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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45-37A-52.95
Section 45-37A-52.95 Powers and duties. The mayor shall be the head of the administrative branch
of the city government. The mayor shall not sit with the council nor shall he or she have
a vote in its proceedings and he or she shall have the power and duties herein conferred.
The mayor shall be responsible for the proper administration of all affairs of the city and,
subject to any civil service or merit system law applicable to such city and except as otherwise
provided herein, he or she shall have power and shall be required to: (1) Enforce all law
and ordinances. (2) Appoint and, when necessary for the good of the service, remove all officers
and employees of the city except as otherwise provided by this part and except as he or she
may authorize the head of a department or office to appoint and remove subordinates in such
department or office; provided that he or she shall not appoint or remove officers and employees
of: a. Any board of the city having control over any park,...
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11-42-61
Section 11-42-61 Notice of passage of resolution and hearing for property owners to show cause
why property should not be subject to taxation. The mayor or other governing head of the city,
within five days of the time he files the certified copy of such resolution with map attached
as provided in section 11-42-60, shall give notice by publication once a week for three sucessive
weeks in some newspaper published in the city to the person or persons owning the land described
in the resolution of the passing of the resolution by the council or governing body, and shall
further state in said notice that a certified copy of the resolution with map attached is
on file in the office of the judge of probate of the county, and shall cite the property owner
or owners (without naming them) to appear before the judge of probate of said county on a
day fixed in the notice, which must not be less than 30 days from the first publication of
the notice, to show cause, if any, why said land or any part...
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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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11-52-16
Section 11-52-16 Alternative structure for Class 6 municipality planning commission. (a) The
governing body of any Class 6 municipality may determine by ordinance that the planning commission
of the municipality, created under authority of Section 11-52-3, shall consist of seven voting
members appointed as follows: (1) Six members appointed by the mayor. (2) One member, appointed
by a majority of the city council, who may be a member of the city council. (b) In addition,
one nonvoting advisory member shall be appointed by the mayor, who shall be a senior administrative
official of the municipality qualified by education, training, experience, and job responsibilities
to provide substantive and technical advice, assistance, and guidance to the planning commission
in the exercise of its statutory functions. (c) All members of the planning commission shall
be at least 21 years of age and, to the extent not inconsistent with this section, shall meet
the additional qualifications for...
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45-37A-150.01
Section 45-37A-150.01 Establishment of districts. (a) The City Council of the City of Fairfield,
may, not less than six months prior to the next regular general municipal election in 1992,
by ordinance adopted by a majority of the membership of the council, divide the municipality
into six single-member districts and designate the districts as numbers one through six, pursuant
to subsection (b). The ordinance shall provide that candidates for election for a place on
the council shall reside within the boundaries of the district for which he or she seeks election,
and shall continue to so reside in the district he or she represents so long as he or she
remains a member of the council. Candidates for election to a place on the council shall have
resided within the district from which he or she seeks election for a period of 90 days immediately
preceding the date of the election. Only electors residing within a district shall be entitled
to vote for candidates seeking election for the...
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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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24-1-24
Section 24-1-24 Composition of authority; compensation of commissioners; quorum; officers and
employees; delegation of powers and duties by authority. (a) Except as provided in subsection
(b), an authority shall consist of five commissioners appointed by the mayor, who shall designate
the first chair. None of the commissioners may be city officials. The commissioners who are
first appointed shall be designated by the mayor to serve for terms of one, two, three, four,
and five years, respectively, from the date of their appointment. Thereafter, the term of
office shall be five years. A commissioner shall hold office until his or her successor has
been appointed and has qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. Three
commissioners shall constitute a quorum. The mayor shall file with the city clerk a certificate
of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner and such certificate shall be conclusive
evidence of the due and proper appointment of such...
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45-37A-52-51
Section 45-37A-52-51 Statement of candidacy. Any person desiring to become a candidate in any
election for the office of council member may become such candidate by filing in the office
of the judge of probate of the county in which such city is situated, a statement in writing
of such candidacy and an affidavit taken and certified by such judge of probate or by a notary
public that such person is duly qualified to hold the office for which he or she desires to
be a candidate. Such statement shall be filed at least 45 days before the day set for such
election and shall be substantially the following form: State of Alabama, ______ County. I,
the undersigned, being first duly sworn, depose and say that I am a citizen of the City of
______ in the state and county, and reside at ______ in the City of ______, that I desire
to become a candidate for office as a member of the city council, district number ______,
in the City at the election for that office to be held on the ______ day of...
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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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