The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved the plan presented last week by Mayor Randall Woodfin to recruit and retain police in an effort to fill 172 empty patrol positions. “The city of Birmingham is hiring,” Woodfin said after the meeting.

The Birmingham City Council approved a measure Tuesday to provide nearly $16 million in funding for the police department to hire more patrol officers.

The Birmingham Police Department has achieved a historic milestone as the city council has approved a $16 million incentive plan, the largest the department has ever seen.

The council approved the use of live surveillance video cameras in Seattle neighborhoods they said have the most violent crime.

City Council approves $15.8 million for police department to hire and retain officers There's a lot of movement in this week's playoff picture after a chaotic Week 6. Week 5 is in the books and oh my there's a lot of panic on these fantasy streets.