Anthony Long resigns from city commission

Birmingham City Commissioner Anthony Long, elected in November of 2023, has submitted a letter of resignation, effective April 13, due to the fact that he is moving from the city.

Long submitted his resignation letter on Friday, March 13, to city manager Jana Ecker.

In his letter, Long explained that after living in the city for 31 years, he was now moving, noting that “Life, however, sometimes takes you in a direction you never anticipated.” He further said he was attempting to allow the city a smooth transition in finding a replacement by giving advance notice of the resignation.

Long, who was married in the spring of 2025, told Downtown that he would be moving to Orchard Lake and his Birmingham home is now listed for sale.

He first ran for office in the November 2021 election and lost by six votes. Long ran again for office in November of 2023 in an uncontested election.

The Birmingham Charter provides that the city commission must appoint a replacement within 30 days of a vacancy.

Birmingham has been promoting that applications for the upcoming vacancy are available at the city clerk’s office. Applications have to be submitted on or before Wednesday, April 8. According to the schedule released by the city, the commission will hold a workshop session on Monday, April 13, at which time candidates will be interviewed. Following the workshop session, the commission will hold a regular meting at which there will be nominations and a vote on a candidate to fill the vacancy,

The person appointed to the vacancy will serve until November 2 of 2027.

According to an announcement by the city, the person appointed will begin serving with the planned budget hearing on Saturday, April 25.

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