Monday Morning Watch | Week of Jun. 29, 2026

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.

City of Birmingham

• Birmingham City Council, Jun. 30, 9:30 a.m. | Agenda
  • Items 18-27 – These items are on consent and amend the city’s current budget for its fiscal year, ending tomorrow, Jun. 30.
  • Items 28-44 – These items are listed on the draft agenda for consent and allow for the City Council to adopt the budget for the fiscal year, beginning Jul. 1, 2026.
    • Item 28 – General Fund
    • Item 29 – Capital Budget
    • Item 30 – General Bond Debt Reserve Budget
    • Item 31 – Tax Increment Financing Budget
    • Item 32 – Neighborhood Allocation Budget
    • Item 33 – Highway Improvement Fund
    • Item 34 – Fuel Tax Fund Budget
    • Item 35 – Storm Water Fund Budget
    • Item 36 – Corrections Fund Budget
    • Item 37 – Fair Trial Tax Fund Budget
    • Item 38 – Sporting and Entertainment Recruiting Fund Budget
    • Item 39 – Rebuild Alabama Act Fund Budget
    • Item 40 – Capital Improvement Fund Budget
    • Item 41 – Neighborhood Revitalization Fund Budget
    • Item 42 – Birmingham Fund Budget
    • Item 43 – Land Bank Authority Fund Budget
    • Item 44 – Community Development Block Grant Fund Budget
  • Item 47 – Currently on consent, this allows the City to apply for a National Park Service Grant under its Underrepresented Communities Grant Program of up to $100,000. If awarded, it “would allow the City to hire a professional historic preservation consultant to prepare a historical and architectural survey and to prepare a National Register of Historic Places nomination for properties within the Fountain Heights Community
  • Item 52 – 404 properties listed for noxious or dangerous weeds.

Neighborhood info:

• Garbage: Holiday schedule, City offices will be closed on Friday, Jul. 3, and there will be no Saturday trash pickup service due to observance of the Independence Day holiday.
• Recycling: Schedule 2, holiday schedule
• Existing bulk trash calendar, Jun. 2026; Jul. 2026

Neighborhood meetings

Jul. 1

• Acipco-Finley, 5:30 p.m., Acipco Community Room
• Eastwood, 6:30 p.m., Habitat for Humanity + Zoom
• Echo Highlands, 7 p.m., East Pinson Valley Recreation Center + Zoom
• North Titusville, 5 p.m., Memorial Park Recreational Center

Jul. 2

• Springlake, 6:30 p.m., Huffman High School

Jul. 3

• Jones Valley, 4 p.m., Birmingham Public Library – Powderly Branch

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.