This weekly rundown of public meetings, agendas and other items of interest aims to help you keep your elected officials accountable.

(We will update these lists as we become aware of new meetings, etc.) This collection of information is based on existing schedules and is subject to change.

Please let us know if there’s a specific meeting or organization you’d like to see included in our rundown.

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City of Birmingham

• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Jan. 12, 2 p.m. | More info
• Budget and Finance Committee, Jan. 12, 3:30 p.m. | More info
• Birmingham City Council, Jan. 13, 9:30 a.m. | Agenda
• Public Safety Committee, Jan. 13, 1 p.m. | Agenda
• Planning and Zoning Committee, Jan. 13, 3 p.m. | More info

 Other City of Birmingham

• Design Review Committee, Jan. 14, 7:30 a.m. | Agenda

Central Alabama Water*

• Central Alabama Water board meeting, Jan. 16, 3 p.m. | More info | Live stream

*Note: The information for this meeting was updated after the new website for tbirminghamwathe water utility, https://caw-al.gov, was launched on 1/12/2026 and details updated.

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Neighborhood info:

• Garbage: Regular schedule
• Recycling: Schedule 2, regular schedule
• Existing bulk trash calendar, Jan. 2026

Neighborhood meetings

Jan. 12

• Airport Highlands, Jan. 12, 6 p.m., Pleasant View Baptist Church
• Ensley Highlands, Jan. 12, 6 p.m., Birmingham Police Dept., West Precinct
• Gate City, Jan. 12, 4 p.m., Marks Village Campus of Hope
• Inglenook, Jan. 12, 5:30 p.m., Inglenook Recreation Center
• Killough Springs, Jan. 13, 6 p.m., Smith Middle School
• North Birmingham, Jan. 12, 6 p.m., Birmingham Public Library, North Birmingham Branch
• Oak Ridge Park, Jan. 12, 7 p.m., Harris Homes Community Center
• Oxmoor, Jan. 12, 6 p.m., Oxmoor Valley Community Center
• Powderly, Jan. 12, 5:30 p.m., Henry Crumpton Recreation Center
• Rising West Princeton, Jan. 12, 6 p.m., Rising-West Princeton Community Center
• Roebuck, Jan. 12, 6:30 p.m., Birmingham Police Department, East Precinct
• Tuxedo, Jan. 12, 5 p.m., Birmingham Public Library, East Ensley Branch
• West End Manor, Jan. 12, 6 p.m., New Hope Baptist Church
• West Goldwire, Jan. 12, 5:30 p.m., via teleconference (720-843-2957, Access Code: 6679362)
• Woodlawn, Jan. 12, 6 p.m., via Zoom (Meeting ID: 98745720002) or Woodlawn Community App (iOS or Android)

Jan. 13

• Arlington West-End, Jan. 13, 6 p.m., Birmingham Public Library, West End Branch
• Belview Heights, Jan. 13, 6:30 p.m., Charles A. Brown Elementary School
• East Brownsville, Jan. 13, 5:30 p.m., via teleconference (605-313-4198, Access Code: 461297
• Highland Park, Jan. 13, 6 p.m., Highland Golf Course Pro Shop
• Killough Springs, Jan. 13, 6 p.m., Smith Middle School
• North East Lake, Jan. 13, 6 p.m., Southern Museum of Flight
• North Pratt, Jan. 13, 6 p.m., New Haven Apartments
• Penfield Park, Jan. 13, 6 p.m., Brownsville Heights Community Center
• Riley Travelick, Jan. 13, 6 p.m., Nobel Chapel CME Church
• Sandusky, Jan. 13, 6 p.m., Jimmie Hudson Recreational Center
• South Titusville, Jan. 13, 5:30 p.m., Holy Family Christo Rey School

Jan. 14

• East Avondale, Jan. 14, 6 p.m., Birmingham Public Library, Avondale Branch

Jan. 15

• Brown Springs, Jan. 15, 6 p.m., via teleconference (712-832-8330, Access Code: 5102692)
• Ensley, Jan. 15, 6 p.m.
• Germania Park, Jan. 15, 6 p.m. via teleconference (701-802-5384, Access Code: 3042330)
• Hillman, Jan. 15, 5 p.m., Mary Dorsey Center
• Hillman Park, Jan. 15, 5 p.m., Mary Dorsey Center
• North Avondale, Jan. 15, 6 p.m., Dr. Martin Luther King Recreation Center
• Pine Knoll Vista, Jan. 15, 6:30 p.m., East Pinson Valley Recreation Center
• Southside, Jan. 15, 6 p.m., Birmingham Police Dept., South Precinct

Existing 2023-2025 Meeting Schedule (via Excel Spreadsheet)*

*Note: There have not been neighborhood elections for the next two-year cycle. More information in our report from 2025.