11-52-1
Section 11-52-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words or phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) MUNICIPALITY or MUNICIPAL. Cities or towns. (2) MAYOR. The chief executive of the municipality, whether the official designation of his office be mayor, city manager, or otherwise. (3) COUNCIL. The chief legislative body of the municipality. (4) COUNTY COMMISSION. The chief administrative or legislative body of the county. (5) STREETS. Streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, viaducts, and other ways. (6) SUBDIVISION. The division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites, or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, of lease, or of building development. The term includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land or territory subdivided. (Acts 1935, No. 534, p....
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11-52-80.1
Section 11-52-80.1 Board of Adjustment - Definitions; membership; reversing, affirming or modifying decisions, etc.; terms of planning commission members terminated; duties, powers, etc. (a) When used in this section, the words municipality, municipalities, and mayor shall have the meanings as provided for in Section 11-52-1. (b) The council of any Class 5 municipality with a city manager or mayor commission form of government may determine by ordinance that any board of adjustment of the municipality created pursuant to Section 11-52-80, shall consist of seven members: six regular members appointed by the council and representing as equally as possible the several districts, wards, or other areas of the municipality, to be determined by the council, and one regular member appointed by the mayor. (c) In exercising the powers in subsection (d) of Section 11-52-80, the board may reverse, affirm, or may modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination appealed from and may enter...
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45-37A-52.222
Section 45-37A-52.222 Investigations by council or mayor. The council, the mayor, or any person or committee authorized by either of them, shall have power to inquire into the conduct of any office, department, agency, or officer of the city and to make investigations as to municipal affairs, and for that purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the production of books, papers, and other evidence. Failure to obey such subpoena or to produce books, papers, or other evidence as ordered under this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both. (Acts 1955, No. 452, p. 1004, §8.03.)...
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11-40-25
Section 11-40-25 Municipal officers removed by operation of law. (a) For purposes of this section, the term elected municipal official means any mayor, council member, or commission member elected or appointed to municipal office whose presence at council or commission meetings is counted towards establishing a quorum. (b) Any elected municipal official who misses all regular and special called council or commission meetings for 90 consecutive days, beginning on the date of any absence, shall be removed from office by operation of law. (c) For the purpose of applying subsection (b), on the date and time of any regular or special called council or commission meeting of a municipality, the clerk shall make a record of all elected municipal officials present or absent regardless of whether or not a quorum is present. (d) At the next council or commission meeting following the date an elected municipal official has been removed from office pursuant to this section, the council or...
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11-43A-17
Section 11-43A-17 Powers of council. All powers of the municipality including all powers vested in it by this chapter and by the Constitution, 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 (1) to appoint and remove the city manager and (2) to establish other administrative departments and distribute the work of such departments. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §17.)...
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11-43C-36
Section 11-43C-36 Mayor - Vacancies; acting mayor; special election to fill vacancy; term of office. Whenever any vacancy in the office of mayor shall occur by reason of death, resignation, removal or any other cause, the president of the council shall assume the duties of the office of mayor effective on the date such vacancy occurs and shall serve as acting mayor until a mayor is elected and qualified as herein provided. The acting mayor shall receive no compensation, expenses or allowances as a council member while acting as mayor, but he will receive the same rate of pay and allowances provided for the mayor whose vacated office he fills, and the compensation received for days of service as acting mayor shall not be counted in determining the maximum annual per diem compensation permitted council members. While the president of the council is serving as acting mayor he may attend council meetings but may not vote on any matters before the council. The council shall within 10 days...
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11-44C-36
Section 11-44C-36 Mayor - Vacancies; acting mayor; special election to fill vacancy; term of office. Whenever any vacancy in the office of mayor shall occur by reason of death, resignation, removal, or any other cause, the president of the council shall assume the duties of the office of mayor effective on the date such vacancy occurs and shall serve as acting mayor until a new mayor is elected and qualified as herein provided. The acting mayor shall receive no compensation, expenses, or allowances as a council member while acting as mayor, but he will receive the same rate of pay and allowances provided for the mayor whose vacated office he fills, and the compensation received for days of service as acting mayor shall not be counted in determining the maximum annual per diem compensation permitted council members. While the president of the council is serving as acting mayor he may attend council meetings but may not vote on any matters before the council. The council shall within 10...
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2-6-1
Section 2-6-1 Creation; composition; duties; compensation; rules and regulations. There is hereby created and established an Agricultural Center Board, to consist of the Director of Finance, Governor, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, Chair of the Montgomery County Commission, President of the Montgomery City Council, Mayor of Montgomery, and four members who shall be qualified electors of the State of Alabama and who shall be appointed by the Governor to hold office concurrently with the Governor and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Board members appointed after June 9, 2011, shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The board shall be charged with the management, development, operation, promotion, improvement, and control of any structure, facility or coliseum constructed by the Alabama Building Commission as an agricultural center for the purpose of housing livestock shows, agricultural and...
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45-25A-40
Section 45-25A-40 Composition; election of members; vacancies. (a) Any law, whether special, local, or general, or municipal ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding, the City of Fort Payne, in DeKalb County, shall not designate by place number, or by other similar method, seats for city council. (b)(1) In the election for the five members of the city council, if there are more than five candidates, then the majority of the votes cast for the office in the election shall be determined by dividing the total votes cast for all candidates for the offices by the number of positions to be filled, and then dividing that result by two. Any number of votes in excess of the number determined by the last division shall be the majority necessary for election. (2) If it appears that any candidate in the election has received a majority of the votes cast for that office, the municipal governing body shall declare that candidate elected to the office, and a certificate of election shall be given...
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45-17A-82.09
Section 45-17A-82.09 Disciplinary action. (a) The mayor or the head of the department may discipline any employee pursuant to this part and the rules and regulations adopted by the city council to implement this part. If a disciplinary action involves suspension without pay, demotion, or dismissal, the mayor shall submit a written notice of the proposed action to the board for regular status employees and to the city council for department heads and to the employee giving the reason or reasons for the proposed action. The notice shall state the reasons for the proposed disciplinary action of suspension without pay, demotion, or dismissal, shall contain a short and plain statement of the facts showing the reasons for the proposed disciplinary action, and shall inform the regular status employee that he or she has 10 days to request, in writing, a pre-disciplinary hearing before the mayor. If the regular status employee fails to request a pre-disciplinary hearing within 10 days from...
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