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Birmingham council sets Oct. 24 inauguration date, caps spending at $35,000 after debate
Summary
After a lengthy exchange about transparency and public participation, the Birmingham City Council amended a resolution to set the council's inauguration for Oct. 24 and capped city spending for the event at an amount not to exceed $35,000; council agreed to a special Committee of the Whole for event details.
The Birmingham City Council voted to amend a resolution setting the council inauguration date to Tuesday, Oct. 24, and to cap the council's expenditure for the event at an amount not to exceed $35,000.
Councilor LaShonda Scales moved the amendment to change the date and increase the cap from $25,000 to $35,000; a second was recorded and the amendment passed by roll call. Council members debated whether the council had an itemized budget for the event and which funding source would cover costs; staff said the likely source would be the council…
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