11-44E-2
Section 11-44E-2 Authority to adopt mayor/commission/city manager form of government; ordinance
for election of commissioners. At any time upon passage of this chapter and said chapter becoming
law, any Class 5 municipality may adopt the mayor/commission/city manager form of government
by adopting an ordinance by a majority vote of the members of that governing body adopting
the mayor/commission/city manager form of government. Within 30 days of the adoption of the
ordinance adopting the mayor/commission/city manager form of government, members of that governing
body shall adopt a second ordinance for the election of commissioners from six single-member
districts with the district boundaries established therein. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660,
§1.02; Acts 1990, No. 90-287, p. 379, §1.)...
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11-44E-200
Section 11-44E-200 Authority to change from mayor/commission/city manager form of government.
No city may change from the mayor/commission/city manager form of government within two years
after adoption thereof. At the end of such period, or at any time thereafter, the city may
change its form of municipal government to any form of municipal government provided by the
laws of Alabama. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §11.01.)...
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11-44E-167
Section 11-44E-167 Penalties for violations of this chapter; disqualification of candidate.
Any person willfully violating any provisions of this chapter relating to the mayor/commission/city
manager form of government for which penalties have not otherwise been prescribed shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than
$500.00 or may be sentenced to hard labor for the county for a term not to exceed six months,
or both. Furthermore, any candidate for the office of commissioner or mayor, shall be disqualified
from holding municipal office for a period of four years from such conviction. (Acts 1988,
No. 88-445, p. 660, §9.08.)...
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11-44E-221
Section 11-44E-221 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mayor/Commission/City
Manager Act of 1988." (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §12.03.)...
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11-44E-47
Section 11-44E-47 Continuation of city clerk in office where subject to civil service or merit
system; appointment where not subject to such system; duties of city clerk. If the city clerk
of any city which adopts the mayor/commission/city manager form of government holds office
subject to any civil service or merit system, such clerk shall continue to be the city clerk
under the mayor/commission/city manager form of government of such city, and the clerk's successor
shall be selected and hold office subject to the provisions of such civil service or merit
system. If the city clerk of any city which adopts the mayor/commission/city manager form
of government does not hold office subject to any civil service or merit system, the city
manager may appoint the city clerk in the same manner as department heads are appointed. The
city clerk shall give notice of special or called meetings of the commission, shall keep the
journal of its proceedings, shall authenticate by his (her) signature...
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11-67B-1
Section 11-67B-1 Applicability. This chapter shall apply only to Class 5 municipalities that
have adopted the Mayor/Commission/City Manager form of government. (Act 2003-358, p. 990,
§1.)...
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11-43A-18
Section 11-43A-18 Appointment of city manager; temporary acting city manager; removal; dealings
with administrative service. 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 in this article provided. No councilman shall receive
such appointment during the term for which the council member shall have been elected nor
within one year after expiration of the term. Any civil service act applicable to the municipality
shall not apply to the appointment or the removal of the city manager. A temporary acting
city manager may be designated by the council to serve for not more than four months in these
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. Such temporary acting
city manager shall perform the duties and assume the obligations...
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45-37A-52.56
Section 45-37A-52.56 Powers. Except those powers specifically granted by this part to the mayor
or as otherwise granted to the mayor by law, all powers of the city, including all powers
vested in it by this part, by the laws, general and local, of the state, and the determination
of all matters of policy, shall be vested in the council. Without limitation of the foregoing,
the council shall have power to: (1) Adopt the budget of the city. (2) Authorize the issuance
of bonds or warrants. (3) Inquire into the conduct of any office, department, or agency of
the city and make investigations as to municipal affairs. (4) Except as otherwise provided
by law or Act 2016-277, appoint the members of all boards, commissions, or other bodies authorized
hereunder or by law. This provision for appointment of members of boards, commissions, or
other bodies authorized hereunder or by law shall supersede any different provision for appointment
of such members contained in any statute or ordinance in...
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11-43A-8
Section 11-43A-8 Name of governing body; composition of council; election of council; alternate
form for Class 6 cities. (a) The governing body provided for herein shall be known collectively
as the "Council of the City (Town) of _____ (name of city or town to be inserted)"
and shall have the powers and duties hereinafter provided. Except as hereinafter provided
and as otherwise provided for in Section 11-43A-1.1, the council shall have five members.
One member shall be the mayor, elected by the voters at large, to preside over the deliberations
of the council. One member shall be a council member elected by the voters at large. Three
members shall be council members elected by the voters from each of three single-member districts.
The council first elected shall qualify and take office on the first Monday in November following
the date of the next ensuing municipal election held for the election of members of a municipal
governing body during a general municipal election year. (b) In...
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11-44B-6
Section 11-44B-6 Meetings; quorum; majority vote requirements; procedure for adoption of ordinances
and resolutions; approval or veto of mayor; record of proceedings; power of council as to
city employees; all powers of city vested in council. (a) The council shall hold regular public
meetings at least once a week at some regular hour to be fixed by the council. The council
may hold such adjourned, called, or other meetings as may be necessary or convenient. (b)
All council meetings shall comply with the applicable law concerning open or public meetings.
(c) A majority of the elected membership of the council shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of any and every power conferred upon the council. For the purposes of determining
a quorum, the mayor shall not be counted. (d) The affirmative vote of a majority of the council
members present, and the mayor in the event of a tie, as provided by this article, shall be
sufficient for the passage of any resolution, bylaw, or ordinance,...
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