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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]
He ran unsuccessfully for the Birmingham Board of Education's District 3 seat in 2009, placing third in a four-person race. [6] In 2009, Woodfin became an assistant city attorney for Birmingham, a position he held until he was elected mayor in 2017. [7] In 2013, he ran for a seat on the school board again, this time successfully. [8]
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.
He stood for Birmingham Selly Oak in the 1987 general election, losing to Conservative incumbent Anthony Beaumont-Dark by 20,721 votes (39.3%) to 23,305 (44.2%). As Chair of Economic Development and Leader of Birmingham City Council, he was responsible for shaping the major social and economic regeneration of Birmingham during the 1980s and 1990s.
In the 1980s, US corporations began reducing training and other benefits for employees. The prevalence of employee education benefits programs was further reduced during the Great Recession, from 61 percent of companies surveyed in 2008 to 51 percent in 2018. [10] In 2021, a refound popularity among large employers has been met with skepticism.
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] All are now in the hands of other public-or private-sector bodies.