11-43A-3.3
Section 11-43A-3.3 Election in Class 7 municipality - Adoption of council-manager form of government.
(a)(1) In addition to any mayor-council form of government authorized in this chapter, the
governing body of a Class 7 municipality may elect by resolution to adopt a council-manager
form of government comprised of a mayor and four council members elected at-large. No petition
of qualified electors is required to initiate such an election by the governing body pursuant
to this section. If the governing body elects to adopt a council-manager form of government
pursuant to this section, an election on the question shall be submitted to the qualified
electors of the municipality. The governing body shall hold the election before January 1,
2011. The question submitted at the election shall be: "Shall the municipality of ______
adopt a council-manager form of government consisting of a mayor and four council members
elected in an at-large election to become operative on the first Monday in...
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11-44D-1
Section 11-44D-1 Ordinance abandoning commission form of government and referendum adopting
mayor-council or manager-council form. Within three months of the adoption and approval of
this chapter, the governing body of any Class 6 municipality with a commission form of government
may by a majority vote of the members of that governing body adopt an ordinance abandoning
the commission form of government and calling for a referendum to be held at public expense
within 60 days after such call for the purpose of determining whether such city shall adopt
the mayor-council form of government, authorized by this chapter, or in the alternative the
manager-council form of government authorized by this chapter. The mayor or chief executive
officer shall give notice of the time and purpose of such referendum election by publication
once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality,
or, if there is no such newspaper of general circulation in the...
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11-44A-1
Section 11-44A-1 Referendum to determine continuation of commission or adoption of mayor-council
form of government. Within three months of the approval of this section, the governing body
of any Class 7 municipality with a commission form of government organized pursuant to Article
1, Chapter 44, Title 11, by a majority vote of the members of that governing body, may call
for a referendum to be held at public expense within 90 days after such call at which the
following question shall be submitted to the voters of any such municipality: "Shall
the city of ___ adopt a mayor-council form of government with the mayor elected at large and
a five-member council elected from single member districts? YES _____ NO ______" (Acts
1984, No. 84-397, §1; Acts 1984, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-45, p. 68.)...
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11-89C-4
Section 11-89C-4 Powers of public corporation; requirements for development or adoption of
rules, procedures, ordinances, etc. (a) When expressly required to comply with storm water
laws, any public corporation created pursuant to this chapter shall have the following powers:
(1) To establish, maintain, and operate an organizational structure pursuant to this chapter,
its original or amended certification, and its bylaws or other rules of procedure, that will
enable it to implement the storm water laws for and on behalf of any governing body that exercises
the option to participate in or with a public corporation, provided that no new or greater
authorities or powers other than those specifically granted to the governing bodies are conferred
upon any public corporation formed pursuant to this chapter. Except for the authority provided
in subdivision (20), authority to enforce the storm water laws is retained wholly and exclusively
to the governing bodies and may not be further...
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11-43A-116
Section 11-43A-116 Effect of article on existing laws. All laws and parts of laws, general,
local or special, relating to or affecting such municipality, its powers, functions, duties,
corporate limits or property, which are in force when this article shall take effect are hereby
continued in effect; but all laws and parts of laws relating to the powers, functions and
duties under any prior form of government shall be superseded to the extent that the same
apply to any municipality electing to come within the provisions of this article and are inconsistent
with the provisions of this article. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §47.)...
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45-41-72
Section 45-41-72 Authority of commission; project costs. (a) The Lee County Commission shall
have authority to construct or cause to be constructed, design or caused to be designed, contract
for and execute or cause to be executed a contract for the construction, repair, maintenance,
or improvement of any type of public improvement which enhances the value of property including,
but not limited to: Paving, sewerage, sanitation, water, drainage, gas, lighting, and flood
prevention, on any land in Lee County which does not lie within the corporate limits of any
municipality. Any existing or future public improvement as defined herein under the control
or authority of any municipality, whether the improvement is within or outside the corporate
limits of the municipality, or any existing or future improvement under the authority or control
of any legally constituted public authority, shall be exempt from this subpart. (b) The cost
and expense of any materials and labor used in any project...
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11-43A-20
Section 11-43A-20 Clerk of municipality; when subject to civil service or merit system; duties.
If the clerk of any municipality which adopts the council-manager form of government holds
office subject to any civil service or merit system, such clerk shall continue to be the clerk
under the council-manager form of government of such municipality, and his successor shall
be selected and hold office subject to the provisions of such civil service or merit system.
If the clerk of the municipality which adopts the council-manager form of government does
not hold office subject to any civil service or merit system, the council shall elect the
clerk by a majority vote of those members elected to the council. The clerk shall give notice
of the meetings of the council and shall keep the journal of its proceedings which shall be
authenticated by his signature. He shall record in full in said journal all ordinances or
resolutions and the minutes of all meetings of the council. He shall perform...
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11-43A-86
Section 11-43A-86 Clerk of municipality; when subject to civil service or merit system; duties.
If the clerk of any municipality which adopts the council-manager form of government under
this article holds office subject to any civil service law or merit system, such clerk shall
continue to be the clerk under the council-manager form of government hereunder, and his successor
shall be selected and hold office subject to the provisions of such civil service law or merit
system. If the clerk of any municipality which adopts the council-manager form of government
under this article does not hold office subject to any civil service law or merit system,
the council shall elect the clerk by a majority vote of the whole qualified membership of
the council. The clerk shall give notice of the meetings of the council and shall keep the
journal of its proceedings, which shall be authenticated by his signature. He shall record
in full in said journal all ordinances, resolutions and minutes of all...
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11-48-81
Section 11-48-81 Powers of cities as to construction of public improvements, assessment of
cost thereof against property benefited, etc., outside corporate limits generally; requirement
as to consent of property owners, etc. (a) Each city in this state having a population of
6,000 or more inhabitants, according to the most recent federal census or any official census
taken pursuant to Sections 11-47-90 through 11-47-95 shall have the same powers with respect
to the construction of public improvements in the police jurisdiction of such city that it
may have under any law now existing or hereafter enacted with respect to the construction
of public improvements within the corporate limits of such city. Each such city shall have
the same powers with respect to the assessment of the cost of public improvements, whether
constructed in the city or in such police jurisdiction, against the property specially benefited
by such improvements, whether such property is located in such city or in...
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11-99A-2
Section 11-99A-2 Definitions. In this chapter the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) APPOINTING GOVERNMENT. The municipality or county that approves the creation
of a district and appoints members to the board. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of a district.
(3) CONTIGUOUS. Two tracts of land if touching for a continuous distance of not less than
200 feet. The term includes tracts of land divided by bodies of water, streets, railroad,
or utility rights-of-way, or by land owned by any public person. In determining whether land
is contiguous with a municipality, (i) land separated by bodies of water, streets, or railroad,
or utility rights-of-way is contiguous even though the bodies of water, streets, or rights-of-way
are within the city limits of another municipality and (ii) land separated by land owned by
a public person is not contiguous if the land owned by the public person is within the city
limits of another municipality. (4) COUNCIL. The governing body of a...
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