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Birmingham City Council has reached an agreement to settle thousands of historic equal pay claims costing millions, just over a year after effectively going bankrupt.. GMB Union, which brought the ...
The Birmingham City Council is the legislative branch that governs the City of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It has nine members elected by district, and regularly meets on Tuesday mornings at Birmingham City Hall. The council has 11 subcommittees, each of which contains three members. [1] [2]
The county council was abolished in 1986 and its functions passed to the county's seven borough councils, including Birmingham City Council, with some services provided through joint committees. [11] In 1995, New Frankley and the Kitwell Estate were transferred into the city from the parish of Frankley in Bromsgrove District .
A Birmingham coat of arms was awarded to the corporation in 1889 and updated for the city council in 1977. In the past, the council has been responsible for water, electricity and gas supply, further education colleges, public transport and local police and fire services. [ 1 ]
Parkfield Community School is a primary school in Saltley, Birmingham, West Midlands, England.In 2013, [1] it became an academy school, which means it receives its funding directly from the central rather than local government, in contrast with a community school. [2]
The city council is also responsible for the provision of libraries throughout the city. There are 41 local libraries in addition to Library of Birmingham, reputedly one of the largest public libraries in Europe. According to city council figures, Birmingham's library system has over 2.7 million books and receives over 4 million visitors each year.
Birmingham was the first city to be named National City of Sport by the Sports Council. [386] Birmingham was selected ahead of London and Manchester to bid for the 1992 Summer Olympics , [ 387 ] but was unsuccessful in the final selection process, which was won by Barcelona .
Birmingham City Council announced an investigation into the allegations, estimated to last six months. [22] Ian Kershaw, Head of Northern Education Trust in Newcastle, was named as its full-time special adviser. [54] In May, Mark Rogers, Birmingham City Council's Chief Executive, had a meeting with head teachers of affected schools.