During the Birmingham City Council Meeting on October 14, 2014 Council:
Approved a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Contract for Professional
Services with Public Resource Management Alliance Corporation (“PReMA Corp”) under
which PReMA Corp. will discover unlicensed non-compliant businesses in Birmingham,
Alabama and its Police Jurisdiction for all years applicable, for a term of 1 year and the
City will pay PReMA Çorp. a fee of 39% of collected business license taxes and related
fees, penalties and interest remitted to the City. For more information please contact the
Office of the Mayor at 205.254.2271.
Other items approved by the Council at today’s meeting include the following:
1. Approved an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of General Obligation
Refunding Bonds, Series 2014-A. For more information please contact the Office
of the Mayor at 205.254.2771.
2. Approved an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of General Obligation
Refunding Warrants, Series 2014-B. For more information please contact Office
of the Mayor at 205.254.2771.
3. Approved a Resolution determining that the National Veterans Day in
Birmingham Celebration, including the Veterans Day Parade, the National
Veterans Award Banquet and the World Peace Luncheon that will be held
November 10-11, 2014 serves a public purpose that promotes goodwill and
serves a public interest, and requesting that City funds be administered to pay for
this event in accordance with Section 3-1-7 of the General Code of the City of
Birmingham. For more information please contact the Office of the Councilor
Kimberly Rafferty at 205.254.2294.
4. Approved a Resolution appointing one (1) member (Jason Fondren) to the
Birmingham Planning Commission for a six (6) year term expiring October 6,
2020. For more information please contact the Office of the Councilor Jay
Roberson at 205.254.2294
5. Referred to the Committee of the Whole an Ordinance to increase the
compensation of the members of the City Council, said increase to be effective
on the first day of the new term following the City of Birmingham 2017 municipal
general election. For more information please contact the Office of the City
Council at 205.254.2234.
Announcements:
1. The Budget and Finance Committee meeting will be held Thursday, October 16,
2014 at 4:00 p.m. in the Conference Rooms D & E.
2. The Third Annual District 7 Football Classic will be held Saturday, October 18,
2014 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Wenonah High School football
stadium.
3. The Fifth Annual District 5 Fun Day will held Sunday, October 19, 2014 from 4:00
p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Railroad Park
4. The Public Safety Committee meeting will be held Monday, October 20, 2014 at
4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
5. The Committee of the Whole meeting will be held Wednesday, October 22, 2014
at 4:00 p.m. in Conference Rooms D & E.
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