11-46-27
Section 11-46-27 Appointment, compensation, etc., of election officers. (a) The municipal governing
body or a majority of them must, not less than 15 days before the holding of any municipal
election, appoint from the qualified electors of the respective wards or voting districts
officers to hold the election as follows: Where paper ballots are used, one returning officer
for each ward and three inspectors and two clerks for each box at each voting place and, where
voting machines are used, an inspector, a chief clerk, and a first and second assistant clerk
for each voting machine; except that in the event voting centers or voting places are established,
then the requirements of Section 11-46-24 shall control the number of election officials.
In any Class 6, Class 7, or Class 8 municipality, election officials must reside within the
municipality and may serve at any polling place within the municipality. An election official
appointed to serve in a polling place other than where he or...
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11-50-342
Section 11-50-342 Qualifications, appointment, terms of office, compensation, and removal of
members of board; oath and bond thereof; vacancies; election of officers; quorum. (a) Each
board of water and sewer commissioners shall consist of three members appointed by the council.
The members first appointed shall serve for terms of two, four, and six years, respectively,
from the date of the judge of probate's certificate mentioned in subsection (c) of Section
11-50-341 and until their successors shall be duly appointed and qualified; provided, however,
that a council which has heretofore created or hereafter creates a board as provided in this
article may, at its option, increase the board from three to five members to serve according
to all the conditions and terms set forth in this article. In the event the council elects
to increase the membership of the board from three to five members, one member added to the
board shall be appointed to serve for a term of four years, and the...
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45-17A-50.03
Section 45-17A-50.03 Civil Service Board - Composition; meetings. (a) On June 18, 1999, the
current board members shall complete their term of office. The board shall be composed of
five members designated, respectively, as Member No. 1, Member No. 2, Member No. 3, Member
No. 4, and Member No. 5. Each member shall be of recognized good character and ability and
a resident and qualified elector of the city. No person shall be eligible for membership on
the board who holds any civil office of profit under the city, county, or state. No employee
or official of the City of Muscle Shoals shall serve as a member of this board. (b) The members
of the board shall be appointed as follows: (1) Members No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 shall
be appointed by the mayor and city council. (2) Member No. 5 shall be elected by the covered
employees pursuant to guidelines established by the mayor and city council. (c) As the term
of each member shall expire, the proper appointing body shall appoint the...
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45-37A-52.56
Section 45-37A-52.56 Powers. Except those powers specifically granted by this part to the mayor
or as otherwise granted to the mayor by law, all powers of the city, including all powers
vested in it by this part, by the laws, general and local, of the state, and the determination
of all matters of policy, shall be vested in the council. Without limitation of the foregoing,
the council shall have power to: (1) Adopt the budget of the city. (2) Authorize the issuance
of bonds or warrants. (3) Inquire into the conduct of any office, department, or agency of
the city and make investigations as to municipal affairs. (4) Except as otherwise provided
by law or Act 2016-277, appoint the members of all boards, commissions, or other bodies authorized
hereunder or by law. This provision for appointment of members of boards, commissions, or
other bodies authorized hereunder or by law shall supersede any different provision for appointment
of such members contained in any statute or ordinance in...
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11-40-8
Section 11-40-8 Division of municipalities into wards. The several councils of cities or towns
shall divide such cities or towns into wards having as nearly as may be the same number of
inhabitants, the lines thereof conforming to the center of the streets or alleys and being
rectangular as far as practicable. Ward lines, having once been fixed, shall not be changed
by the council within three months previous to an election nor within 18 months of the time
last established; except, that in the cases where a census showing a population authorizing
a change in the form of government shall have been taken or where, within such time, additional
territory shall have been annexed to such city or town, such councils shall have the right
to create new wards or annex such territory to wards already established. (Code 1907, §§1062,
1065; Acts 1909, No. 56, p. 100; Code 1923, §§1753, 1756; Code 1940, T. 37, §7.)...
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11-43-160
Section 11-43-160 Removal. (a)(1) Any person appointed to office in any city or town may, for
cause, after a hearing, be removed by the officer making the appointment. (2) The council
of the municipality may remove, by a two-thirds vote of all those elected to the council,
any person in the several departments for incompetency, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance
in office and for conduct detrimental to good order or discipline, including habitual neglect
of duty. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in municipalities having a population of less
than 12,000 inhabitants, according to the last or any subsequent federal census, the mayor
may vote on the removal of any person appointed to office in the municipality pursuant to
subsection (a) and the mayor shall be considered as a member of the council in determining
whether there is a two-thirds vote of the council for the removal of the officer. (Code 1907,
§1172; Code 1923, §1888; Code 1940, T. 37, §451; Act 2009-402, p. 729,...
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11-44D-6
Section 11-44D-6 Provisions applicable to both mayor-council and manager-council forms of government.
The following provisions shall apply regardless of which form of government the majority of
the qualified electors voting in the referendum provided herein choose: (1) Within 30 days
after the referendum, the governing body of such municipality shall adopt an ordinance, a.
Establishing the boundaries of the five-council districts herein provided for, and b. Establishing
the salaries to be paid the mayor and council members to be elected at the first election
to be held hereunder. (2) The governing body shall take such steps as are necessary to comply
with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. (3) Within 10 days after the receipt
of notification of compliance with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the
mayor or other chief executive officer shall give notice of an election for the members of
the city council, and for mayor if the mayor-council form of...
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11-46-7
Section 11-46-7 Polling places for municipal elections in Class 1 municipalities. (a) Notwithstanding
any provision of law to the contrary, except for those citizens of Birmingham that reside
in Shelby County and those citizens of Birmingham that vote in the general election outside
the Birmingham city limits, the polling places for municipal elections in any Class 1 municipality
shall be the same as the polling places for general elections. (b) The polling places in which
the Class 1 municipal election are held shall be in compliance with the requirements of the
U.S. Department of Justice for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, shall
submit all required information to the U.S. Department of Justice for pre-clearance to hold
the election in time to receive the appropriate approval and conduct the election at the time
specified by law, and shall provide all notification to the voters of Birmingham regarding
their assigned voting locations and any special procedures to...
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11-52-16
Section 11-52-16 Alternative structure for Class 6 municipality planning commission. (a) The
governing body of any Class 6 municipality may determine by ordinance that the planning commission
of the municipality, created under authority of Section 11-52-3, shall consist of seven voting
members appointed as follows: (1) Six members appointed by the mayor. (2) One member, appointed
by a majority of the city council, who may be a member of the city council. (b) In addition,
one nonvoting advisory member shall be appointed by the mayor, who shall be a senior administrative
official of the municipality qualified by education, training, experience, and job responsibilities
to provide substantive and technical advice, assistance, and guidance to the planning commission
in the exercise of its statutory functions. (c) All members of the planning commission shall
be at least 21 years of age and, to the extent not inconsistent with this section, shall meet
the additional qualifications for...
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45-16A-30.03
Section 45-16A-30.03 Regulation of sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on Sunday. (a)
This section applies only in the City of Enterprise in Coffee County and Dale County. (b)
The sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays may be authorized by the city council within the
corporate limits of the City of Enterprise subject to approval by a referendum as provided
in this section. If the Sunday sale of alcoholic beverages is approved by the referendum,
the city council of the city, by ordinance, may permit the sale and consumption of alcoholic
beverages subject to the referendum as determined by the city council by properly licensed
retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board serving the general public. Pursuant
to authority granted pursuant to this section, the city council may regulate which retail
licensees may sell alcoholic beverages on Sunday, whether the sale may be for on-premises
or off-premises consumption, or both, the times on Sunday when the sale of alcoholic...
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