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Birmingham City Council Special Called Meeting - May 8, 2025

City Council — Thursday, May 8, 2025
BodyBirmingham, Alabama
SessionCity Council
DateThursday, May 8, 2025
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:27

Good morning, everyone.

0:30

This is a special called committee of the or I'm sorry, special called meeting of the council.

0:38

Uh today is May eighth, twenty twenty-five.

0:43

Um clerk, please call the roll.

0:48

Councilmember Abbott.

0:51

Councilmember um Council.

0:55

Oh I know that's not what I'm looking for.

0:57

Somebody's giving me a wrong roll call.

1:00

I apologize.

1:06

Councilmember Clark.

1:08

Present.

1:08

Councilmember Moore.

1:11

Absolutely.

1:12

Councilmember Smithman.

1:14

Councilmember Tate.

1:16

Councilmember Williams.

1:18

Good morning.

1:18

Good morning.

1:19

Council Member Woods.

1:21

Council President Pro Tim Alexander.

1:23

Good morning, President.

1:24

Council President O'Quinn.

1:26

Present.

1:27

All right.

1:28

Um, so good morning.

1:34

You all have before you on the agenda the item purpose of meeting to discuss and take action related to the Birmingham Waterworks Board.

1:42

It's my recommendation that we go into executive session under 3625 A seven eighty three to discuss pending litigation.

1:53

All right.

1:55

Ms.

1:55

Clerk.

1:56

One second, please.

2:00

Councilmember Abbott.

2:02

Aye.

2:03

Council uh Member Clark.

2:06

Aye.

2:06

Councilmember Smithman is out.

2:08

Councilmember Tate is a council member Williams.

2:11

Aye.

2:12

Councilmember Woods.

2:13

Aye.

2:14

Council President Protein Alexander.

2:16

Aye.

2:16

Council President O'Queen.

2:17

Aye.

2:20

All right, so we will go into executive session.

2:23

The time is 857.

2:25

Um we will reconvene at 9 30 or at the call of the chair, whichever comes first.

3:36

Okay, Mr.

3:36

Clerk, please call the roll.

3:43

Councilmember Clark.

3:45

Present.

3:45

Council Member Moore.

3:48

Councilmember Smithman.

3:51

Councilmember Tate.

3:53

Council Member Williams.

3:55

Council Member Woods.

3:57

Council President Pro Tim Alexander.

3:59

Present.

4:00

Council President O'Quinn.

4:01

Present.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████63%
Pending Litigation██████████████████████████37%
Summary of Proceedings

Birmingham City Council Special Called Meeting - May 8, 2025

The Birmingham City Council held a special called meeting on May 8, 2025 at 9:00 A.M. to discuss and take action relating to the Birmingham Water Works Board. The council first voted to enter executive session to discuss pending litigation, then reconvened in open session to vote on a purchase and sale agreement.

Discussion Items

  • The council voted unanimously to enter executive session under Alabama Code Section 36-25A-7(8) to discuss pending litigation concerning the Birmingham Water Works Board. The executive session began at 8:57 A.M. and the council reconvened at approximately 9:30 A.M.

Key Outcomes

  • Upon reconvening, the council ratified the mayor's execution of a purchase and sale agreement with the Birmingham Water Works Board. All council members present voted in favor; Councilmember Smithman was absent. Councilmember Woods initially did not respond but later confirmed an 'Aye' vote.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning, everyone. This is a special called committee of the or I'm sorry, special called meeting of the council. Uh today is May eighth, twenty twenty-five. Um clerk, please call the roll. Councilmember Abbott. Councilmember um Council. Oh I know that's not what I'm looking for. Somebody's giving me a wrong roll call. I apologize. Councilmember Clark. Present. Councilmember Moore. Absolutely. Councilmember Smithman. Councilmember Tate. Councilmember Williams. Good morning. Good morning. Council Member Woods. Council President Pro Tim Alexander. Good morning, President. Council President O'Quinn. Present. All right. Um, so good morning. You all have before you on the agenda the item purpose of meeting to discuss and take action related to the Birmingham Waterworks Board. It's my recommendation that we go into executive session under 3625 A seven eighty three to discuss pending litigation. All right. Ms. Clerk. One second, please. Councilmember Abbott. Aye. Council uh Member Clark. Aye. Councilmember Smithman is out. Councilmember Tate is a council member Williams. Aye. Councilmember Woods. Aye. Council President Protein Alexander. Aye. Council President O'Queen. Aye. All right, so we will go into executive session. The time is 857. Um we will reconvene at 9 30 or at the call of the chair, whichever comes first. Okay, Mr. Clerk, please call the roll. Councilmember Clark.

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