A new Town Council could help save the crumbling historic town hall from being left to rot and decay, it has been claimed.
Last year, it was found the Victorian after surveyors were brought in to find out why pieces of masonry were falling off.
Campaigners are now calling for the restoration to be a priority when the new town council is launched in March - but only if funding can be found.
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Members of the Sutton Coldfield Independent Residents' Group, which is putting up a slate of candidates to stand for the town council, have set out the aim of saving the hall, turning round its £100,000 per year operating losses and using it to generate income for the new council.
The hall is currently owned by Birmingham City Council but responsibility for it could be devolved to the new town council.
The group has met with the Sutton Coldfield Arts and Recreation Trust, the collection of theatre, music and arts groups that has submitted a proposal to run the town hall.
Campaigner Paul Lewis said: "I cannot imagine a Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council without its historic home.
"But we must be realistic about its funding. As a town council, we will need to commit time and money into establishing the town hall as a viable concern as it has been run so inefficiently up to this point."
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And Ken Rushton, chairman of the residents' group, added: "With all our discussions with residents, the vast majority have told us that saving the town hall is a priority.
"We need qualified people to do a proper survey and come up with a cost, with a business proposal for the future.
"It is essential that we have an interim town clerk in place before the end of January so that effective negotiations can take place."
The residents' group is also recruiting members to consider standing as independents in the
The issue has already caused a dispute with Sutton Coldfield Conservatives who in the elections and allow independents to win.
The group is asking anyone interested in standing to attend a meeting at The Station pub in Sutton Coldfield town centre from 7pm on January 20.
Members of other town councils are attending to outline what is involved in the role.