Council approves revocation of medical-transport certificate, right-of-way vacation, property release and appointments; multiple items pass by voice vote

The Birmingham City Council on June 17 approved several administrative and land-use actions by voice vote, including revoking a nonemergency medical-transport certificate for failure to show liability insurance, vacating a 26,875-square-foot right-of-way tied to a Choice Neighborhood site, authorizing submission of weed-abatement assessments to Jefferson County for collection, confirming three appointments to the Special Care Facilities Finance Authority and approving a partial release of properties covered by a recorded settlement.

The measures were taken during the regularly scheduled council meeting in Council Chambers and were handled primarily as public-hearing or consent items. Most passed by voice vote after brief staff presentations or committee reports.

The most contested procedural item was a revocation of a certificate of public necessity and convenience held by an operator doing business as Rawls Medical Carriage Transport. The council…