11-44A-1
Section 11-44A-1 Referendum to determine continuation of commission or adoption of mayor-council form of government. Within three months of the approval of this section, the governing body of any Class 7 municipality with a commission form of government organized pursuant to Article 1, Chapter 44, Title 11, by a majority vote of the members of that governing body, may call for a referendum to be held at public expense within 90 days after such call at which the following question shall be submitted to the voters of any such municipality: "Shall the city of ___ adopt a mayor-council form of government with the mayor elected at large and a five-member council elected from single member districts? YES _____ NO ______" (Acts 1984, No. 84-397, §1; Acts 1984, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-45, p. 68.)...
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45-5-141.20
dues. Each benevolent request application shall be reviewed on an annual basis by the board of trustees. (m) The district formed under this section shall constitute a nonprofit public corporation, which shall have the power to do any and all acts or things necessary and convenient for carrying out the purposes for which it is created, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) To have a seal and alter the seal at pleasure. (2) To acquire, hold, and dispose of property, real and personal, tangible and intangible, or interest therein and pay therefor in cash or on credit, and to secure and procure payment for all or any part of the purchase price thereof on such terms and conditions as the board shall determine. (3) To negotiate and enter into contract with residents, businesses, or churches in areas outside the district, including areas outside the county, or with other districts to furnish fire or emergency medical services, or both, and to charge fees for the service. (4)...
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11-44D-1
Section 11-44D-1 Ordinance abandoning commission form of government and referendum adopting mayor-council or manager-council form. Within three months of the adoption and approval of this chapter, the governing body of any Class 6 municipality with a commission form of government may by a majority vote of the members of that governing body adopt an ordinance abandoning the commission form of government and calling for a referendum to be held at public expense within 60 days after such call for the purpose of determining whether such city shall adopt the mayor-council form of government, authorized by this chapter, or in the alternative the manager-council form of government authorized by this chapter. The mayor or chief executive officer shall give notice of the time and purpose of such referendum election by publication once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, or, if there is no such newspaper of general circulation in the...
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11-44B-1
Section 11-44B-1 Ordinance abandoning commission form of government and adopting mayor-council form. Within three months of January 29, 1985, the governing body of any Class 4 municipality with a commission form of government may by a majority vote of the members of that governing body adopt an ordinance abandoning the commission form of government and adopting a mayor-council form of government pursuant to the terms and conditions of this article. Any municipality desiring to abandon the commission form of government and adopt the form of government provided for herein, shall adopt an ordinance in substantially the following form: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION BOARD OF THE CITY OF _____ as follows: Section 1. That, pursuant to Act No. 85-107 of the 1985 First Special Session of the Legislature, the commission form of government, pursuant to which this municipality has operated, be and the same is hereby abandoned according to the provisions of said Act No. 85-107. Section 2. That...
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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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11-43B-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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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-2
Section 11-44B-2 Ordinances establishing boundaries of seven-council districts and salaries of mayor and council members; compliance with Voting Rights Act; election of mayor and council; powers and duties of municipality. If said ordinance be adopted by the governing body of any municipality to which this chapter applies, then: (1) Within 90 days thereafter, the commission board of such municipality shall adopt an ordinance, a. Establishing the boundaries of the seven-council districts herein provided for, and b. Establishing the salaries to be paid to the mayor and council members to be elected at the first election to be held hereunder; (2) The commission board shall take such steps as are necessary to comply with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; (3) After receipt of notification of compliance with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality shall give notice that an election for mayor and all...
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11-44A-30
Section 11-44A-30 Adoption of mayor-council form of government where commission form violates federal Voting Rights Act; division into single-member districts; residence requirements for candidates and electors. Any Class 7 municipality operating under a commission form of government with its members elected at large and which at large system has been decreed to be in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act by a court of law may, by an ordinance duly adopted not less than three months prior to the regular municipal election, adopt a mayor-council form of government with the mayor elected at large and a five-member council elected from single-member districts. The ordinance shall divide the municipality into five single-member districts of nearly equal population and shall provide that candidates for election for a place on the council shall have resided within the district from which he or she seeks election for a period of 90 days immediately preceding the date of the election, and...
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11-44F-1
Section 11-44F-1 Adoption of mayor-council form of government where commission form violates federal Voting Rights Act; division into single-member districts; residence requirements for candidates and electors. Any Class 8 municipality operating under a commission form of government with its members elected at large and which at large system has been decreed to be in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act by a court of law may, by an ordinance duly adopted not less than three months prior to the regular municipal election, adopt a mayor-council form of government with the mayor elected at large and a five-member council elected from single-member districts. The ordinance shall divide the municipality into five single-member districts of nearly equal population and shall provide that candidates for election for a place on the council shall have resided within the district from which he or she seeks election for a period of 90 days immediately preceding the date of the election, and...
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