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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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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11-44B-21
Section 11-44B-21 Ordinances and resolutions continued in effect; references to certain officers
or governing body in existing ordinances, etc., deemed references to mayor or 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changed or repealed by the council.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 the mayor-council form of government herein established, reference
is made to the mayor, chairman of the commission board, public safety commissioner, associate
commissioner No. 1, finance and water commissioner or associate commissioner No. 2, the same
shall be construed to refer to the mayor of the mayor-council form of government herein established.
Whenever in any ordinance, resolution or law in effect at the time of the adoption of the
mayor-council form of government herein established,...
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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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11-43B-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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11-43A-1.1
Section 11-43A-1.1 Organization of council-manager form of government; election of council
members. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, after the judge of probate has
certified to the mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality the sufficiency
of a petition asking that the question of the adoption of the council-manager form of government
be submitted to the qualified voters of the municipality, any Class 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 municipality
having the mayor-council form of government, by resolution of the council, may provide for
the council in a municipality proposing to adopt the council-manager form of government to
be composed of either five or seven members as follows: One member shall be the mayor elected
at large, who shall be a voting member of the council and either four or six members shall
be council members elected either at large or from single-member districts, as the resolution
shall provide. If a municipality has single-member districts for the...
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11-43A-70
Section 11-43A-70 Adoption of ordinance establishing council-manager form of government; short
title. Within three months of the approval of this article by the Governor, the governing
body of any Class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 municipality in the State of Alabama operating under
a council-manager or under a mayor-council-city manager form of government may, by a majority
vote of the members of that governing body, adopt an ordinance establishing a council-manager
form of government pursuant to the terms and conditions of this article. All provisions of
this article set forth hereinbelow shall apply only to those Class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 municipalities
electing to establish a council-manager form of government as set forth herein. This article
shall be known as the "Council-Manager Act of 1991". (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p.
973, §1.)...
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11-43D-10
Section 11-43D-10 Existing contracts continued in force; completion of public improvements.
All contracts entered into by the municipality, or for its benefit, prior to the adoption
by such municipality of the mayor-council form of government, shall continue in full force
and effect. Public improvements for which legislative steps have been taken under laws existing
at the time of the adoption of the mayor-council form of government shall be carried to completion
in accordance with the provisions of such existing laws. (Acts 1989, No. 89-750, p. 1518,
§10.)...
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11-44A-11
Section 11-44A-11 Municipal contracts continued; completion of public works required. All contracts
entered into by the municipality, or for its benefit, prior to the adoption by such municipality
of the mayor-council form of government, shall continue in full force and effect. Public improvements
for which legislative steps have been taken under laws existing at the time of the adoption
of the mayor-council form of government shall be carried to completion in accordance with
the provisions of such existing laws. (Acts 1984, No. 84-397, p. 922, §11.)...
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11-43B-2
Section 11-43B-2 Election date; when mayor-council form of government deemed adopted. An election
for mayor and members of the city council shall be held on the second Tuesday in July, 1986,
with a runoff, if necessary, on the third Tuesday next thereafter. Upon the qualification
and assumption of office of the council and mayor on the first Monday in October, 1986, the
municipality shall be deemed to have adopted the form of government as herein provided. The
municipality shall thereafter be governed by the form of government provided under this chapter.
(Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-926, p. 213, §2.)...
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