11-45-5
Section 11-45-5 Veto, passage over veto, etc., of ordinances and resolutions fixing salaries
of officers and employees. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), every ordinance and resolution
fixing the salaries of employees and officers of the city shall be submitted to the mayor
as other ordinances and resolutions are to be submitted and may be approved in part and vetoed
as to specific items, to be mentioned by the mayor in his or her veto message, in which case
there shall first be submitted to the council at its next regular meeting the question: "Shall
the ordinance pass, the veto of the mayor notwithstanding?" and, in the event that two-thirds
of the members elected to the council do not vote for the passage of the ordinance, the veto
notwithstanding, there shall then be submitted the question: "Shall the ordinance stand
as approved by the mayor?" and if a majority of those elected to the council vote in
the affirmative, the law as amended and approved by the mayor shall have...
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45-8A-23.066
Section 45-8A-23.066 Meetings, passage or ordinances, etc. The council shall hold regular public
meetings as may be prescribed by its own rules, provided that a regular hour and day shall
be fixed by the order of the council, and publicly announced. It may hold such adjourned,
called, special, or other meetings as the business of the city may require. The mayor when
present and in his or her absence the assistant mayor shall preside at all meetings of the
council. A majority of the whole qualified membership of the council shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of any and every power conferred upon the council. The affirmative vote
of a majority of the quorum shall be necessary and sufficient for the passage of any resolution,
rule, or ordinance, or the transaction of any business of any sort by the council or the exercise
of any of the powers conferred upon it by the terms of this part or which may hereafter be
conferred upon it. No resolution or ordinance granting any...
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45-5-141.20
Section 45-5-141.20 Powers and duties; annual dues; board of trustees; referendum election.
(a) This section shall apply only in Blount County. (b) A district for the delivery of fire
and emergency medical services may be formed in any unincorporated area of the county pursuant
to this section subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors who vote at
a referendum election for that purpose in the proposed district and for the approval of the
mandatory annual dues of the district. (c) In order to call for a referendum election for
the formation of a district, a petition signed by not less than 20 percent of the registered
voters who reside in the proposed district shall be presented to the county commission and
the Judge of Probate of Blount County. The petition shall contain an accurate legal description
of the proposed area and shall state the name of the proposed district. The petition for the
establishment of a district shall be accompanied by a request for the...
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11-43-4
Section 11-43-4 Election of clerk, etc., in towns and in cities having less than 6,000 inhabitants;
filling of vacancies in council generally. In cities having a population of less than 6,000
and in towns, the council shall elect a clerk and fix the salary and term of office, and may
determine by ordinance the other officers of the city or town, their salary, the manner of
their election and the terms of office, and shall fill all vacancies in the council by a majority
vote of the council; and all members of the council may vote to fill vacancies any provision
of law to the contrary notwithstanding. The clerk and such other officers elected by the council
shall serve until their successor or successors are elected and qualified. (Code 1907, §1067;
Acts 1919, No. 448, p. 687; Code 1923, §1759; Code 1940, T. 37, §406; Acts 1951, No. 290,
p. 583; Acts 1981, No. 81-627, p. 1043; Acts 1984, No. 84-286, p. 497, §1.)...
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11-43-40
Section 11-43-40 Composition of city councils; voting by president of council. (a) Except as
provided in Section 11-43-2 as it relates to the legislative functions of the mayor in cities
and towns having a population of 12,000 or more but less than 25,000 inhabitants according
to the most recent or any subsequent federal decennial census, in cities having a population
of 12,000 or more, the following officers shall be elected at each general municipal election,
who shall compose the city council for the cities and who shall hold office for four years
and until their successors are elected and qualified, and who shall exercise the legislative
functions of city government and any other powers and duties which are or may be vested by
law in the city council or its members: (1) In cities having seven wards or less, a president
of the city council and two aldermen from each ward, to be elected by the qualified voters
of the several wards voting separately in every ward; except, that in...
