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The City of [[Birmingham]] has a mayor/council form of government with a nine-member [[Birmingham City Council|city council]]. This replaced a [[City Commission]] in [[ | The City of [[Birmingham]] has a mayor/council form of government with a nine-member [[Birmingham City Council|city council]]. This replaced a [[City Commission]] in [[1963]], primarily as a way to remove [[Commissioner of Public Safety]] [[Bull Connor]] from power. By [[Alabama]] law, an issue before a city council must be approved by a two-thirds majority vote (Act No. 452, Ala. Acts 1955, as supplemented by Act No. 294, Ala. Acts 1965.). Executive powers are held entirely by the mayor's office. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council]] | * [[Birmingham City Council]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Mayor of Birmingham]] | ||
* [[Birmingham Community Participation Program]] | ** [[Birmingham Department of Community Development]] | ||
*** [[Birmingham Community Participation Program]] | |||
** [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]] | |||
** [[Birmingham Park and Recreation Board]] | |||
** [[Birmingham Police Department]] | |||
** [[Birmingham Department of Public Works]] | |||
** [[Birmingham Department of Transportation]] | |||
[[Category:Birmingham government|*]] | [[Category:Birmingham government|*]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:00, 13 September 2018
The City of Birmingham has a mayor/council form of government with a nine-member city council. This replaced a City Commission in 1963, primarily as a way to remove Commissioner of Public Safety Bull Connor from power. By Alabama law, an issue before a city council must be approved by a two-thirds majority vote (Act No. 452, Ala. Acts 1955, as supplemented by Act No. 294, Ala. Acts 1965.). Executive powers are held entirely by the mayor's office.