Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin’s Proposed Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025

 

Click here to read the 2025 Proposed Budget.

 

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Key Budget Points

 

• Proposed Operating Budget Total: $554,805,617
• Appropriations to city departments: $464,375,563

 

Investing in Neighborhood Revitalization

• Street Paving: $14.5 million
• Sidewalks: $200,000 
• Weed Abatement: $2 million 
• Demolition: $1 million
• Land Bank Authority: $500,000
• Recycling: $300,000
• Traffic calming: $250,000

 

Investing in Youth

• Birmingham Promise: $2 million
• Birmingham City Schools (Mental Health Services Support): $1 million
• BHM Financial Freedom financial literacy: $1 million
• Conflict resolution through Common Ground H.E.A.T. Curriculum: $1 million
• Safe Haven Program (Parks and Recreation): $500,000
• RESTORE juvenile justice reentry: $225,000 
• Kids and Jobs Program: $210,000 (Department of Youth Services) 

 

Investing in Public Transportation

• BJCTA fixed route service: $11 million
• Birmingham Xpress bus rapid transit: $3 million
• Birmingham On Demand powered by VIA: $2.5 million

 

Investing in Employees

• Merit Pay (5%) available for eligible employees
• Longevity Pay available for eligible employees

 

Capital Improvements

• Department of Public Works deferred maintenance: $3 million
• Rolling stock: $5 million