11-43C-28
Section 11-43C-28 Meetings of council; quorum; majority vote requirement; procedure; record
of proceedings; procedure as to ordinances or resolutions of permanent operation; publication;
no veto as to council actions relating to an investigation. The council shall hold regular
public meetings weekly, day or night, at a regular hour to be fixed by said council from time
to time and publicly announced; it may hold such special or other meetings as the business
of the city may require. The presence of three council members will constitute a quorum for
the conduct of official council business. The affirmative vote of at least three members of
the council shall be sufficient for the passage of any resolution, bylaw, ordinance, or the
transaction of any business of any sort by the said council or the exercise of any of the
powers conferred upon it by the terms of this chapter or bylaw, or which may hereafter be
conferred upon it. No resolution, bylaw, or ordinance granting any franchise,...
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11-43C-38
Section 11-43C-38 Divisions of city government; executive directors of divisions; city attorney;
outside counsel. (a) There are hereby created three divisions of city government: Public works,
finance, and public safety. The mayor shall appoint department heads to the above divisions.
Upon the first vacancy, of any nature whatsoever, in the office of police chief or fire chief,
the mayor may appoint the police chief and fire chief, respectively, from outside the said
merit system, with the approval of four members of the council who shall serve at the pleasure
of the mayor; provided, however, such officers shall be removed from office only upon recommendation
of the mayor with the approval of four council members. (b) The mayor also is authorized to
appoint a city attorney who shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor and shall be compensated
in the manner and at a rate approved by the mayor. In addition to the city attorney, the mayor,
from time to time in his sole discretion, is...
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11-43C-52
Section 11-43C-52 Disapproval by mayor of expenditure line item; adherence by council to expenditure.
If the mayor shall disapprove of any expenditure line item contained in the budget transmitted
to him by the council, he shall, within 10 days of the time of its passage by the council,
return the same to the clerk with his objections in writing, and the clerk shall make report
thereof to the next regular meeting of the city council, and if four of the council members
shall at the meeting adhere to said expenditure line item by yeas and nays and spread upon
the minutes, then said expenditure line item shall become effective. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102,
p. 116, §52; Acts 1991, No. 91-169, p. 229, §1.)...
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11-43D-14
Section 11-43D-14 Powers and duties of mayor. The mayor shall be the chief executive officer,
and shall have general supervision and control of all other officers, employees, and affairs
of the city, which shall include the management of the public utilities, either owned and
operated by the city or operated by private corporations under contracts with the city. The
general law applicable to mayor-council municipalities notwithstanding, the mayor shall have
the power to appoint all officers and employees of the city subject to the rules and regulations
of any civil service or merit system that may be applicable to said city. The mayor may remove
any person appointed by him subject to the rules and regulations of any civil service or merit
system that may be applicable to said city. (Acts 1989, No. 89-750, p. 1518, §14.)...
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11-44C-28
Section 11-44C-28 Meetings of council; quorum; majority vote requirement; procedure; record
of proceedings; procedure as to ordinances or resolutions of permanent operation; publication;
no veto as to council actions relating to an investigation. The council shall hold regular
public meetings weekly, day or night, at a regular hour to be fixed by said council from time
to time and publicly announced; it may hold such special or other meetings as the business
of the city may require. The presence of five council members will constitute a quorum for
the conduct of official council business. The affirmative vote of at least five members of
the council shall be sufficient for the passage of any resolution, bylaw ordinance, or the
transaction of any business of any sort by the said council or the exercise of any of the
powers conferred upon it by the terms of this chapter or bylaw, or which may hereafter be
conferred upon it. No resolution, bylaw or ordinance granting any franchise,...
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11-44C-38
Section 11-44C-38 Divisions of city government; executive directors of divisions; city attorney;
outside counsel. (a) There are hereby created three divisions of city government: public works,
finance, and public safety. Each division may have an executive director appointed by the
mayor with the approval of a vote of five members of the council, who shall be an officer
of the city and shall be responsible for the supervision and control of such officer's jurisdiction.
Said executive director shall not be subject to the city merit system and shall serve at the
pleasure of the mayor; provided, however, each such officer shall be removed from office only
upon recommendation of the mayor and approval of five council members. Upon the first vacancy,
of any nature whatsoever, in the office of police chief or fire chief, the mayor may appoint
the police chief and fire chief, respectively, from outside the said merit system, with the
approval of five members of the council who shall serve at...
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11-44C-52
Section 11-44C-52 Disapproval by mayor of expenditure line item; adherence by council to expenditure.
If the mayor shall disapprove of any expenditure line item contained in the budget transmitted
to him by the council, he shall, within 10 days of the time of its passage by the council,
return the same to the clerk with his objections in writing, and the clerk shall make report
thereof to the next regular meeting of the city council, and if five of the council members
shall at the meeting adhere to said expenditure line item by yeas and nays and spread upon
the minutes, then said expenditure line item shall become effective. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229,
p. 96, §52.)...
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2-6-1
Section 2-6-1 Creation; composition; duties; compensation; rules and regulations. There is
hereby created and established an Agricultural Center Board, to consist of the Director of
Finance, Governor, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, Chair of the Montgomery County
Commission, President of the Montgomery City Council, Mayor of Montgomery, and four members
who shall be qualified electors of the State of Alabama and who shall be appointed by the
Governor to hold office concurrently with the Governor and until their successors are appointed
and qualified. Board members appointed after June 9, 2011, shall be inclusive and reflect
the racial, gender, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The board shall be charged
with the management, development, operation, promotion, improvement, and control of any structure,
facility or coliseum constructed by the Alabama Building Commission as an agricultural center
for the purpose of housing livestock shows, agricultural and...
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11-41-5
Section 11-41-5 Ordering and notice of election of mayor and councilmen for incorporated municipalities;
conduct of election generally; qualifications for voting. Upon making such order of incorporation,
the judge of probate shall order an election to be held by the same inspectors or others appointed
by him for the purpose of electing a mayor and members of the council authorized by this title,
who shall, at such election, be elected from the city or town at large. Such inspectors shall
give 30 days' notice of the time and place of holding the election by posting a notice in
five public places within the limits of such town or city. Said inspectors shall have the
powers and discharge the duties as inspectors and clerks in municipal elections, and said
election shall be conducted, as far as practicable, in the manner prescribed in this title
for the election of city or town officers, and no person shall vote at such election unless
he is a qualified elector of the county and has...
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11-43-50
Section 11-43-50 Proceedings - Regular and special meetings; cancelling and rescheduling meetings.
(a) There shall be at least two regular meetings of the council in each month, except that
in towns, as defined in Section 11-40-6, there shall be at least one regular meeting of the
council in each month; but provided, however, the council of any town may, by ordinance, mandate
at least two regular meetings of the council in each month, and the presiding officer shall
call special meetings whenever in his or her opinion the public interest may require it and
whenever two council members or the mayor request the presiding officer in writing to call
a meeting. Upon the failure or refusal of the presiding officer to call a meeting when requested,
the two council members or the mayor making the request shall have the right to call the meeting.
(b) A council member may notify the presiding officer in writing when the member will be unable
to attend a council meeting. If the presiding officer...
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