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11-43D-1
Section 11-43D-1 Cities to which chapter applies; form of ordinance. The governing body of
any Class 5 municipality operating under a United States district court consent decree approved
by the court in the case of Tolbert and Petty vs. the City of Bessemer, Civil Action No. 75-297,
by a majority vote of the members thereof may adopt an ordinance establishing a mayor-council
form of government pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter. Any municipality
desiring to adopt a form of government provided for herein shall adopt an ordinance in substantially
the following form: "BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF _____ AS FOLLOWS: "Section
1. That pursuant to Act 89-750 of the 1989 Regular Session of the Legislature, the mayor-council
form of government pursuant to the United States district court decree agreed to by the parties
and approved by the court on the 18th day of October, 1985, in the case of Tolbert and Petty
vs. the City of Bessemer, under which the...
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11-43D-18
Section 11-43D-18 Establishment of salaries for mayor and council. The salary of the first
mayor and council elected hereunder shall be established by the commission at least six months
prior to the mayor and council taking office. Such salary, and the manner in which it is to
be paid, shall be established by ordinance of the governing body. The salary of all mayors
and council members serving the city after the first mayor and council shall be established
as provided by general law applicable to mayor-council municipalities. Notwithstanding any
of the provisions of this chapter, the mayor and council members shall be reimbursed for approved
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (Acts 1989, No. 89-750, p. 1518, §18.)...
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25-4-114
Section 25-4-114 Advisory council. The Governor shall appoint an advisory council of not less
than nine members, composed of equal numbers of employer representatives and employee representatives,
who may be fairly regarded as representative because of their vocation, employment, or affiliations,
and of members representing the public generally. Such council shall aid the secretary in
formulating policies and discussing problems related to the administration of this chapter,
and in assuring impartiality and freedom from political influence in the solution of such
problems, and shall perform such other duties and functions as may be assigned to it by the
secretary, and as it may, on its own initiative, undertake within the limits of this section.
Such advisory council shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor, and without compensation,
but shall be reimbursed for any necessary expenses pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title
36. Said council shall from time to time prepare...
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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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45-21A-50
Section 45-21A-50 Election of Rutledge City Council. (a) Any law, whether special, local, or
general or municipal ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding, pursuant to Civil Action
No. 87-T-1289-N, U.S. District Court for the Middle District Northern Division Federal Court
Order, the Town of Rutledge in Crenshaw County, shall not designate by place number, or by
other similar method, seats for its city council. (b) The City Council of the Town of Rutledge,
Alabama, shall consist of five members elected at large, without designated or numbered places.
In the election of members of the city council, the five candidates receiving the greatest
number of votes shall be elected to the council. There shall be no runoff 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. In such election for members of the city council, each qualified voter
is authorized to cast only one vote. (c) The requirement for office,...
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45-23A-21
Section 45-23A-21 City council. (a) Notwithstanding any law, whether special, local, general,
or municipal ordinance, to the contrary, pursuant to Civil Action No. 85-T-1332-N, U.S. District
Court for the Middle District Northern Division Federal Court Order, the City of Daleville
in Dale County, shall not designate by place number or by other similar method seats for its
city council. (b) The City Council of the City of Daleville, Alabama, shall consist of five
members elected at large, without designated or numbered places. In the election of members
of the city council, the five candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected
to the council. There shall be no runoff election. In the event of a tie vote for the fifth
highest receiving votes, the winner shall be selected by a majority vote of the newly elected
mayor and council. In the election for members of the city council, each qualified voter shall
be entitled to vote for any number of candidates from one to...
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11-43B-4
Section 11-43B-4 Conduct of elections; residency requirements; qualifying fee; statement of
campaign expenses and contributions. The initial elections provided for herein, and all subsequent
elections, shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, the results declared, and those elected
assume the duties of their offices in the same manner as provided by the general law of the
state pertaining to municipal elections for mayor-council forms of government, except as otherwise
provided by state statute. The mayor shall be elected by the whole of the electors of the
city and shall have been a resident of the city for at least 90 days prior to his or her election.
Council members shall be elected by the electors of the district which they represent, and
shall have been residents of the district which they represent for at least 90 days prior
to their election. Any person desiring to become a candidate for mayor or council member must,
at the time of filing a statement of candidacy, pay to the...
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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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45-37A-52.06
Section 45-37A-52.06 Election of first council and first mayor; terms of office. Immediately
upon the adoption of such form of government, the judge of probate of the county with whom
the petition was filed shall call an election to be held under and to be governed by this
part not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days after the date of such call, the expense
thereof to be paid by such city, for the election at large of nine council members and a mayor
by the qualified voters of such city. The nine candidates for the council receiving a majority
of the votes cast in the election shall be elected to the council; and in the event that nine
candidates should fail to receive such a majority, then and in that event those candidates
for the council receiving a majority shall be elected, and another election shall be held
upon the same day of the week four weeks thereafter to be called and held in the same mode
and manner and under the same rules and regulations. In the second election...
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45-37A-52.163
Section 45-37A-52.163 Director of finance - Powers and duties. The director of finance shall
have general management and control of the several divisions and units of the department of
finance. He or she shall have charge, subject to the direction and control of the mayor, of
the administration of the financial affairs of the city, and to that end shall have authority
and be required to: (1) Cooperate with the mayor in compiling estimates for the general fund,
public utility, and capital budgets. (2) Supervise and control all encumbrances, expenditures,
and disbursements to insure that budget appropriations are not exceeded. (3) Prescribe and
install systems of accounts for all departments, offices, and agencies of the city and provide
instructions for their use; and prescribe the form of receipts, vouchers, bills, or claims
to be used and of accounts to be kept by all departments, offices, and agencies of the city
(4) Require daily, or at such other intervals as he or she may deem...
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