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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. | ||
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Revision as of 14:37, 25 November 2013
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.