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11-43A-90
Section 11-43A-90 Regular public meetings of council; adjourned, called, special or other meetings;
quorum; when vote of majority of quorum sufficient; when vote of majority of council required;
procedure; record of proceedings; journal; unanimous consent for passage of certain ordinances
at meeting where introduced; publication of ordinances. The council shall hold regular public
meetings as may be prescribed by its own rules, provided that a regular hour and day shall
be fixed by the order of the council and publicly announced. It may also hold adjourned, called,
special or other meetings as the business of the municipality may require. A majority of the
whole qualified membership of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
any and all business of the council. Except as otherwise provided herein, the affirmative
vote of a majority of the quorum shall be necessary and sufficient for the passage of any
resolution, rule or ordinance or the transaction of any business...
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11-44E-51
Section 11-44E-51 Meetings of commission; mayor to preside; quorum; majority vote requirement;
enactment of resolutions, bylaws, and ordinances; record of proceedings; publication of ordinances.
The commission shall hold regular public meetings at a regular hour to be fixed by ordinance
of said commission. It may hold such adjourned, called, special, or other meetings as the
business of the city may require. The mayor when present, shall preside at all meetings of
said commission. A majority of the commission members elected shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of any and every power conferred upon said commission, and affirmative vote
of a majority of those members present shall be sufficient for the passage of any resolution,
bylaw, or ordinance, or the transaction of any business of any sort by the said commission
or the exercise of any of the powers conferred upon it by the terms of this chapter or by
law, or which may hereafter be conferred upon it. No resolution, bylaw,...
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45-23A-21
Section 45-23A-21 City council. (a) Notwithstanding any law, whether special, local, general,
or municipal ordinance, to the contrary, pursuant to Civil Action No. 85-T-1332-N, U.S. District
Court for the Middle District Northern Division Federal Court Order, the City of Daleville
in Dale County, shall not designate by place number or by other similar method seats for its
city council. (b) The City Council of the City of Daleville, Alabama, shall consist of five
members elected at large, without designated or numbered places. In the election of members
of the city council, the five candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected
to the council. There shall be no runoff election. In the event of a tie vote for the fifth
highest receiving votes, the winner shall be selected by a majority vote of the newly elected
mayor and council. In the election for members of the city council, each qualified voter shall
be entitled to vote for any number of candidates from one to...
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11-43-42
Section 11-43-42 Exercise of functions of mayor during absence or disability of mayor; filling
of vacancies in offices of mayor, president and president pro tempore of council. (a) In case
of the absence of the mayor from a city of 12,000 or more inhabitants or his inability to
serve on account of sickness or any other good reason, the president of the council or the
president pro tempore of the council in case of absence or disability of the president of
the council shall act as mayor pro tempore with the power and authority of the mayor during
such time. In the event of a failure or refusal of the president of the council or the president
pro tempore of the council to act, the council may appoint one of its members to act as mayor
pro tempore with like effect, which appointment shall be entered in the minutes of the council.
In the event of a vacancy from any cause in the office of mayor, the president of the council
shall succeed to the office of mayor for the unexpired term. In the...
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45-10A-20
Section 45-10A-20 Election of council members. (a) Any law, whether special, local, or general,
or municipal ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding, pursuant to Civil Action No. 87-T-1174-N,
U.S. District Court for the Middle District Northern Division Federal Court Order, the City
of Centre in Cherokee County, shall not designate by place number, or by other similar method,
seats for city council. (b) The City Council of the City of Centre, Alabama, shall consist
of seven members elected at large, without designated or numbered places. In the election
of members of the city council, the seven candidates receiving the greatest number of votes
shall be elected to the council. There shall be no run-off election and in the event of a
tie vote, the winner shall be selected by a majority vote of the newly elected mayor and council.
(c) In the election for members of the city council, each qualified voter is authorized to
cast as many as seven votes. Such voter may cast these seven votes...
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