SB364 By Senators Shelnutt, Waggoner, Ward, Reed and Blackwell RFD County and Municipal Government Rd 1 17-MAR-16

SYNOPSIS: This bill would further provide the procedure for a municipal governing body to adopt a salary, expense allowance, or other compensation increase.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT

Relating to municipalities; to provide further for the procedure for a municipal governing body to adopt a salary, expense allowance, or other compensation increase.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:

Section 1. (a) The salary, expense allowance, or other compensation of the members of the municipal governing body of any municipality may not be increased by the municipal governing body unless the proposed ordinance or resolution of the municipal governing body was introduced at a regular meeting of the municipal governing body not less than 30 days prior to the meeting at which the ordinance is considered for adoption or adopted.

(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), the proposed ordinance or resolution shall be published in the same manner as required for an ordinance pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 11-45-8, Code of Alabama 1975, within seven business days after it is proposed.

(c) This act shall apply to all municipalities in this state including municipalities in Classes 1 to 8, inclusive, and any municipalities provided for by any other general law, local law, or general law of local application, and any law in conflict with this act is repealed and superseded.

(d) If any salary or expense allowance increase was adopted by a municipal governing body prior to the effective date of this act, the salary or expense allowance may only be operative if the ordinance or resolution providing for the increase is readopted pursuant to the requirements of this act, which readoption may be enacted at any time prior to the new municipal governing body taking office. To the extent this subsection conflicts with any other law, this subsection shall supersede the other law.

(e) This act shall not apply to the office of mayor of a municipality unless the mayor sits as a member of the council or other municipal governing body.

Section 2. All laws or parts of laws which conflict with this act are repealed.

Section 3. This act shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Municipalities

Compensation