11-43A-113
Section 11-43A-113 Referendum to determine form of government. Between October 1, 1991, and
March 31, 1992, any municipality adopting the council-manager form of government under this
article, regardless of which effective date is chosen in the ordinance referenced in Section
11-43A-70, shall conduct a referendum for the purpose of determining whether after the first
Monday in October following the next regularly scheduled municipal election, the municipality
shall operate under the council-manager form of government as prescribed herein or, in the
alternative, under the mayor-council form of government as set forth in Section 11-43-1 et
seq. The council shall give advance notice of the time and purpose of such referendum by publication
once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.
All qualified electors of the municipality may participate in said referendum and the questions
to be decided shall be plainly printed upon the ballot....
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11-43A-99
Section 11-43A-99 Continuation in office of persons holding administrative office until different
provision made; transfer of powers and duties of abolished offices. All persons holding any
administrative office on the date that the council-manager form of government under this article
is made effective shall continue in office and in the performance of their respective duties
until different provision shall be made for the performance of such duties or until the discontinuance
of such office. The powers conferred and the duties imposed upon any office, department, board
or agency of the municipality by the laws of the state shall, if such office, department,
board or agency be abolished by this article or under its authority, be thereafter exercised
and discharged by the office, department, board or agency designated by the council unless
otherwise provided herein or by law. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §30.)...
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11-52-15
Section 11-52-15 Municipal planning commission. A Class 6 municipality with a council-manager
form of government may provide by ordinance for the members of the municipal planning commission,
upon the expiration of the current term of office for the current members, to be appointed
by the city council in lieu of appointment in the manner provided in Section 11-52-3; provided
that the mayor or his or her designee shall be a voting member of the planning commission
and the mayor shall appoint all remaining members of the planning commission subject to approval
by the city council. Upon the expiration of the current term of office for the current members
of the municipal planning commission, a member serving on the city council of a Class 6 municipality
with a council-manager form of government or an employee of a Class 6 municipality with a
council-manager form of government may not serve as a member of the municipal planning commission.
(Act 2000-555, p. 1020, §1.)...
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45-8A-23.031
Section 45-8A-23.031 Form of government. The municipal government of any such city proceeding
under this part shall be known as the "council-manager form of government." Pursuant
to the provisions and limitations of this part and subject to the limitations imposed by the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and its laws, all powers of the city shall be vested in the
council elected as herein provided and hereinafter referred to as "the council."
All powers of the city shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this part, or if the
manner be not prescribed, then in such manner as may be prescribed by law or by ordinance.
(Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §2.02.)...
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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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11-43A-18
Section 11-43A-18 Appointment of city manager; temporary acting city manager; removal; dealings
with administrative service. The council, by a majority vote of the whole qualified membership
of the council, shall appoint a city manager, who shall be an officer of the city, and shall
have the powers to perform the duties in this article provided. No councilman shall receive
such appointment during the term for which the council member shall have been elected nor
within one year after expiration of the term. Any civil service act applicable to the municipality
shall not apply to the appointment or the removal of the city manager. A temporary acting
city manager may be designated by the council to serve for not more than four months in these
events, but only in these events: (1) When the first council takes office after adoption of
this article or (2) following the removal of any permanent city manager. Such temporary acting
city manager shall perform the duties and assume the obligations...
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11-43A-39
Section 11-43A-39 Continuation of contracts; completion of public improvements. All contracts
entered into by the city, or for its benefit, prior to the adoption by such city of the council-manager
form of government, shall continue in full force and effect. Public improvements for which
legislative steps have been taken under laws existing at the time of the adoption of the council-manager
form of government shall be carried to completion in accordance with the provisions of such
existing laws. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §38.)...
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11-43A-40
Section 11-43A-40 Effect of chapter on pending litigation. No action or proceeding, civil or
criminal, pending at the time of the adoption of the council-manager form of government, brought
by or against the municipality or any office, department, board, or agency or officer thereof,
shall be affected or abated by the adoption of the council-manager form of government or by
anything therein contained in this article. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §39.)...
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45-8A-23.235
Section 45-8A-23.235 Continuance of contracts and public improvements. All contracts entered
into by the city, or for its benefit, prior to the adoption by such city of the council-manager
form of government, shall continue in full force and effect. Public improvements for which
legislative steps have been taken under laws existing at the time of the adoption of the council-manager
form of government shall be carried to completion in accordance with the provisions of such
existing laws. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §8.06.)...
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11-43A-35
Section 11-43A-35 Continuation in office of persons holding administrative office until contrary
provision is made; transfer of powers and duties of abolished offices, etc. All persons holding
administrative office at the time the council-manager form of government is adopted shall
continue in office and in the performance of their duties until provision shall have been
made in accordance therewith for the performance of such duties or the discontinuance of such
office. The powers conferred and the duties imposed upon any office, department, board, or
agency of the municipality by the laws of the state shall, if such office, department, board,
or agency, be abolished by this article, or under its authority, be thereafter exercised and
discharged by the office, department, board, or agency designated by the council unless otherwise
provided herein. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §34.)...
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