11-44E-20
Section 11-44E-20 Continuation as municipal corporation; duties, rights, etc. Any such city which adopts the mayor/commission/city manager form of government shall continue its existence as a municipal corporation. The word "city" as hereinafter used shall mean and refer to any city which has adopted the mayor/commission/city manager form of government. The city shall continue as a municipal corporation, within the corporate limits as then established, and as thereafter fixed in the manner prescribed by law, subject to all the duties and obligations then pertaining to or incumbent upon it as a municipal corporation and shall enjoy all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, duties, and franchises then enjoyed by it, as well as those that may thereafter or hereinafter be granted to it. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §2.01.)...
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11-99A-2
Section 11-99A-2 Definitions. In this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) APPOINTING GOVERNMENT. The municipality or county that approves the creation of a district and appoints members to the board. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of a district. (3) CONTIGUOUS. Two tracts of land if touching for a continuous distance of not less than 200 feet. The term includes tracts of land divided by bodies of water, streets, railroad, or utility rights-of-way, or by land owned by any public person. In determining whether land is contiguous with a municipality, (i) land separated by bodies of water, streets, or railroad, or utility rights-of-way is contiguous even though the bodies of water, streets, or rights-of-way are within the city limits of another municipality and (ii) land separated by land owned by a public person is not contiguous if the land owned by the public person is within the city limits of another municipality. (4) COUNCIL. The governing body of a...
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11-41-5
Section 11-41-5 Ordering and notice of election of mayor and councilmen for incorporated municipalities; conduct of election generally; qualifications for voting. Upon making such order of incorporation, the judge of probate shall order an election to be held by the same inspectors or others appointed by him for the purpose of electing a mayor and members of the council authorized by this title, who shall, at such election, be elected from the city or town at large. Such inspectors shall give 30 days' notice of the time and place of holding the election by posting a notice in five public places within the limits of such town or city. Said inspectors shall have the powers and discharge the duties as inspectors and clerks in municipal elections, and said election shall be conducted, as far as practicable, in the manner prescribed in this title for the election of city or town officers, and no person shall vote at such election unless he is a qualified elector of the county and has...
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11-43-21
Section 11-43-21 Qualifications; compensation; powers and duties; bond; term of office and removal. (a) A city manager employed under the provisions of this article shall have the authority and be charged with the duties, liabilities, and penalties and shall hold office and receive compensation as set forth in this section: The city manager shall be the administrative head of the municipal government. He shall be chosen by the governing body of the municipality without regard to political beliefs and solely upon the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications. The choice shall not be limited to inhabitants of the municipality or of the State of Alabama. The city manager shall receive such compensation as may be prescribed by ordinance of the governing body, which shall be payable in 12 monthly installments from the municipal treasury. During the absence or disability of the city manager the governing body shall designate some properly qualified person to perform the duties...
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11-44E-51
Section 11-44E-51 Meetings of commission; mayor to preside; quorum; majority vote requirement; enactment of resolutions, bylaws, and ordinances; record of proceedings; publication of ordinances. The commission shall hold regular public meetings at a regular hour to be fixed by ordinance of said commission. It may hold such adjourned, called, special, or other meetings as the business of the city may require. The mayor when present, shall preside at all meetings of said commission. A majority of the commission members elected shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and every power conferred upon said commission, and affirmative vote of a majority of those members present shall be sufficient for the passage of any resolution, bylaw, or ordinance, or the transaction of any business of any sort by the said commission or the exercise of any of the powers conferred upon it by the terms of this chapter or by law, or which may hereafter be conferred upon it. No resolution, bylaw,...
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16-44A-14
Section 16-44A-14 Powers of board of directors. In furtherance of the purposes of the compact, the board of directors may do the following: (1) Accept donations of funds or land, bequests, grants, appropriations, loans, membership fees, or other forms of financial assistance for educational and other purposes in furtherance of this article, from any federal entity, from the state, its agencies and subdivisions, or any local public entity which are hereby authorized to grant any of the foregoing forms of assistance, or from any private person, or other agency, and to comply with rules and regulations concerning grants by the federal government or other grantors, which are not in contravention of the constitution and laws of this state or the United States. (2) Enjoy and exercise any powers and duties, not inconsistent with this chapter, which are authorized to non-profit organizations under Title 10. (3) Engage the services, by employment or otherwise, of a full-time or part-time...
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33-1-12.1
Section 33-1-12.1 Additional powers. In addition to the powers conferred in this chapter and by other applicable law, the port authority shall have the following powers: (1) To have and use a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (2) To exercise the right of eminent domain as freely and completely, and in the same manner, as the state has that power now or at any time hereafter, and the power of eminent domain shall apply not only as to all property of private persons or corporations but also as to property already devoted to public use. (3) To acquire by purchase, gift, the exercise of the power of eminent domain, or other lawful means, sell, rent, lease, and otherwise dispose of real, personal, or mixed property in its own name, and to construct, improve, renovate, equip, and maintain the docks and its facilities. (4) To receive, take, and hold by sale, gift, lease, devise, eminent domain, or other lawful means, real and personal estate of every description in its own...
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11-43A-73
Section 11-43A-73 Continuation of municipal corporation. Any municipality which adopts the council-manager form of government under this article shall continue its existence as a body corporate without change in the municipal corporation. The word "municipality" as herein used shall mean and refer to any municipal corporation which elects to come within the provisions of this article. The municipality shall continue as a municipal corporation within the corporate limits as then established, including all annexations, and as thereafter fixed in the manner prescribed by law, subject to all of the duties and obligations then pertaining to or incumbent upon it as a municipal corporation, and shall continue to enjoy the rights, immunities, powers and franchises then enjoyed by it, as well as those that may thereafter be granted to it. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §4.)...
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11-44B-46
Section 11-44B-46 Establishment of personnel board; composition; terms; meetings; compensation; records. (a) Upon election by ordinance of a city to participate in the personnel system provided for in this article, there shall be established a personnel board composed of five members designated, respectively, as place number 1, place number 2, place number 3, place number 4, and place number 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 board member shall be a member of any local committee of a political party, or an official of a local partisan political club, or a candidate for nomination or election to any public office, nor shall he or she take any part in the management or affairs of any local political party or in any city political campaign, except to exercise his or her right as a...
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26-1A-103
Section 26-1A-103 Applicability. (a) This chapter applies to all powers of attorney, executed on or after January 1, 2012, except: (1) a power to the extent it is coupled with an interest in the subject of the power, including a power given to or for the benefit of a creditor in connection with a credit transaction; (2) a proxy or other delegation to exercise voting rights or management rights with respect to an entity; and (3) a power created on a form prescribed by a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality for a governmental purpose. (b) A power to make health care decisions executed on or after January 1, 2012, is governed by Section 26-1A-404. Nothing in this chapter shall affect any action taken under the Natural Death Act, Chapter 8A of Title 22. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)...
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