11-43B-1
Section 11-43B-1 Authority to adopt mayor-council form of government. Within three months of
the approval of this chapter the governing body of a Class 4 municipality by a majority vote
of the members of that governing body may adopt an ordinance adopting the mayor-council form
of government pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter. (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess.,
No. 85-926, p. 213, §1.)...
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11-43B-8
Section 11-43B-8 Government known as mayor-council form of government; powers vested in council;
agenda of meetings; exercise of powers; quorum. The government of any such city operating
under this chapter shall be known as the mayor-council form of government. Pursuant to the
provisions and limitations of this chapter and subject to the limitations imposed by the Constitution
and laws of Alabama, all powers of the city shall be vested in the council. The council is
the sole authority to set the agenda for any of its meetings. All powers of the city shall
be exercised in the manner prescribed by this chapter or, if the manner is not prescribed
herein, in the manner prescribed by law or ordinance. A majority of the council members shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business of the council. (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex.
Sess., No. 85-926, p. 213, §8.)...
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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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11-43C-91
Section 11-43C-91 Procedure for changing form of government; change from mayor-council form
prohibited for four years. The city is prohibited from changing from the mayor-council form
of government within four years after the adoption thereof. At the end of such period, or
at any time thereafter, the city's form of government may be amended or changed when: (i)
Awritten petition executed by 10 percent of the number of those who voted in the last city
election is submitted to the council with the proposed changes or amendments incorporated
in the petition; after presentation of the petition, the council shall call for a referendum
vote on the proposed changes and amendments, and (ii) a majority of the votes cast in the
referendum is in favor of the proposed changes or amendments. After the council receives the
proposed changes and petition, it shall call a special election for the purpose of determining
whether the city shall adopt the changes or amendments. Notice shall be given of the...
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11-44C-91
Section 11-44C-91 Procedure for changing form of government; change from mayor-council form
prohibited for two years. The city is prohibited from changing from the mayor-council form
of government within two years after the adoption thereof. At the end of such period, or at
any time thereafter, the city's form of government may be amended or changed when: (1) A written
petition executed by 10 percent of the number of those who voted in the last city election
is submitted to the council with the proposed changes or amendments incorporated in the petition;
after presentation of the petition, the council shall call for a referendum vote on the proposed
changes and amendments, and (2) A majority of the votes cast in the referendum is in favor
of the proposed changes or amendments. After the council receives the proposed changes and
petition, it shall call a special election for the purpose of determining whether the city
shall adopt the changes or amendments. Notice shall be given of the...
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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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11-43A-11
Section 11-43A-11 Municipal government to be known as "council-manager form of government";
vesting of municipal powers in council. The municipal government of any such city or town
proceeding under this article shall be known as the "council-manager form of government."
Pursuant to the provisions and limitations of this chapter and subject to the limitations
imposed by the Constitution of Alabama and its laws, all powers of the municipality shall
be vested in the council elected as herein provided and hereinafter referred to as "the
council." All powers of municipalities shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by
this article or if the manner be not prescribed then in such manner as may be prescribed by
law or by ordinance. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §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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11-43C-2
Section 11-43C-2 Special election as to adoption of mayor-council form of government. After
May 21, 1987, the mayor or chief executive officer of any city to which this chapter applies
may call a special election to be held in 1987, for the purpose of determining whether such
city shall adopt the mayor-council form of government, and shall give notice of the time and
purpose of such election by publication once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper
published in said city or in the nearest larger city. All qualified electors of such city
may participate in said election, as provided by this chapter, and such questions shall be
plainly printed upon the ballot as provided in Section 11-43C-3. The election shall be conducted,
the expenses paid, the votes canvassed, and the results declared in the same manner as is
or may be provided by law in other city elections. The proposal for which the majority of
the votes cast shall be "yes," or in favor of such proposition, shall...
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45-37A-52.192
Section 45-37A-52.192 Status of officers and employees holding positions when the mayor-council
form of government is adopted. Any person holding an office or position in the classified
service of the city under any civil service or merit system applicable to the city when the
mayor-council form of government shall be adopted shall be continued as such officer or employee
in the classified service of the city under the mayor-council form of government and with
the same status, rights, and privileges and subject to the same conditions under such applicable
civil service or merit system as if the mayor-council form of government had not been adopted.
(Acts 1955, No. 452, p. 1004, §7.03.)...
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