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11-44D-5
Section 11-44D-5 Council-manager form of government. If a majority of the qualified electors
voting in the referendum herein choose a council-manager form of government the following
provisions of this chapter shall be applicable: (1) The municipality shall thereafter and
as provided in this chapter be governed by a council-manager form of government, with a five-member
council elected from single-member districts, which municipality shall have the same powers
and duties as other council-manager municipalities organized under chapter 43A, Title 11,
and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this chapter, which may have been heretofore
granted to such municipalities. (2) The council shall include five members who shall be elected
from districts, which shall be, as near as practicable, of equal population according to the
last federal decennial census, but not more than five percent, more or less, than the average
of the five districts. (3) The council members shall be...
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11-46-20
Section 11-46-20 Cities and towns governed by article; costs of elections; standard of time
applicable; effect of legal holidays or closing days. (a) General and special elections in
cities and towns of this state, in all municipalities except Class 1 municipalities and except
cities and towns organized under a commission form of government, shall be held and conducted
at the times and in the manner prescribed in this article, and the expenses and costs incident
to the conduct of all such elections shall be paid out of the treasury of the city or town
holding the election. (b) Whenever in this article an hour of the day is prescribed for the
doing of any act, the time used shall be that of the official time established by the law
of the State of Alabama then in effect. (c) Whenever the last day on which an act may be done
pursuant to this article falls on a legal holiday, as defined in Section 1-3-8, or on a day
on which the office in which the act must be done is authorized by law to...
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11-65-1
Section 11-65-1 Legislative declarations and findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares
as follows: (1) As the basis for enacting Act No. 84-131, the Legislature found and determined
that the conduct within Class 1 municipalities in the state of horse racing events and pari-mutuel
wagering thereon will generate additional revenues for governmental and charitable purposes,
provide additional jobs for the residents of the state and benefit the businesses related
to tourism and recreation within any such municipality and throughout the surrounding areas
of the state; it is desirable to permit the qualified voters of any Class 1 municipality to
determine through referendum whether horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will be
permitted in such municipality; and for each Class 1 municipality in which horse racing is
approved by the voters thereof, it is necessary and desirable to provide for the establishment
of a racing commission to regulate horse racing and pari-mutuel...
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45-42-162.08
Section 45-42-162.08 Elections. The metropolitan-government shall be governed by a commission
of nine part-time members and a full-time mayor. The election for the first officers of the
metropolitan-government shall be held on the date established by the judge of probate. Before
such election the governing body of the municipalities and the county shall cause the metropolitan
area to be divided into nine districts containing as nearly as possible an equal number of
people. The division of the metropolitan-government into districts shall be by a committee
appointed as follows: Three persons appointed by the Limestone County Commission; two persons
appointed by the Athens City Commission; two persons by a committee of mayors from the four
incorporated cities; one person appointed by the Limestone County School Board; and one person
appointed by the Athens City School Board. Candidates for metropolitan-government offices
shall qualify in the manner prescribed in the general municipal...
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45-37A-51.120
Section 45-37A-51.120 Definitions. (a) The following words, terms, and phrases, wherever used
in this subpart, including this section, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them in this section, unless the context plainly indicates otherwise or that a more restricted
or extended meaning is intended: (1) ANNIVERSARY DATE. The date of establishment and the month
and day thereof annually thereafter. (2) APPOINTED EMPLOYEE. A person who holds his or her
office or position by reason of being appointed by the mayor or city council or other appointing
authority of the city; who is not a classified service employee; and who serves solely at
the pleasure of the respective appointing authority. (3) BASIC MONTHLY EARNINGS and MONTHLY
SALARY. Basic monthly compensation, exclusive of overtime or other forms of extra compensation
but including longevity pay, which shall be regarded as having been received in equal monthly
installments during each of the months prior to the accrual date...
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45-37A-51.131
Section 45-37A-51.131 Method of selection and terms of appointment of board members. (a) The
members of the board of managers, other than the mayor who shall always serve as chair, shall
be selected and shall serve for the term as hereafter set forth. (1) The mayor of the city
shall always serve as the chair of the system. (2) The member appointed by the personnel board
shall have a minimum of seven years' experience in an executive capacity in accounting, insurance,
actuarial, investment, or banking work, and shall be a qualified voter and shall serve a four-year
term. Should the appointed member die, resign, or otherwise be unable to serve, the vacancy
thus created shall be filled by the personnel board for the unexpired portion of the term.
(3) The first of the two members elected by a majority of the votes cast by the general employees
participants in the system shall be a participant in the system and shall be a qualified voter.
In order to assure representation of all...
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11-44B-6
Section 11-44B-6 Meetings; quorum; majority vote requirements; procedure for adoption of ordinances
and resolutions; approval or veto of mayor; record of proceedings; power of council as to
city employees; all powers of city vested in council. (a) The council shall hold regular public
meetings at least once a week at some regular hour to be fixed by the council. The council
may hold such adjourned, called, or other meetings as may be necessary or convenient. (b)
All council meetings shall comply with the applicable law concerning open or public meetings.
(c) A majority of the elected membership of the council shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of any and every power conferred upon the council. For the purposes of determining
a quorum, the mayor shall not be counted. (d) The affirmative vote of a majority of the council
members present, and the mayor in the event of a tie, as provided by this article, shall be
sufficient for the passage of any resolution, bylaw, or ordinance,...
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45-37A-52.95
Section 45-37A-52.95 Powers and duties. The mayor shall be the head of the administrative branch
of the city government. The mayor shall not sit with the council nor shall he or she have
a vote in its proceedings and he or she shall have the power and duties herein conferred.
The mayor shall be responsible for the proper administration of all affairs of the city and,
subject to any civil service or merit system law applicable to such city and except as otherwise
provided herein, he or she shall have power and shall be required to: (1) Enforce all law
and ordinances. (2) Appoint and, when necessary for the good of the service, remove all officers
and employees of the city except as otherwise provided by this part and except as he or she
may authorize the head of a department or office to appoint and remove subordinates in such
department or office; provided that he or she shall not appoint or remove officers and employees
of: a. Any board of the city having control over any park,...
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45-45-110.02
the board may purge names from the lists of registered voters at any time the board is in session
provided a hearing is held in case the person whose name is proposed to be stricken from the
registration lists has become a nonresident of the county or has been convicted of any offense
mentioned in Section 182 of the Constitution, and written notice of the hearing and the date
thereof is given by the board to such person by first class mail at his or her last known
address at least 30 days before any election and a copy of the notice is forwarded to the
sheriff of the county for personal service upon such person within at least five days
after receipt thereof by him or her, which service must be returned by the sheriff within
10 days after receipt thereof by him or her. (c) The provisions of this section are cumulative
and shall not be construed to repeal or supersede any laws not inconsistent herewith. (Acts
1973, No. 951, p. 1459, §§ 1-3; Act 84-817, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 249, § 1.)...
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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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