11-43A-9
Section 11-43A-9 Election of municipal officers; division of municipality into districts; qualifications
and eligibility of candidates; runoff election; term of office; exception for Class 6 cities.
(a) In all cities to which this section applies, except Class 6 cities wherein the municipal
governing body has elected to have a nine-member council, as authorized in Section 11-43A-8,
the election for the first officers of the municipality shall be held on the same date as
the date of election for the next ensuing general municipal election. Except as otherwise
provided for in Section 11-43A-1.1, the election of the governing body of the municipality
shall cause the municipality to be divided into three districts containing as nearly an equal
number of people as possible. Candidates shall qualify in the manner prescribed in the general
municipal election laws and shall have the qualifications and eligibility set forth therein.
Each candidate shall announce that he or she is to become a...
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11-43D-2
Section 11-43D-2 Adoption of ordinance establishing boundaries of council districts; election
of mayor and city council; assumption of office; future elections; powers and duties. If said
ordinance as hereinabove set out be adopted by the governing body of any municipality to which
this chapter applies, then: (1) Within 90 days thereafter the governing body shall adopt an
ordinance establishing the boundaries of the six council districts herein provided for and
shall take such steps as are necessary to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965,
as amended. (2) The election of the mayor and all the members of the city council shall be
held as set by ordinance by the council and quadrennially thereafter and in accordance with
the provisions and terms of the general election laws governing mayor-council elections under
the general laws of the State of Alabama. (3) On the first Monday in October, after the election
of the mayor and council, the newly elected mayor and council...
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11-52-14
Section 11-52-14 Alternate structure of planning commission in Class 5 municipality having
city manager, mayor commission form of government. (a) When used in this section, the words
municipality, municipalities, mayor, and council shall have the meanings as provided for in
Section 11-52-1. (b)(1) The council of any Class 5 municipality with a city manager, mayor
commission form of government may determine by ordinance that any planning commission of the
municipality created pursuant to the provisions of Section 11-52-3, shall consist of nine
members: Namely, eight regular members appointed by the council and representing as equally
as possible the several districts, wards, or other areas of the municipality, such representation
to be determined by the council, and one regular member appointed by the mayor. (2) The regular
members of the planning commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman, both of whom
shall be regular members, and a secretary who need not be a member of the...
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45-37A-52.31
Section 45-37A-52.31 Form of government. The municipal government of any such city proceeding
under this part shall be known as the mayor-council form of government. Pursuant to the provisions
and limitations of this part and subject to the limitations imposed by the Constitution of
Alabama 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, which shall enact ordinances, adopt budgets,
and determine policies. 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 1955, No. 452, p. 1004, §2.02.)...
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11-43A-7
Section 11-43A-7 Time for change in form of government. The change in the form of government
shall take place on the first Monday in November following the date of the next ensuing municipal
election for the election of members of the governing body held by the municipality during
a general municipal election year as established by Section 11-46-21, except in Class 6 cities
wherein the municipal governing body has elected to have a nine-member council as authorized
in Section 11-43A-8; and in such cities the change in the form of government may take place
on the first Monday in November in any even-numbered year, designated therefor by the municipal
governing body unless the election approving such change was held in 1983, in which case the
change shall take place on the first Monday in October 1986. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851,
§7; Acts 1983, No. 83-621, p. 964, §1; Act 2019-360, §2.)...
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11-43B-29
Section 11-43B-29 Ordinances and resolutions continued in effect; references to city commission,
etc., deemed to refer to city council. All ordinances and resolutions of the municipality
in effect at the time of the adoption of the mayor-council form of government herein established
shall continue in effect unless and until changed or repealed by the council. Whenever, in
any ordinance, resolution, or law in effect at the time of the adoption of this mayor-council
form of government, reference is made to a member of the governing body (by whatever name),
the same shall be construed to refer to the mayor. Whenever in any ordinance, resolution,
or law in effect at the time of the adoption of this mayor-council form of government, reference
is made to the city commission, board of commissioners, the governing body, or like term,
the same shall be construed to refer to the city council. (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-926,
p. 213, §29.)...
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45-10A-20
Section 45-10A-20 Election of council members. (a) Any law, whether special, local, or general,
or municipal ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding, pursuant to Civil Action No. 87-T-1174-N,
U.S. District Court for the Middle District Northern Division Federal Court Order, the City
of Centre in Cherokee County, shall not designate by place number, or by other similar method,
seats for city council. (b) The City Council of the City of Centre, Alabama, shall consist
of seven members elected at large, without designated or numbered places. In the election
of members of the city council, the seven candidates receiving the greatest number of votes
shall be elected to the council. There shall be no run-off election and in the event of a
tie vote, the winner shall be selected by a majority vote of the newly elected mayor and council.
(c) In the election for members of the city council, each qualified voter is authorized to
cast as many as seven votes. Such voter may cast these seven votes...
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11-43A-16
Section 11-43A-16 Duties of mayor; assistant mayor; vacancy; mayor pro tempore; vacancies;
exceptions in Class 6 cities and Class 7 municipalities. (a) The mayor shall preside at the
meetings of the council and shall be recognized as the head of the municipal government for
all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor for purpose of military law, but shall have no
other administrative duties. (b) In all cities to which this section applies, except Class
6 cities wherein the municipal governing body has elected to have a nine-member council, as
authorized in Section 11-43A-8, and except in municipalities organized under Section 11-43A-1.1,
the councilman-at-large shall be assistant mayor and shall act as mayor during the absence
or disability of the mayor. Any vacancy in the office of the mayor shall be filled by the
councilman-at-large. In the Class 6 cities and municipalities organized under Section 11-43A-1.1,
a mayor pro tempore shall be elected from the membership by a majority vote...
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11-43C-11
Section 11-43C-11 Government known as "mayor-council form of government"; powers
of city vested in council; manner in which powers exercised. The municipal government of any
such city proceeding under this chapter shall be known as the "mayor-council form of
government." Pursuant to the provisions and limitations of this chapter and subject to
the limitations imposed by the Constitution of Alabama 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," which shall enact ordinances, adopt budgets and determine policies. All powers
of the city shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this chapter, or if the manner
be not prescribed, then in such manner as may be prescribed by law or by ordinance. (Acts
1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §11.)...
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11-44C-11
Section 11-44C-11 Government known as "mayor-council form of government"; powers
of city vested in council; manner in which powers exercised. The municipal government of any
such city proceeding under this chapter shall be known as the "mayor-council form of
government." Pursuant to the provisions and limitations of this chapter and subject to
the limitations imposed by the Constitution of Alabama 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," which shall enact ordinances, adopt budgets and determine policies. All powers
of the city shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this chapter, or if the manner
be not prescribed, then in such manner as may be prescribed by law or by ordinance. (Acts
1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §11.)...
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