45-37A-52.56
Section 45-37A-52.56 Powers. Except those powers specifically granted by this part to the mayor
or as otherwise granted to the mayor by law, all powers of the city, including all powers
vested in it by this part, by the laws, general and local, of the state, and the determination
of all matters of policy, shall be vested in the council. Without limitation of the foregoing,
the council shall have power to: (1) Adopt the budget of the city. (2) Authorize the issuance
of bonds or warrants. (3) Inquire into the conduct of any office, department, or agency of
the city and make investigations as to municipal affairs. (4) Except as otherwise provided
by law or Act 2016-277, appoint the members of all boards, commissions, or other bodies authorized
hereunder or by law. This provision for appointment of members of boards, commissions, or
other bodies authorized hereunder or by law shall supersede any different provision for appointment
of such members contained in any statute or ordinance in...
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11-43A-85
Section 11-43A-85 Qualifications of city manager; duties and powers; designation or appointment
of administrative officer to perform duties of manager during temporary absence or disability.
(a) The city manager shall be chosen by the council solely on the basis of his executive and
administrative qualifications with special reference to his actual experience in, or his knowledge
of, accepted practice with respect to the duties of his office as hereinafter set forth. At
the time of appointment, the city manager may but need not be a resident of the municipality
or state, but within 90 days of the beginning of employment, he shall become a resident and
shall continue to reside within the municipality during his employment. (b) The city manager
shall be the head of the administrative branch of the municipal government. He shall be responsible
to the council for the proper administration of all affairs of the municipality and, subject
to the provisions of any civil service or merit system...
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45-17A-50.03
Section 45-17A-50.03 Civil Service Board - Composition; meetings. (a) On June 18, 1999, the
current board members shall complete their term of office. The board shall be composed of
five members designated, respectively, as Member No. 1, Member No. 2, Member No. 3, Member
No. 4, and Member No. 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 employee
or official of the City of Muscle Shoals shall serve as a member of this board. (b) The members
of the board shall be appointed as follows: (1) Members No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 shall
be appointed by the mayor and city council. (2) Member No. 5 shall be elected by the covered
employees pursuant to guidelines established by the mayor and city council. (c) As the term
of each member shall expire, the proper appointing body shall appoint the...
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45-17A-82.03
Section 45-17A-82.03 Civil Service Board - Composition; termination; meetings; oath. (a) On
June 7, 2007, the current board members shall complete their terms of office. The board shall
be composed of five members designated respectively as Member No. 1, Member No. 2, Member
No. 3, Member No. 4, and Member No. 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 employee or official of the City of Tuscumbia shall serve as a member of this board. (b)
The first four members of the board shall be appointed by the mayor and city council and Member
No. 5 shall be appointed by the department heads. (c) The initial term of Member No. 1 shall
be one year. The initial term of Member No. 2 shall be two years. The initial term of Member
No. 3 shall be three years. The initial term of Member No. 4 shall be...
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37-11A-1
Section 37-11A-1 Execution and text of compact. The Governor, on behalf of this state, shall
execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with the State of Mississippi, and
the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact in the form substantially as follows: Northeast
Mississippi - Northwest Alabama Railroad Authority Compact. The contracting states solemnly
agree: Article I. The purpose of this compact is to promote and develop trade, commerce, industry,
and employment opportunities for the public good and welfare in northeast Mississippi and
northwest Alabama through the establishment of a joint interstate authority to acquire certain
railroad properties and facilities which the operator thereof has notified the Interstate
Commerce Commission of an intention to abandon and which are located in any of Franklin, Marion,
or Winston Counties, Alabama or in Alcorn or Tishomingo Counties, Mississippi. Article II.
This compact shall become effective immediately as to the State...
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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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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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11-43D-15
Section 11-43D-15 Noninterference of council with administrative service. Neither the council
nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment of any person to, or his removal
from, office or position by the mayor or by any of his subordinates, or in any manner take
part in the appointment or removal of officers and employees in the administrative service
of the city. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the council and its members shall deal with
the administrative service solely through the mayor and neither the council nor any member
thereof may give orders to any subordinates of the mayor, either publicly or privately. (Acts
1989, No. 89-750, p. 1518, §15.)...
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11-46-9
Section 11-46-9 Election commission in Class 1 municipality. In any Class 1 municipality, the
mayor, the city attorney, and the president of the city council shall constitute an election
commission for the city. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if either the mayor or the president
of the council is a candidate for office, the mayor shall appoint a member of the city council
who is not a candidate for office to serve on the election commission for the election in
which the mayor or the president is a candidate. In the event that both the mayor and the
president of the council are candidates for office at the same election, the mayor shall appoint
two members of the council who are not candidates for office to serve on the election commission
in place of the mayor and the president. If the mayor and all members of the council are candidates
for office at the same election, the mayor shall designate a senior member of his or her staff
and the council president shall designate a senior...
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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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