11-43A-115
Section 11-43A-115 Adoption of form of government by majority of votes. If the majority of
votes are in favor of the council-manager form of government, then the council-manager form
of government under this article shall, without further action, be adopted (or continued,
if then currently in effect) by the municipality on the first Monday in October following
the next regularly scheduled municipal election. If the majority of votes are in favor of
the mayor-council form of government, then the mayor-council form of government as prescribed
in Section 11-43-1 et seq., shall, without further action, be adopted by the municipality
on the first Monday in October following the next regularly scheduled municipal election,
and this article shall no longer apply. If the mayor-council form of government is so adopted,
then municipalities having a council elected from seven single-member districts shall continue
to have seven districts with the same boundaries. Under such circumstances, there...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-43A-115.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages

11-44D-4
Section 11-44D-4 Mayor-council form of government. If a majority of the qualified electors
voting in the referendum provided herein choose a mayor-council 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 mayor elected at-large and a five-member council
elected from single-member districts, which municipality shall have the same powers and duties
as herein enumerated and as other mayor-council municipalities organized under Chapter 43,
Title 11, and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this chapter which may be
now or hereafter granted to such municipality. (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...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-44D-4.htm - 10K - Match Info - Similar pages

11-67-40
Section 11-67-40 Article applicable only to certain Class 4 municipalities. The provisions
of this article shall apply only to a Class 4 municipality which has adopted the form of government
provided by Chapter 43B of Title 11. This article shall not apply to a Class 4 municipality
which has adopted the form of government provided by Chapter 44B of Title 11. (Acts 1993,
No. 93-306, p. 453, §1.)...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-67-40.htm - 705 bytes - Match Info - Similar pages

11-43A-40
Section 11-43A-40 Effect of chapter on pending litigation. No action or proceeding, civil or
criminal, pending at the time of the adoption of the council-manager form of government, brought
by or against the municipality or any office, department, board, or agency or officer thereof,
shall be affected or abated by the adoption of the council-manager form of government or by
anything therein contained in this article. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §39.)...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-43A-40.htm - 766 bytes - Match Info - Similar pages

11-44E-1
Section 11-44E-1 Cities to which chapter applies. Any Class 5 municipality in the State of
Alabama may adopt the mayor/commission/city manager form of government by proceeding in the
manner hereinafter provided in this chapter. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §1.01.)...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-44E-1.htm - 574 bytes - Match Info - Similar pages

11-53A-20
Section 11-53A-20 Applicability. This article shall apply only to a Class 4 municipality which
has adopted the form of government provided in Chapter 43B of Title 11. (Acts 1993, No. 93-307,
p. 456, §1.)...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-53A-20.htm - 512 bytes - Match Info - Similar pages

45-8A-23.031
Section 45-8A-23.031 Form of government. The municipal government of any such city proceeding
under this part shall be known as the "council-manager form of government." Pursuant
to the provisions and limitations of this part and subject to the limitations imposed by the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and its laws, all powers of the city shall be vested in the
council elected as herein provided and hereinafter referred to as "the council."
All powers of the city shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this part, or if the
manner be not prescribed, then in such manner as may be prescribed by law or by ordinance.
(Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §2.02.)...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/45-8A-23.031.htm - 975 bytes - Match Info - Similar pages

11-43A-113
Section 11-43A-113 Referendum to determine form of government. Between October 1, 1991, and
March 31, 1992, any municipality adopting the council-manager form of government under this
article, regardless of which effective date is chosen in the ordinance referenced in Section
11-43A-70, shall conduct a referendum for the purpose of determining whether after the first
Monday in October following the next regularly scheduled municipal election, the municipality
shall operate under the council-manager form of government as prescribed herein or, in the
alternative, under the mayor-council form of government as set forth in Section 11-43-1 et
seq. The council shall give advance notice of the time and purpose of such referendum by publication
once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.
All qualified electors of the municipality may participate in said referendum and the questions
to be decided shall be plainly printed upon the ballot....
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-43A-113.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages

11-43A-77
Section 11-43A-77 Population of districts; designation and boundaries specifically described;
municipalities having seven council districts prior to effective date. The seven council districts
shall have, as nearly as is reasonable, the same population according to the last federal
decennial census. The designation and boundaries of the districts shall be specifically described
and set forth. With respect to municipalities already having seven council districts prior
to the effective date of the council-manager form of government under this article, such municipalities
shall continue after such effective date to have the same seven districts with the same boundaries,
and any ordinance or ordinances creating such districts shall continue in full force and effect
unless and until changed or repealed by the council. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §8.)...

alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-43A-77.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages

11-44D-1
Section 11-44D-1 Ordinance abandoning commission form of government and referendum adopting
mayor-council or manager-council form. Within three months of the adoption and approval of
this chapter, the governing body of any Class 6 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 calling for a referendum to be held at public expense
within 60 days after such call for the purpose of determining whether such city shall adopt
the mayor-council form of government, authorized by this chapter, or in the alternative the
manager-council form of government authorized by this chapter. The mayor or chief executive
officer shall give notice of the time and purpose of such referendum election by publication
once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality,
or, if there is no such newspaper of general circulation in the...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-44D-1.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages