29-6-7.1
Section 29-6-7.1 Legislative findings as to speech and debate; definitions; privileged and
confidential communication; waiver of privilege. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares
the following: (1) Section 56 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section
56 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, contains
a speech or debate clause virtually identical to Section 6 of Article I of the Constitution
of the United States, the federal speech and debate clause. (2) In the case of Gravel v. United
States, 408 U.S. 606, the Supreme Court of the United States held the speech and debate clause
in the Constitution of the United States makes the communications between members of the Congress
and their staff privileged and confidential. (3) The Supreme Court explained its reasoning
as follows: "[T]he day-to-day work of [legislative] aides is so critical to the Members'
performance that they must be treated as the latter's alter ego;...
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11-43-40
Section 11-43-40 Composition of city councils; voting by president of council. (a) Except as
provided in Section 11-43-2 as it relates to the legislative functions of the mayor in cities
and towns having a population of 12,000 or more but less than 25,000 inhabitants according
to the most recent or any subsequent federal decennial census, in cities having a population
of 12,000 or more, the following officers shall be elected at each general municipal election,
who shall compose the city council for the cities and who shall hold office for four years
and until their successors are elected and qualified, and who shall exercise the legislative
functions of city government and any other powers and duties which are or may be vested by
law in the city council or its members: (1) In cities having seven wards or less, a president
of the city council and two aldermen from each ward, to be elected by the qualified voters
of the several wards voting separately in every ward; except, that in...
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11-43A-84
Section 11-43A-84 Appointment of city manager; temporary acting city manager; term of city
manager; removal; actions by council or its members prohibited or restricted. (a) The council,
by a majority vote of the whole qualified membership of the council, shall appoint a city
manager who shall be an officer of the city and shall have the powers to perform the duties
provided in this article. No councilman shall receive such appointment during the term for
which he shall have been elected nor within one year after expiration of his term. Any civil
service act which may be applicable to the municipality shall not apply to the appointment
or removal of the city manager. (b) A temporary acting city manager may be designated by the
council to serve for not more than four months in the following events, but only in these
events: (1) When the first council takes office after adoption of this article; or (2) following
the removal of any permanent city manager. (c) Such temporary acting city...
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11-44D-5
Section 11-44D-5 Council-manager form of government. If a majority of the qualified electors
voting in the referendum herein choose a council-manager 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 council-manager form of government, with a five-member
council elected from single-member districts, which municipality shall have the same powers
and duties as other council-manager municipalities organized under chapter 43A, Title 11,
and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this chapter, which may have been heretofore
granted to such municipalities. (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 be...
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41-29-240
Section 41-29-240 Alabama Small Business Commission created; duties; composition. (a) The Alabama
Small Business Commission is created as part of the Office of Small Business Advocacy. (b)
The commission shall have the following duties: (1) Formulate policies encouraging innovation
of small business in the state. (2) Discuss issues critical to the economic growth of small,
independent businesses and their interests that will encourage the formation of and foster
the growth of small businesses in the state. (3) Advise the Department of Commerce in formulating
and promoting policies relating to small businesses. (4) Act as an advocate for small businesses
and the entrepreneurs who work to create opportunities for new small businesses and sustain
those that are already in existence. (5) Promote policies to assist new business start-ups
and expansion of existing businesses. (c) The commission shall be chaired by an appointee
of the Lieutenant Governor, who shall be a voting member. The...
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44-1-51
Section 44-1-51 Composition; compensation; records. (a) The Governor shall be the ex officio
Chair of the Youth Services Board. (b) The board shall be composed of 18 voting members, five
of whom shall be the Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources, the State Superintendent
of Education, the Commissioner of Mental Health, the State Health Officer, and the Director
of the Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency, each of whom may delegate his or her vote
to an agent or employee by written notification 10 days prior to a meeting of the board. (c)
The chair, vice chair, and secretary of the board shall be elected by the members thereof.
The chair shall vote only in the case of a tie. (d) The Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives
shall appoint two members to be selected from the membership of the House and the Presiding
Officer of the Alabama Senate shall appoint two members to be selected from the membership
of the Senate. The President of the Alabama Council of...
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45-8A-71.04
Section 45-8A-71.04 Civil service board - Creation; membership. (a) There is created the Civil
Service Board of the City of Jacksonville, which shall be composed of five members appointed
by the state senator and state representative who represent the city in the Legislature from
a list of three nominees for each position on the board submitted by each of the following
groups of city employees: (1) Employees of the street and sanitation department. (2) Employees
of the police and fire department. (3) Employees of the gas, water, and sewer department.
(4) Employees of the offices of the mayor, the city council, the city clerk, the city library,
and the city recreation department. (b) At least 60 days prior to the expiration of the term
of a member of the civil service board, each of the aforementioned groups of city employees
shall hold a department meeting for the purpose of nominating three candidates for appointment
to each board position with an expiring term of office. The head of...
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9-14A-21
Section 9-14A-21 Joint Legislative Committee on State Parks. (a) Any appropriations made herein
shall be subject to the study, review, concurrence, and approval of the Joint Legislative
Committee on State Parks, previously established under the name of Alabama State Parks System
Joint Study Committee, which is hereby created. The Joint Legislative Committee on State Parks
is created to study, review, and concur in the long-range capital plan for restoration of
existing state park facilities and the acquisition of new state park facilities. The joint
committee shall be composed of a total of 12 members, as follows: The six members serving
on the Alabama State Parks System Joint Study Committee on May 23, 2000; the Chair of the
Senate Conservation, Environment and Natural Resources Committee and the Chair of the House
Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Committee; two members of the Senate to be appointed
by the Governor; and two members of the House of Representatives to be...
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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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24-1-24
Section 24-1-24 Composition of authority; compensation of commissioners; quorum; officers and
employees; delegation of powers and duties by authority. (a) Except as provided in subsection
(b), an authority shall consist of five commissioners appointed by the mayor, who shall designate
the first chair. None of the commissioners may be city officials. The commissioners who are
first appointed shall be designated by the mayor to serve for terms of one, two, three, four,
and five years, respectively, from the date of their appointment. Thereafter, the term of
office shall be five years. A commissioner shall hold office until his or her successor has
been appointed and has qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. Three
commissioners shall constitute a quorum. The mayor shall file with the city clerk a certificate
of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner and such certificate shall be conclusive
evidence of the due and proper appointment of such...
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