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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45-17A-82.06
Section 45-17A-82.06 Civil Service Board - Filling of vacancies; eligibility lists; rules and
regulations. (a) All covered vacancies, other than department heads, shall be filled by the
civil service board. The mayor will notify the board when a vacancy exists. (b) The board
shall make and keep sufficient lists of all persons eligible and available for employment
as it determines necessary. In no event shall a person be employed from a list that is more
than 12 months old. The board, in consultation with department heads, shall determine the
ability and qualifications of all applicants. The board shall not consider any person who
has been convicted of a felony or an offense involving moral turpitude. The board shall develop
a list of qualified applicants and make a selection from that list. Department heads shall
provide recommendations to the board regarding applicants for positions in their respective
departments. (c) Persons who are laid off and are eligible and available for...
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11-42-60
Section 11-42-60 Passage, certification, filing with probate judge, etc., of resolution declaring
annexed territory subject to taxation and map of same. Whenever and as often as the facts
exist which authorize a city to collect taxes from and on any portion of the territory brought
within the corporate limits under the provisions of this article, the council or governing
body of the city shall pass a resolution declaring the territory (described in the resolution)
subject to taxation, and thereupon the mayor or governing head of the city shall make and
file with the judge of probate of the county in which the city is situated a certified copy
of such resolution, together with a map of such territory attached thereto showing respectively
the land owned by the respective owners, if the owners are known, or "unknown owners"
where owners are not known. (Code 1907, §1093; Code 1923, §1787; Code 1940, T. 37, §156.)...

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11-43-18
Section 11-43-18 Vacancies of over 60 days in governing bodies of Class 5 municipalities. (a)
Unless otherwise provided by local law, vacancies in the governing bodies of all Class 5 municipalities
which have existed for more than 60 days shall be filled as herein provided: (1) If the vacated
term has less than six months remaining, then the remaining members of the city governing
body shall appoint a successor by a majority vote of those members voting. In case of a tie
vote, the mayor, if there is one, shall cast the tie-breaking vote. The successor shall serve
the remainder of the unexpired term until a successor has been qualified and elected. (2)
If the term has been declared vacant and has six months or more remaining, the mayor, if there
is one, otherwise the senior member of the city governing body, shall call for a special election
to fill the vacancy. The successor shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term until a
successor has been qualified and elected. (b) Special...
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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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11-43C-21
Section 11-43C-21 Powers of council; dealings with officers and employees in administrative
service. All legislative powers of the city, including all powers vested in it by this chapter,
by the laws, general and local, of the state, and by the Code of Alabama 1975, as amended,
and the determination of all matters of legislative policy, shall be vested in the council.
Without limitation of the foregoing, the council shall have power to: (1) Appoint stenographic
and clerical employees deemed necessary for service to the council, subject to the provisions
of any merit system in effect at such time; (2) Upon recommendation of the mayor, establish
administrative departments and distribute the work of divisions; (3) Adopt the budget of the
city; (4) Authorize the issuance of bonds or warrants; (5) Inquire into the conduct of any
office, department or agency of the city and make investigations as to municipal affairs;
(6) Appoint the members of all boards except the Planning Commission and...
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45-37A-52.222
Section 45-37A-52.222 Investigations by council or mayor. The council, the mayor, or any person
or committee authorized by either of them, shall have power to inquire into the conduct of
any office, department, agency, or officer of the city and to make investigations as to municipal
affairs, and for that purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the production
of books, papers, and other evidence. Failure to obey such subpoena or to produce books, papers,
or other evidence as ordered under this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be
punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment not to exceed
six months, or both. (Acts 1955, No. 452, p. 1004, §8.03.)...
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45-49A-63.120
Section 45-49A-63.120 Appointment of board. (a) The board is responsible for the general administration
of the plan and for carrying out the plan. The board shall consist of (i) three members to
be elected from the uniformed officers in the city's police department by the uniformed officers
in that department, (ii) three members to be elected from the uniformed officers in the city's
fire department by the uniformed officers in that department, (iii) two persons, who must
be city residents, at least age 21 and not receiving any salary from the city for services
as an employee of the city and not related beyond the limits of the nepotism law for state
service as prescribed in Section 41-1-5, to any active employee of the city fire department
or police department, appointed by the city council or like governing body of the city, and
(iv) the city's finance director. All board members, except the finance director, shall serve
three year terms. The person serving as finance director shall...
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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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11-43A-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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