11-44D-5
Section 11-44D-5 Council-manager form of government. If a majority of the qualified electors
voting in the referendum herein choose a council-manager 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 council-manager form of government, with a five-member
council elected from single-member districts, which municipality shall have the same powers
and duties as other council-manager municipalities organized under chapter 43A, Title 11,
and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this chapter, which may have been heretofore
granted to such municipalities. (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 be...
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11-43A-51
Section 11-43A-51 Change from council-manager form of government; when election thereon authorized.
No municipality may change from the council-manager form of government within three years
after the adoption thereof. At the end of such period, or at any time thereafter, the municipality
may change its form of municipal government in the manner provided by law, provided that no
election on the abandonment of the council-manager form of government shall be held within
four years after any other election thereon. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §50.)...
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11-44E-2
Section 11-44E-2 Authority to adopt mayor/commission/city manager form of government; ordinance
for election of commissioners. At any time upon passage of this chapter and said chapter becoming
law, any Class 5 municipality may adopt the mayor/commission/city manager form of government
by adopting an ordinance by a majority vote of the members of that governing body adopting
the mayor/commission/city manager form of government. Within 30 days of the adoption of the
ordinance adopting the mayor/commission/city manager form of government, members of that governing
body shall adopt a second ordinance for the election of commissioners from six single-member
districts with the district boundaries established therein. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660,
§1.02; Acts 1990, No. 90-287, p. 379, §1.)...
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11-43A-115
Section 11-43A-115 Adoption of form of government by majority of votes. If the majority of
votes are in favor of the council-manager form of government, then the council-manager form
of government under this article shall, without further action, be adopted (or continued,
if then currently in effect) by the municipality on the first Monday in October following
the next regularly scheduled municipal election. If the majority of votes are in favor of
the mayor-council form of government, then the mayor-council form of government as prescribed
in Section 11-43-1 et seq., shall, without further action, be adopted by the municipality
on the first Monday in October following the next regularly scheduled municipal election,
and this article shall no longer apply. If the mayor-council form of government is so adopted,
then municipalities having a council elected from seven single-member districts shall continue
to have seven districts with the same boundaries. Under such circumstances, there...
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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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11-43A-11
Section 11-43A-11 Municipal government to be known as "council-manager form of government";
vesting of municipal powers in council. The municipal government of any such city or town
proceeding under this article shall be known as the "council-manager form of government."
Pursuant to the provisions and limitations of this chapter and subject to the limitations
imposed by the Constitution of Alabama and its laws, all powers of the municipality shall
be vested in the council elected as herein provided and hereinafter referred to as "the
council." All powers of municipalities shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by
this article or if the manner be not prescribed then in such manner as may be prescribed by
law or by ordinance. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §11.)...
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11-43C-2
Section 11-43C-2 Special election as to adoption of mayor-council form of government. After
May 21, 1987, the mayor or chief executive officer of any city to which this chapter applies
may call a special election to be held in 1987, for the purpose of determining whether such
city shall adopt the mayor-council form of government, and shall give notice of the time and
purpose of such election by publication once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper
published in said city or in the nearest larger city. All qualified electors of such city
may participate in said election, as provided by this chapter, and such questions shall be
plainly printed upon the ballot as provided in Section 11-43C-3. The election shall be conducted,
the expenses paid, the votes canvassed, and the results declared in the same manner as is
or may be provided by law in other city elections. The proposal for which the majority of
the votes cast shall be "yes," or in favor of such proposition, shall...
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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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45-37A-52.168
Section 45-37A-52.168 Contracts for city improvements. Any city improvement costing more than
two thousand dollars ($2,000) shall be executed by contract except where such improvement
is authorized by the council to be executed directly by a city department in conformity with
detailed plans, specifications, and estimates. All such contracts for more than two thousand
dollars ($2,000) shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after such public notice
and competition as may be prescribed by resolution or ordinance, provided the mayor shall
have the power to reject all bids and advertise again. Alterations in any contract may be
made when authorized by the council upon the written recommendation of the mayor. (Acts 1955,
No. 452, p. 1004, §6.09.)...
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