Following a contentious debate on Monday, May 4, over who should fill the vacancy on the Birmingham City Commission, the six remaining commissioners ultimately could not come to a consensus, opting to leave the seat open until the next regular election in November 2027 unless the commission agrees that they’re ready to vote on the matter again in the future.

Birmingham City Commissioners have outlined a new enforcement approach for short-term rentals during the Monday, May 4, meeting, one week after placing a moratorium on issuing new rental licenses for rentals of 30 days or less following a recent shooting incident at a rental property on E. Lincoln where a party took place.

Birmingham continues inching toward relocating Birmingham Next Senior Services from its current Birmingham Public Schools location to the building at 400 E. Lincoln in the city, with the city commission approving architectural design plans for renovations to the Next building during the Monday, May 4, meeting at which city staff was directed to issue a request for proposals for a contractor to develop construction plans.

Amid growing concerns over the use of Flock cameras county-wide, Birmingham City Commissioners took a look at the topic during the Monday, April 27, meeting, with city police chief Scott Grewe advocating for the department’s use of Flock cameras and addressing general concerns about privacy and surveillance.

Changes are coming to the historic Birmingham City Hall building, located at 151 Martin Street, as the city commission approved phase one of renovations to the police department during the Monday, April 27, meeting.

Snap Taco, one of downtown Birmingham’s newest Mexican restaurants located at 126 S. Old Woodward, is moving forward as one of the city’s newest bistros after city commissioners approved the special land use permit and final site plan and design review during the Monday, May 4, meeting.

For the second consecutive meeting , Birmingham City Commissioners were deadlocked in their selection of a new commissioner to fill the vacancy left by former mayor pro tem Anthony Long, with a tie between candidates Mary Jaye and Debra Horner during the Monday, April 27, meeting, mirroring the circumstances of the meeting two weeks prior.

After a shooting took place at a Birmingham home on E. Lincoln being rented out, city commissioners took up discussions during the Monday, April 27, meeting regarding moratorium on short-term rentals (STR) and what the city could do to further regulate the use.

The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees met with James Gallagher, Bloomfield Township Police Chief, for the third time to discuss the police department’s space needs at their meeting on Monday, April 28.

A portion of Birmingham’s residents will soon be getting a community survey in the mail after city commissioners approved the final draft of the survey questions during the Monday, April 27, meeting.