employees, a full annual contribution to public pensions, and the restoration of cuts to boards and agencies. Woodfin's proposal represented a $42,655,306 (10.33%) increase from the $412,862,038 2020-2021 budget and a $4,109,394 (0.91%) increase from the $451,407,950 2019–2020 budget.

Woodfin did not include $148.8 million in expected federal stimulus payments directed to the city under the American Rescue Plan. Proposals for using that money to offset pandemic-related losses would be part of a separate forthcoming proposal. The City Council has expressed the intent for much of that money to be steered toward neighborhoods.

Since the Mayor-Council Act was modified in 2016, the City Council must vote on the budget as it is presented to them, with any proposed changes approved by the Mayor beforehand.

City Council approval

The Council scheduled its first budget hearing for June 1.

References

• Garrison, Greg (May 18, 2021) "Mayor proposes $455 million Birmingham budget, projects economic recovery." The Birmingham News
• Prickett, Sam (May 18, 2021) "Woodfin Promises “Recovery and Restoration” With Proposed FY 2022 Budget." BirminghamWatch

External links

• Budget 2022 at birminghamal.gov