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Resident protests mayor selection; commission vows to defend Community House as public trust

Birmingham City Commission · November 18, 2025
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Summary

A resident accused commissioners of a prearranged mayoral selection and mayor pro tem appointment; later in closed session the commission said the Community House is a public trust and pledged to use available means to keep it public.

During the public-comment period, resident David Bloom told the commission he believed the recent selection of the mayor and mayor pro tem had been prearranged in private, calling it "hypocrisy" and saying the process disenfranchised voters who supported other top vote-getters.

"It looked to me ... that the selection of the mayor and the mayor pro tem ... had all been prescripted ... out like a bookie…

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