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Birmingham pauses rollout of community survey for edits after commissioners request revisions

Birmingham City Commission · January 27, 2026
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Summary

Consultant Cobalt presented a draft survey; commissioners and outside experts raised wording, scale and actionability concerns. The commission rescinded a vote to approve and asked commissioners to submit specific edits within about a week for staff and the consultant to incorporate.

City staff and consultant Cobalt presented a draft community survey intended to collect baseline resident feedback on services and priorities. The survey team said it would distribute a random mailed sample (paper with optional QR code) and keep random-sample responses separate from an open online version.

Commissioners and outside survey experts…

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