Council approves ordinance raising council pay to $50,000 effective with 2017 elected members

The Birmingham City Council voted to approve an ordinance raising the annual salary for council members from $15,000 to $50,000 effective for members elected in 2017.

The ordinance text, read as an addendum item by the clerk, said it would "increase the salary of the city council from $15,000 to $50,000 effective with the newly elected 2017 city council members." The item was moved and seconded and the council approved the ordinance; the meeting record notes one recorded "no" vote from Councilor Abbott.

Council debate on the floor during the addendum was brief in the transcript excerpt; the clerk opened the vote shortly after the motion to move the item. The record shows the item "passes" followed by the notation of a single no vote. The transcript does not include a full roll-call tally in the excerpt.

Next steps: The ordinance is effective for the next newly elected council members (2017), per the language read on the floor; the transcript does not record subsequent administrative steps such as certification, posting or salary-payment mechanics.