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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11-43C-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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11-44B-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until changed or repealed by the council.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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11-44C-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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11-43-21
Section 11-43-21 Qualifications; compensation; powers and duties; bond; term of office
and removal. (a) A city manager employed under the provisions of this article shall have the
authority and be charged with the duties, liabilities, and penalties and shall hold office
and receive compensation as set forth in this section: The city manager shall be the
administrative head of the municipal government. He shall be chosen by the governing body
of the municipality without regard to political beliefs and solely upon the basis of his executive
and administrative qualifications. The choice shall not be limited to inhabitants of the municipality
or of the State of Alabama. The city manager shall receive such compensation as may be prescribed
by ordinance of the governing body, which shall be payable in 12 monthly installments from
the municipal treasury. During the absence or disability of the city manager the governing
body shall designate some properly qualified person to perform the duties...
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11-43A-28
Section 11-43A-28 Qualifications of city manager; duties; designation or appointment
of administrative officer to perform duties of manager during temporary absence or disability.
The city manager shall be chosen by the council solely on the basis of his executive and administrative
qualifications with special reference to his actual experience in, or his knowledge of, accepted
practice in respect to the duties of his office as hereinafter set forth. At the time of his
appointment, he may but need not be a resident of the municipality or state, but during his
tenure of office he shall reside within the municipality. The city manager shall be the head
of the administrative branch of the municipal government. He shall be responsible to the council
for the proper administration of all affairs of the municipality and, subject to the provisions
of any civil service or merit system law applicable to such municipality and except as otherwise
provided herein, he shall have power and shall be...
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11-43A-85
Section 11-43A-85 Qualifications of city manager; duties and powers; designation or
appointment of administrative officer to perform duties of manager during temporary absence
or disability. (a) The city manager shall be chosen by the council solely on the basis of
his executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his actual experience
in, or his knowledge of, accepted practice with respect to the duties of his office as hereinafter
set forth. At the time of appointment, the city manager may but need not be a resident of
the municipality or state, but within 90 days of the beginning of employment, he shall become
a resident and shall continue to reside within the municipality during his employment. (b)
The city manager shall be the head of the administrative branch of the municipal government.
He shall be responsible to the council for the proper administration of all affairs of the
municipality and, subject to the provisions of any civil service or merit system...
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11-46-1
Section 11-46-1 Municipalities may provide for election, compensation, bond, etc., of
officers. Cities and towns may, except as otherwise provided by law, by ordinance provide
for the election at any regular municipal election or for the appointment of such officers
as are deemed needful or proper for the good government of the city or town and the due exercise
of its corporate powers, fix their terms of office, fix their compensation and prescribe the
duties of such officers, their liabilities and powers and require them to give bond in such
sum and to be conditioned and approved as the council may prescribe. (Code 1907, §1171; Code
1923, §1887; Code 1940, T. 37, §34.)...
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11-50-98
Section 11-50-98 Form, terms, denominations, etc., of bonds; execution, sale, etc.,
thereof. The bonds authorized to be issued by this division shall be negotiable and payable
to the bearer and may be payable in lawful money of the United States as the council may prescribe.
By the ordinance providing for the issue of such bonds, full provision shall be made for their
form and character. Said bonds shall have coupons attached to represent the interest thereon,
and the council may provide that such bonds may be changed from coupon to registered bonds
or vice versa. Such bonds shall be of such denomination or denominations as the council may
direct, not to exceed $1,000.00 each, and not to be less than $50.00 each. They shall bear
interest at a rate not to exceed six percent per annum, payable annually or semiannually,
at such place or places as may be designated therein. They shall be issued under the corporate
seal of the city or town and shall be signed by the mayor and the treasurer...
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45-37A-52.166
Section 45-37A-52.166 Division of purchases. There shall be established in the department
of finance a division of purchases, the head of which shall be the city purchasing agent.
The purchasing agent, pursuant to rules and regulations established by resolution or ordinance,
shall contract for, purchase, store, and distribute all supplies, materials, and equipment
required by any office, department, or agency of the city government. The purchasing agent
shall also have power and shall be required to: (1) Establish and enforce specifications with
respect to supplies, materials, and equipment required by the city government. (2) Inspect
or supervise the inspection of all deliveries of supplies, materials, and equipment, and determine
their quality, quantity, and conformance with specifications. (3) Have charge of such general
storerooms and warehouses as the council may provide by resolution or ordinance. (4) Transfer
to or between offices, departments, or agencies, or sell surplus,...
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