11-44E-1
Section 11-44E-1 Cities to which chapter applies. Any Class 5 municipality in the State of
Alabama may adopt the mayor/commission/city manager form of government by proceeding in the
manner hereinafter provided in this chapter. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §1.01.)...
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45-8A-23.055
Section 45-8A-23.055 Presiding officer; mayor and assistant mayor. (a) The councilman elected
by all of the qualified electors of the city shall have the title of mayor. He or she shall
preside at meetings of the council, shall be recognized as the head of the city government
for all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor for the purposes of military law, shall serve
as chief executive officer for the city, shall develop the basic objectives and policies of
the city in conjunction with the council and with advice from the city manager, shall ensure
the preparations of adequate plans for the long-range growth and development of the city and
annually present such plans for the review of the public and approval by the council, shall
ensure the preparations of plans for the development of resources in this the city and periodically
present such plans to the council for review and approval, shall maintain programs along with
the council to ensure successful future management of the city,...
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11-43C-37
Section 11-43C-37 Mayor - Powers and duties. All executive powers of the city shall be vested
in the mayor and the mayor shall be the head of the executive and administrative branches
of the city government. He may attend council meetings but may not vote in its proceedings
and he shall have the power and duties herein conferred. The mayor shall be responsible for
the proper administration of all affairs of the city, and, except as otherwise provided herein,
he shall have the power and shall be required to: (1) Enforce all laws and ordinances; (2)
Appoint and remove, when necessary for the good of the service, all officers and employees
of the city except those appointed by the council. Such appointment and removal of personnel
are subject to any merit system provisions in effect at such time, except for those officers
and employees who are exempted from the merit system by other sections of this chapter; (3)
Appoint the members of the industrial development authority and housing...
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11-44C-37
Section 11-44C-37 Mayor - Powers and duties. All executive powers of the city shall be vested
in the mayor and the mayor shall be the head of the executive and administrative branches
of the city government. He may attend council meetings but may not vote in its proceedings
and he shall have the power and duties herein conferred. The mayor shall be responsible for
the proper administration of all affairs of the city, and, except as otherwise provided herein,
he shall have the power and shall be required to: (1) Enforce all laws and ordinances, (2)
Appoint and remove, when necessary for the good of the service, all officers and employees
of the city except those appointed by the council. Such appointment and removal of personnel
are subject to any merit system provisions in effect at such time, except for those officers
and employees who are exempted from the merit system by other sections of this chapter, (3)
Appoint the members of the Airport Authority and the Industrial Development...
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11-44C-38
Section 11-44C-38 Divisions of city government; executive directors of divisions; city attorney;
outside counsel. (a) There are hereby created three divisions of city government: public works,
finance, and public safety. Each division may have an executive director appointed by the
mayor with the approval of a vote of five members of the council, who shall be an officer
of the city and shall be responsible for the supervision and control of such officer's jurisdiction.
Said executive director shall not be subject to the city merit system and shall serve at the
pleasure of the mayor; provided, however, each such officer shall be removed from office only
upon recommendation of the mayor and approval of five council members. Upon the first vacancy,
of any nature whatsoever, in the office of police chief or fire chief, the mayor may appoint
the police chief and fire chief, respectively, from outside the said merit system, with the
approval of five members of the council who shall serve at...
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11-44E-146
Section 11-44E-146 Pending legal actions and proceedings. No action or proceeding, civil or
criminal, pending at the time of the adoption of the mayor/commission/city manager form of
government, brought by or against the city or any office, department, or agency or officer
thereof, shall be affected or abated by the adoption of the mayor/commission/city manager
form of government or by anything herein contained in this chapter; but all such actions or
proceedings may be continued notwithstanding that functions, powers, and duties of any office,
department, or agency, or officer party thereto may by or under this chapter be assigned or
transferred to another office, department, or agency or officer, but in that event the same
may be prosecuted or defended by the head of the office, department, or agency to which such
functions, powers, and duties have been assigned or transferred under this chapter. (Acts
1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §8.07; Acts 1989, No. 89-525.)...
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45-37A-52.160
Section 45-37A-52.160 Director of finance - Appointment. There shall be a department of finance,
the head of which shall be the director of finance, who shall be appointed by the mayor, subject
to any merit or civil service system which is applicable to such city. He or she shall be
the chief financial officer of the city. The chief financial officer of any city which adopts
the mayor-council form of government who holds office under any civil service or merit system
applicable to such city shall be the first director of finance under the mayor-council form
of government. (Acts 1955, No. 452, p. 1004, §6.01.)...
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11-43A-113
Section 11-43A-113 Referendum to determine form of government. Between October 1, 1991, and
March 31, 1992, any municipality adopting the council-manager form of government under this
article, regardless of which effective date is chosen in the ordinance referenced in Section
11-43A-70, shall conduct a referendum for the purpose of determining whether after the first
Monday in October following the next regularly scheduled municipal election, the municipality
shall operate under the council-manager form of government as prescribed herein or, in the
alternative, under the mayor-council form of government as set forth in Section 11-43-1 et
seq. The council shall give advance notice of the time and purpose of such referendum by publication
once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.
All qualified electors of the municipality may participate in said referendum and the questions
to be decided shall be plainly printed upon the ballot....
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11-43C-77
Section 11-43C-77 Personnel holding administrative office continued in office; transfer of
powers and duties of office, etc., abolished by this chapter. All personnel, except those
specifically designated by the provisions of this chapter as removable at the discretion of
the mayor, holding administrative office at the time the mayor-council form of government
becomes effective shall continue in office and in the performance of their duties until other
provisions have been made by law for the performance of such duties or the discontinuance
of such office. If any office, department, or agency of the city shall be abolished by this
chapter, the powers conferred and the duties imposed upon such units by the laws of the state
shall thereafter be exercised and discharged by the office, department, or agency designated
by the council. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §77.)...
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11-44C-77
Section 11-44C-77 Personnel holding administrative office continued in office; transfer of
powers and duties of office, etc., abolished by this chapter. All personnel, except those
specifically designated by the provisions of this chapter as removable at the discretion of
the mayor, holding administrative office at the time the mayor-council form of government
becomes effective shall continue in office and in the performance of their duties until other
provisions have been made by law for the performance of such duties or the discontinuance
of such office. If any office, department or agency of the city shall be abolished by this
chapter, the powers conferred and the duties imposed upon such units by the laws of the state
shall thereafter be exercised and discharged by the office, department or agency designated
by the council. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §77.)...
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