45-37A-52.250
Section 45-37A-52.250 Abandonment of the mayor-council plan. No city may change from the mayor-council
form of government within two years after the adoption thereof. At the end of such period,
or at any time thereafter, the city may change its form of municipal government to: (1) The
form of municipal government applicable to the city prior to its adoption of the mayor-council
form of government, or to (2) The council-manager form of municipal government provided by
Act Number 518 of the 1953 session of the Legislature of Alabama. (3) One of the commission
forms of municipal government provided by Title 37, Alabama Code of 1940, as amended and supplemented.
(Acts 1955, No. 452, p. 1004, §9.01.)...
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11-43A-3.1
Section 11-43A-3.1 Election in Class 6 municipalities - Time, procedure, etc. Any law to the
contrary notwithstanding, an election shall be held in every Class 6 municipality wherein
the municipal governing body has elected to have a nine-member council, at the same time that
the election for members of the Alabama legislature is held in 1983; and the question submitted
at such election shall be: "shall the council-manager form of government, provided in
the Council-Manager Act of 1982, with the change in the form of government of such municipality
to become operative on the first Monday in October 1986, be adopted for the municipality of
_____?" The election shall be held and in all things governed as nearly as possible by
the provisions regulating elections on the question the adoption of the council-manager form
of government provided in the Council-Manager Act of 1982, except that no petition of any
of the qualified voters of the municipality need be filed and the mayor of any city...
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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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11-44D-4
Section 11-44D-4 Mayor-council form of government. If a majority of the qualified electors
voting in the referendum provided herein choose a mayor-council form of government, the following
provisions of this chapter shall be applicable: (1) The municipality shall thereafter and
as provided in this chapter be governed by a mayor elected at-large and a five-member council
elected from single-member districts, which municipality shall have the same powers and duties
as herein enumerated and as other mayor-council municipalities organized under Chapter 43,
Title 11, and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this chapter which may be
now or hereafter granted to such municipality. (2) The council shall include five members
who shall be elected from districts, which shall be, as near as practicable, of equal population
according to the last federal decennial census, but not more than five percent, more or less,
than the average of the five districts. (3) The council members shall...
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45-37A-52.198
Section 45-37A-52.198 Park, play ground, and fairground authority. Except as expressly provided
by this part, all laws and parts of laws relating to establishment of an authority for fairgrounds,
parks, exhibits, exhibitions, and other installations, facilities, and places for the amusement,
entertainment, recreation, and cultural development of the citizens of a city, and for the
powers, authority, mode of financing, and conduct of the same, contained in the general or
local laws of the state or in Title 62 of the Code of Alabama of 1940, as amended, as the
same may apply and be in effect with respect to any city at the time when such city shall
elect to be governed by this part, shall continue in full force and effect, and without interruption
or change as to the establishment or conduct of any authority created thereunder, after adoption
of the mayor-council form of government by such city. (Acts 1955, No. 452, p. 1004, §7.09;
Act 2016-277, §1.)...
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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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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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11-43C-91
Section 11-43C-91 Procedure for changing form of government; change from mayor-council form
prohibited for four years. The city is prohibited from changing from the mayor-council form
of government within four years after the adoption thereof. At the end of such period, or
at any time thereafter, the city's form of government may be amended or changed when: (i)
Awritten petition executed by 10 percent of the number of those who voted in the last city
election is submitted to the council with the proposed changes or amendments incorporated
in the petition; after presentation of the petition, the council shall call for a referendum
vote on the proposed changes and amendments, and (ii) a majority of the votes cast in the
referendum is in favor of the proposed changes or amendments. After the council receives the
proposed changes and petition, it shall call a special election for the purpose of determining
whether the city shall adopt the changes or amendments. Notice shall be given of the...
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11-44C-91
Section 11-44C-91 Procedure for changing form of government; change from mayor-council form
prohibited for two years. The city is prohibited from changing from the mayor-council form
of government within two years after the adoption thereof. At the end of such period, or at
any time thereafter, the city's form of government may be amended or changed when: (1) A written
petition executed by 10 percent of the number of those who voted in the last city election
is submitted to the council with the proposed changes or amendments incorporated in the petition;
after presentation of the petition, the council shall call for a referendum vote on the proposed
changes and amendments, and (2) A majority of the votes cast in the referendum is in favor
of the proposed changes or amendments. After the council receives the proposed changes and
petition, it shall call a special election for the purpose of determining whether the city
shall adopt the changes or amendments. Notice shall be given of the...
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