Budget and Finance Committee Meeting 10.12.26

The Birmingham City Council Budget and Finance Committee met on October 12, 2026. It approved the September 28 meeting minutes and a consent agenda of unspecified items. The committee also recommended that the full council approve an application to apply for, accept, and expend up to $225,000 from the FY27 Alabama Summer and Afterschool Program Grant. Staff said the funds would support existing library and parks-and-recreation partnerships and expand summer and afterschool programming; the application was due at the end of October. The committee voted in favor of the grant request.

The committee recommended full-council approval of a one-year agreement with the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) for fixed-route and paratransit, on-demand, and bus rapid transit services. The amount was described as $17 million, though discussion also cited $17.5 million; the stated components were $11.5 million, $2.5 million, and $3 million, respectively. Officials discussed a $500,000 increase, ridership and route adjustments, and agreed to provide council members with monthly ridership reports and improve communication about route changes. The committee voted in favor of the agreement recommendation.