11-43A-83
Section 11-43A-83 Powers of council; president and president pro tem. The council shall
be the governing body of the municipality and shall exercise all legislative functions of
the municipality. All powers of the municipality, including all powers vested by this article,
by the constitution and by the general and local laws of this state, and the determination
of all matters of policy, shall be vested in the council. Without limitation of the foregoing,
the council shall have the power to appoint and remove the city manager, to establish other
administrative departments of the municipality and to promulgate rules and regulations for
the operation of such departments. The council shall have the power to override any veto of
the mayor relating to ordinances and resolutions of a general and permanent nature by an affirmative
vote of five of the seven members. The council shall have the power to appoint members of
boards, authorities and commissions to the extent otherwise provided...
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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...
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11-44B-8
Section 11-44B-8 Temporary and permanent vacancies in office of mayor; vacancy on city
council. (a) Temporary Vacancy in the Office of Mayor. The council shall elect from its members,
a president pro tempore of the council. In the case of the temporary absence of the mayor
or his inability to serve temporarily on account of sickness or any other good reason, the
president pro tempore of the council shall act as mayor pro tempore with the power and authority
of the mayor during such time. Provided; however, the president pro tempore while acting as
mayor pro tempore shall not exercise the mayor's right to vote nor the right of approval or
veto of ordinances or resolutions, nor receive the rate of compensation or allowance of the
mayor. In the event of a failure or refusal of the president pro tempore of the council to
act, the council may appoint one of its members to act as mayor pro tempore with like effect,
which appointment shall be entered in the minutes of the council. While...
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11-43-87
Section 11-43-87 Filling of vacancies for mayor, president of council, etc., in Class
3 municipalities. (a) Unless otherwise provided by local law, in the event of the absence
or disability of the mayor of all Class 3 municipalities, the president of the council, or
the president pro tempore of the council in case of absence or disability of the president
of the council, shall act as mayor pro tempore with the power and authority of the mayor during
such time. In the event of a failure or refusal of the president of the council or the president
pro tempore of the council to act, the council may appoint one of its members to act as mayor
pro tempore with like effect, which appointment shall be entered in the minutes of the council.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by local law, vacancies in the offices of mayor, president,
and president pro tempore of the council, and vacancies in the council, of Class 3 municipalities
shall be filled as herein provided. (1) In the event of a vacancy from...
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11-43-42
Section 11-43-42 Exercise of functions of mayor during absence or disability of mayor;
filling of vacancies in offices of mayor, president and president pro tempore of council.
(a) In case of the absence of the mayor from a city of 12,000 or more inhabitants or his inability
to serve on account of sickness or any other good reason, the president of the council or
the president pro tempore of the council in case of absence or disability of the president
of the council shall act as mayor pro tempore with the power and authority of the mayor during
such time. In the event of a failure or refusal of the president of the council or the president
pro tempore of the council to act, the council may appoint one of its members to act as mayor
pro tempore with like effect, which appointment shall be entered in the minutes of the council.
In the event of a vacancy from any cause in the office of mayor, the president of the council
shall succeed to the office of mayor for the unexpired term. In the...
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45-2A-30.01
Section 45-2A-30.01 Governing body. (a) The governing body of the City of Daphne shall
consist of a mayor-council-city manager. The mayor shall be elected at large, represent the
City of Daphne at all ceremonial functions and have veto power over all ordinances and resolutions
of a general and permanent nature. The council shall consist of seven members elected by districts
in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1964. The council shall exercise the legislative
functions of the city, shall have the power to appoint and remove a city manager, board, commission
and/or committee member, to establish other administrative departments, to distribute the
work of such departments, and promulgate rules and regulations for the operation thereof.
(b) The council shall be presided over by a president elected by a majority vote of the council
members and the president of the council shall be a voting member of the council. (c) The
city manager shall be the head of the administrative branch of...
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11-65-5
Section 11-65-5 Composition of commission; terms; qualifications; removal from office.
(a) Every commission shall have five members, which shall constitute its governing body. All
powers of a commission shall be exercised by its members or pursuant to their authorization.
The mayor or other chief executive officer of the sponsoring municipality and the president
or other designated presiding officer of the county commission of the host county shall each
serve as a member ex officio, unless such official exercises his or her right, as provided
in subsection (b), to appoint a fixed-term member to serve in lieu of such official. The service
of each such official as a member shall begin with the beginning of his or her tenure in such
office and shall end with the ending of such tenure or the appointment by such official of
a fixed-term member to serve in lieu of his or her ex officio service. The other three members
shall be appointed in the manner hereinafter prescribed as soon as may be...
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41-9-234
Section 41-9-234 Committee on Alabama Monument Protection. (a) There is created the
Committee on Alabama Monument Protection. (b) The legislative members of the committee shall
be appointed and reappointed at the beginning of each legislative quadrennium. The members
of the committee appointed pursuant to subdivisions (3) to (5), inclusive, shall serve for
terms of four years, with the exception of their initial terms, which shall be staggered as
provided in subsection (d). Each term of a member appointed pursuant to subdivisions (3) to
(5), inclusive, shall expire on September 30. The appointing authorities shall coordinate
their appointments to assure committee membership is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender,
geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state. The membership of the committee
shall include all of the following: (1) Two members of the House of Representatives, one from
the majority party and one from the minority party, appointed by the Speaker of...
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45-25-91
Section 45-25-91 DeKalb County Economic Development Authority. (a) There is created
the DeKalb County Economic Development Authority. The authority is created for the purpose
and has the responsibility of aiding and assisting current industries and coordinating efforts
of all municipal and county agencies of DeKalb County, Alabama, as well as aiding organizations
in the development of new industries which will provide job opportunities for the citizens
of DeKalb County. (b)(l) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting
of seven members. Two of the seven members shall be appointed by the DeKalb County Commission.
Three members shall be appointed by a majority vote of the legislators representing DeKalb
County. One member shall be appointed by the mayor and council of the municipality that is
the county seat of the county. One member shall be appointed by the DeKalb County Mayors'
Association. Vacancies on the board shall be appointed by the same appointing...
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45-5-141.20
Section 45-5-141.20 Powers and duties; annual dues; board of trustees; referendum election.
(a) This section shall apply only in Blount County. (b) A district for the delivery
of fire and emergency medical services may be formed in any unincorporated area of the county
pursuant to this section subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors
who vote at a referendum election for that purpose in the proposed district and for the approval
of the mandatory annual dues of the district. (c) In order to call for a referendum election
for the formation of a district, a petition signed by not less than 20 percent of the registered
voters who reside in the proposed district shall be presented to the county commission and
the Judge of Probate of Blount County. The petition shall contain an accurate legal description
of the proposed area and shall state the name of the proposed district. The petition for the
establishment of a district shall be accompanied by a request for the...
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