2017-2021 Birmingham City Council
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), resigned November 2018
- 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), resigned November 2018
- District 7: Jay Roberson (third term), President Pro Tempore, resigned September 2018. Wardine Alexander was appointed to fill the vacancy on October 30.
- 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. After Roberson stepped down, William Parker was elected to serve the remainder of his term as Pro Tem.
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
Resignations
- Council members Sheila Tyson and LaShunda Scales were elected to the Jefferson County Commission in the 2018 general election and therefore resigned their seats that November. Jay Roberson stepped down in September 2018 to move to Alabaster after his wife accepted a job with Alabaster City Schools.
In their October 16 meeting the Council deadlocked 4-4 on whether to appoint Wardine Alexander or Lonnie Malone to Roberson's former District 7 seat. On October 30 Stephen Hoyt changed his vote and Alexander was appointed on by a 5-3 majority.
Preceded by: 2013-2017 Birmingham City Council |
Birmingham City Council 2017-2021 |
Succeeded by: 2021-2025 Birmingham City Council |
References
- Edgemon, Erin (October 30, 2018) "Birmingham City Council makes appointment to empty seat." The Birmingham News