11-43D-2
Section 11-43D-2 Adoption of ordinance establishing boundaries of council districts; election of mayor and city council; assumption of office; future elections; powers and duties. If said ordinance as hereinabove set out be adopted by the governing body of any municipality to which this chapter applies, then: (1) Within 90 days thereafter the governing body shall adopt an ordinance establishing the boundaries of the six council districts herein provided for and shall take such steps as are necessary to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. (2) The election of the mayor and all the members of the city council shall be held as set by ordinance by the council and quadrennially thereafter and in accordance with the provisions and terms of the general election laws governing mayor-council elections under the general laws of the State of Alabama. (3) On the first Monday in October, after the election of the mayor and council, the newly elected mayor and council...
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11-44A-1
Section 11-44A-1 Referendum to determine continuation of commission or adoption of mayor-council form of government. Within three months of the approval of this section, the governing body of any Class 7 municipality with a commission form of government organized pursuant to Article 1, Chapter 44, Title 11, by a majority vote of the members of that governing body, may call for a referendum to be held at public expense within 90 days after such call at which the following question shall be submitted to the voters of any such municipality: "Shall the city of ___ adopt a mayor-council form of government with the mayor elected at large and a five-member council elected from single member districts? YES _____ NO ______" (Acts 1984, No. 84-397, ยง1; Acts 1984, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-45, p. 68.)...
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11-44B-1
Section 11-44B-1 Ordinance abandoning commission form of government and adopting mayor-council form. Within three months of January 29, 1985, the governing body of any Class 4 municipality with a commission form of government may by a majority vote of the members of that governing body adopt an ordinance abandoning the commission form of government and adopting a mayor-council form of government pursuant to the terms and conditions of this article. Any municipality desiring to abandon the commission form of government and adopt the form of government provided for herein, shall adopt an ordinance in substantially the following form: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION BOARD OF THE CITY OF _____ as follows: Section 1. That, pursuant to Act No. 85-107 of the 1985 First Special Session of the Legislature, the commission form of government, pursuant to which this municipality has operated, be and the same is hereby abandoned according to the provisions of said Act No. 85-107. Section 2. That...
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11-43A-9
Section 11-43A-9 Election of municipal officers; division of municipality into districts; qualifications and eligibility of candidates; runoff election; term of office; exception for Class 6 cities. (a) In all cities to which this section applies, except Class 6 cities wherein the municipal governing body has elected to have a nine-member council, as authorized in Section 11-43A-8, the election for the first officers of the municipality shall be held on the same date as the date of election for the next ensuing general municipal election. Except as otherwise provided for in Section 11-43A-1.1, the election of the governing body of the municipality shall cause the municipality to be divided into three districts containing as nearly an equal number of people as possible. Candidates shall qualify in the manner prescribed in the general municipal election laws and shall have the qualifications and eligibility set forth therein. Each candidate shall announce that he or she is to become a...
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11-44A-2
Section 11-44A-2 Establishment of council districts; salaries; election notice; powers and duties of mayor-council. If a majority of the voters voting in said election approve the proposition, then, (1) Within 90 days thereafter the commission shall adopt an ordinance establishing the boundaries of the five council districts herein provided for and shall take such steps as are necessary to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, (2) Within 60 days after the referendum the commissioners shall establish the salaries to be paid to the mayor and council members to be elected at the first election held hereunder, (3) Within ten days after receipt of notification of compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality shall give notice of an election for a mayor and all the members of the city council to be held not more than 90 days after the publication of said notice, and (4) The...
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11-43D-1
Section 11-43D-1 Cities to which chapter applies; form of ordinance. The governing body of any Class 5 municipality operating under a United States district court consent decree approved by the court in the case of Tolbert and Petty vs. the City of Bessemer, Civil Action No. 75-297, by a majority vote of the members thereof may adopt an ordinance establishing a mayor-council form of government pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter. Any municipality desiring to adopt a form of government provided for herein shall adopt an ordinance in substantially the following form: "BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF _____ AS FOLLOWS: "Section 1. That pursuant to Act 89-750 of the 1989 Regular Session of the Legislature, the mayor-council form of government pursuant to the United States district court decree agreed to by the parties and approved by the court on the 18th day of October, 1985, in the case of Tolbert and Petty vs. the City of Bessemer, under which the...
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11-44G-1
Section 11-44G-1 Procedures in event of vacancy - City council. (a)(1) A vacancy in the office of city council member in any Class 7 or Class 8 municipality shall be filled by the city council at the next regular meeting or any subsequent meeting of the council. The person elected shall hold office for the unexpired term. In the event a vacancy is not filled within 60 days after it occurs in a Class 7 or Class 8 municipality, each existing city council member, including the mayor, may submit a name to the Governor for appointment. If the Governor fails to make an appointment from any submitted names within 90 days after the vacancy occurs, the judge of probate shall call a special election to fill the vacancy. (2) In the event the Governor is unable or unwilling to make the appointment within the time period provided, he or she shall immediately notify the judge of probate of the county. (3) Any election called pursuant to this section shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 46 of this...
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11-43A-16
Section 11-43A-16 Duties of mayor; assistant mayor; vacancy; mayor pro tempore; vacancies; exceptions in Class 6 cities and Class 7 municipalities. (a) The mayor shall preside at the meetings of the council and shall be recognized as the head of the municipal government for all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor for purpose of military law, but shall have no other administrative duties. (b) In all cities to which this section applies, except Class 6 cities wherein the municipal governing body has elected to have a nine-member council, as authorized in Section 11-43A-8, and except in municipalities organized under Section 11-43A-1.1, the councilman-at-large shall be assistant mayor and shall act as mayor during the absence or disability of the mayor. Any vacancy in the office of the mayor shall be filled by the councilman-at-large. In the Class 6 cities and municipalities organized under Section 11-43A-1.1, a mayor pro tempore shall be elected from the membership by a majority vote...
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11-49B-6
Section 11-49B-6 Board of directors. (a) Each authority shall be governed by a board of directors. All powers of the authority shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to its authorization. The board shall initially be composed of 10 directors, but may be increased to a maximum of 15 directors if additional counties join the regional system. The directors of the authority shall be appointed as follows: (1) The president of the county commission in the county where the authority is organized shall appoint three members of the board of directors for the county commission with one appointee being an elected county official. All appointees shall be subject to confirmation by the county commission. (2) The mayor of the Class 1 municipality shall appoint three members of the board of directors for the city with one appointee being an elected city official. All appointees shall be subject to confirmation by the city council. (3) The president of the mayors association of the county where...
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24-1-24
Section 24-1-24 Composition of authority; compensation of commissioners; quorum; officers and employees; delegation of powers and duties by authority. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an authority shall consist of five commissioners appointed by the mayor, who shall designate the first chair. None of the commissioners may be city officials. The commissioners who are first appointed shall be designated by the mayor to serve for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, respectively, from the date of their appointment. Thereafter, the term of office shall be five years. A commissioner shall hold office until his or her successor has been appointed and has qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. Three commissioners shall constitute a quorum. The mayor shall file with the city clerk a certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner and such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of such...
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