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-3.3
Section 11-43A-3.3 Election in Class 7 municipality - Adoption of council-manager form of government.
(a)(1) In addition to any mayor-council form of government authorized in this chapter, the
governing body of a Class 7 municipality may elect by resolution to adopt a council-manager
form of government comprised of a mayor and four council members elected at-large. No petition
of qualified electors is required to initiate such an election by the governing body pursuant
to this section. If the governing body elects to adopt a council-manager form of government
pursuant to this section, an election on the question shall be submitted to the qualified
electors of the municipality. The governing body shall hold the election before January 1,
2011. The question submitted at the election shall be: "Shall the municipality of ______
adopt a council-manager form of government consisting of a mayor and four council members
elected in an at-large election to become operative on the first Monday in...
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45-21A-50
Section 45-21A-50 Election of Rutledge City Council. (a) Any law, whether special, local, or
general or municipal ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding, pursuant to Civil Action
No. 87-T-1289-N, U.S. District Court for the Middle District Northern Division Federal Court
Order, the Town of Rutledge in Crenshaw County, shall not designate by place number, or by
other similar method, seats for its city council. (b) The City Council of the Town of Rutledge,
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 greatest
number of votes shall be elected to the council. There shall be no runoff 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. In such election for members of the city council, each qualified voter
is authorized to cast only one vote. (c) The requirement for office,...
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45-8A-23.059
Section 45-8A-23.059 Council not to interfere in appointments or removals. Neither the council
nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment of any person to, or his or
her removal from, office by the city manager or by any of his or her subordinates, or in any
manner take part in the appointment or removal of officers and employees in the administrative
service of the city. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the council and its members shall
deal with the administrative service solely through the city manager and neither the council
nor any member thereof shall give orders to any subordinates of the city manager, either publicly
or privately. Any councilman violating the provisions of this section, or voting for a resolution
or ordinance in violation of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall cease to be a councilman. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.10.)...
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45-8A-21
Section 45-8A-21 Anniston City Board of Education. (a) A school board as established by the
City of Anniston, Alabama, shall be called "The Anniston City Board of Education."
The board shall be composed of one member being elected from each of the wards in the city
as defined in this section by a majority of the qualified electors voting who reside in each
of the wards, and one member elected citywide. (b) The initial school board districts for
the elected members shall be geographically identical to the wards of the city council. If
the boundaries of the wards for the election of the city council should be changed for any
reason, the boundaries of the corresponding school board district shall automatically change
accordingly without the necessity of further action by the Legislature. (c) Candidates for
each elected place on the board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, residents
of the board of education district which they seek to represent on the board for at least
90...
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11-43A-93
Section 11-43A-93 Monthly statement and summary; annual examination of books and accounts;
publication of results. The city manager shall each month make available to the council a
detailed statement of all receipts and expenses of the municipality, and the council shall
make available to the city manager a summary of its proceedings during the preceding month
and at the end of each year. At the end of each fiscal year, the council shall cause a full
and complete examination of all books and accounts of the municipality to be made by a qualified
public accountant and shall cause the results of such examination to be published in pamphlet
form, copies of which shall be placed in the office of the city manager, the office of clerk
and in the public library to be open for inspection by all persons. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545,
p. 973, §24.)...
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45-8A-23.055
Section 45-8A-23.055 Presiding officer; mayor and assistant mayor. (a) The councilman elected
by all of the qualified electors of the city shall have the title of mayor. He or she shall
preside at meetings of the council, shall be recognized as the head of the city government
for all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor for the purposes of military law, shall serve
as chief executive officer for the city, shall develop the basic objectives and policies of
the city in conjunction with the council and with advice from the city manager, shall ensure
the preparations of adequate plans for the long-range growth and development of the city and
annually present such plans for the review of the public and approval by the council, shall
ensure the preparations of plans for the development of resources in this the city and periodically
present such plans to the council for review and approval, shall maintain programs along with
the council to ensure successful future management of the city,...
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45-8A-23.069
Section 45-8A-23.069 Examination of books and publication of accounts. The council shall each
month make available in the office of the city manager a detailed statement of all receipts
and expenses of the city, and a summary of its proceedings during the preceding month. At
the end of each year, the council shall cause a full and complete examination of all the books
and accounts of the city to be made by a qualified public accountant, and shall cause the
result of such examination to be published in pamphlet form, copies of which shall be placed
in the office of the city manager, the office of the city clerk, and in the public libraries,
to be open for inspection by all persons. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.20; Acts 1973,
No. 247, p. 278, §1; Act 2015-214, §1.)...
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11-44C-92
Section 11-44C-92 Commission form of government. If a majority of the qualified electors voting
in the election provided herein choose the court ordered districted commission form of government
in accordance with the consent decree entered into by the parties and approved by the court
on April 7, 1983, in the case of Bolden vs.City of Mobile, Civil Action No. 75-297, then the
provisions of said court ordered districted commission form shall be applicable to said city.
The three commissioners elected under said court ordered plan from single member districts
shall sit as a board and shall possess and exercise all municipal powers, legislative, executive,
and judicial, possessed and exercised by city governing bodies as provided by sections 11-44-70
through 11-44-105, as amended, and other applicable laws, except that all functions, responsibilities
and operations of the city shall be under the direction and supervision of the board of commissioners
as a whole. All three commissioners...
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24-7-2
Section 24-7-2 Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority created; membership; terms of office; officers;
removal; quorum; proxies; location of meetings. There is created and established an Indian
housing authority for the jurisdictions of Mobile and Washington Counties, to be styled the
Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority, whose purpose shall be the provision of safe and decent dwelling
places for low-income persons and families in Indian areas. The Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority
shall consist of seven members, and shall be appointed by the Mowa Choctaw Tribal Council.
No person shall be barred from serving as a member of the authority because he or she is a
tenant or home buyer in a tribal housing project. Members of the Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority,
hereinafter styled the authority, shall serve a term of five years from their appointment,
and may serve an unlimited number of terms. In the event of a vacancy on the authority, the
Mowa Choctaw Tribal Council shall appoint a successor to fill the...
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