AL HB622

Proposes a local constitutional amendment to restructure the Birmingham City Council from nine members elected from nine districts to eight members elected from districts plus one president elected at-large.

Council members serve four-year terms and must be residents of their respective districts; the president must be a resident of Birmingham and presides over council meetings but votes only in case of a tie.

Requires the Birmingham City Council to adopt a redistricting plan dividing the city into eight districts of approximately equal population based on the 2010 federal decennial census, effective for the next general election following census release.

Amendment becomes effective at the next election following redistricting adoption as provided in the bill.

Election on the proposed amendment shall be conducted according to Amendment 555 to the Alabama Constitution of 1901 and state election laws, with ballot language describing the change in council structure.