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The Birmingham City Council recorded several final actions during its April 1 meeting. Below are the items announced in the meeting record and the outcomes as read into the public record.
Appointment to Birmingham Museum of Art board (Item 40) - Action: Confirm the appointment of Jack Watson Echols III to the board of directors of the Birmingham Museum of Art to fill an unexpired term. - Term: Expires 08/31/2026 (as read at the meeting). - Context: The council was told the prior appointee resigned to take a position out of state; the museum recommended Echols to fill the vacancy. - Motion/vote: A motion to confirm was moved and seconded on the floor and the council approved the appointment by voice vote. The transcript records the appointment as confirmed; no roll‑call tally with individual member votes was read into the record.
Temporary parking lot — special exception of use (Item 74) - Action: Case ZAC2025‑1 (temporary parking lot; special exception of use). - Motion/vote: The council called the question and approved the item on a voice vote; the transcript records "Item 74 is approved." No written vote tally was entered into the public record during the meeting.
Consent agenda - Action: The council approved the consent agenda as read, with one item (Item 23) pulled for discussion and one addendum item added to consent. The clerk read numerous consent entries and noted corrections to certain line‑items and general ledger account numbers; the consent agenda passed by voice vote.
What the record does and does not show - The meeting transcript records motions and voice approvals for these items and identifies the appointed individual and the case number for the zoning item. For the appointments and zoning case, the transcript did not provide individual yes/no vote tallies by member name; approval is recorded by the chair via voice vote.
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