Budget 2022

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Budget 2022

June 29, 2021 – The Birmingham City Council has approved Mayor Randall L. Woodfin’s $455 million operating budget. The spending plan supports neighborhood revitalization with $10 million for street paving, an additional $1 million sidewalk budget and funds to maintain demolition and weed abatement.

The budget provides a 1.5% pay raise for city employees and funds merit and longevity pay, paid city holidays and fully funds the employee pension program with a city contribution of more than $32 million.

“This is a moment of recovery and restoration for our city,” Mayor Woodfin said in a statement. “I want to thank the council for working alongside me to ensure our shared priorities of neighborhood revitalization and fiscal responsibility are supported in this budget.”

In addition to addressing the priorities of neighborhood revitalization and city employees, the budget fully funds public safety, the popular initiative Birmingham Promise and establishes a $50,000 grant program to pair city and neighborhood association funds to expand traffic calming strategies throughout the city. The boards and agencies which partner with the city to provide services for residents will also be fully funded.

The council approved the budget 8 to 0.

The 2022 fiscal year runs from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.

Mayor’s Proposed Capital Budget 2022 (Click here to review.)

Mayor’s Proposed Operating Budget 2022 (Click here to review.)

Budget Facts

Graphic: How the FY2022 budget affects you

View chart on city’s commitment to the employees’ pension fund

How the FY2022 budget supports street repaving

How the FY2022 budget supports blight removal

How the FY2022 budget supports sidewalk repairs and safer streets

How the FY2022 budget supports Birmingham Promise

How the FY2022 budget supports Birmingham Land Bank

How the FY2022 budget supports city employees

How the FY2022 budget supports the employees’ pension fund