Alabama Bill Doubles Birmingham Mayor's Salary

0:00Senate Bill 375 in Alabama aims to flip the script on how Birmingham's mayor gets paid. Right now, the salary sits at $108,000 a year, locked in by state law since the original $68,000 bumped up by. 40,000 back in 2008. Birmingham's the only spot in the state run this way as the sole class one city. The bill hands control to the city council, just like in most Alabama towns, but sets a floor of $220,000 more than double. Today's pay, that shift would let local leaders adjust it over time based on needs. Birmingham stands out with its huge operating budget and more city workers than anywhere else in Alabama, yet the mayor earns less than leaders in. Smaller cities like Mobile, Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, and Bessamer. Mayor Randall Woodford's office highlights how outdated this is, noting the expense allowance has been budged since 1992. The bill would update that to $10,000 a month, the first change in 33 years.

1:01If it passes, these tweaks kick in for the next mayoral term, aligning Birmingham with other cities and finally matching pay to the jobs real weight. That's the story for today. Birmingham News Today, Driven by AI.