11-44C-3
Section 11-44C-3 Form of ballot; marking of ballot; use of voting machines. At such election
the proposition to be submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate
and distinct from ballots used for any other office or question and shall read as follows:
Check one of the following: (1) Shall the mayor-council form of government, as provided by
Act 85-229, be adopted for the city of _____? Yes _____; or (2) Shall the district commission
form of government be adopted for the city of _____? Yes _____. The voter shall mark his ballot
with a cross mark (X) after the proposition which expresses his choice. If voting machines
are used at any voting place in such election, the above proposition may, at the discretion
of the election commission or other body or official having charge of the conduct of municipal
elections in such city, be submitted as a separate proposition on voting machines so used.
(Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §3.)...
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45-8A-23
Section 45-8A-23 Cities to which part applies. Any city in the State of Alabama, which has
a population of more than 30,000 and not exceeding 33,000 according to the last federal census,
or which may hereafter have such population according to any federal census that may be taken
hereafter, may adopt the council-manager form of government by proceeding in the manner hereafter
in this part provided. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §1.01; Acts 1971, No. 1826, p. 2993,
§2.)...
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45-37A-52.251
Section 45-37A-52.251 Petition for change of form of government. Such change, however, shall
first be initiated by petition and submitted to a vote of the qualified electors at an election
and shall receive at such election a majority of the votes yes or in favor thereof in the
same manner and subject to the same requirements as provided in Sections 45-37A-52.01 to 45-37A-52.04,
inclusive, except that the proposition on the ballot shall be changed to reflect the proposed
form of municipal government to be submitted to the vote of the qualified electors. The officers
and members of the governing body of such newly adopted form of municipal government shall
be elected as soon as may be under the provisions of law applicable thereto; and upon their
election and qualification for office the term of office of all members of the council under
the mayor-council form of government shall terminate. (Acts 1955, No. 452, p. 1004, §9.02.)...

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45-37A-52.07
Section 45-37A-52.07 The council. The council members provided for in this article shall be
known collectively as the Council of the City of ___ (Name of city to be inserted) and shall
have the powers and duties hereinafter provided. The council members first elected shall qualify
and take office in the manner hereinafter prescribed on the second Monday following the date
the election of all nine council members is completed, and thereupon such city shall at that
time and thereby be and become organized under the mayor-council form of government provided
under this part, and shall thereafter be governed by this part. (Acts 1955, No. 452, p. 1004,
§1.08.)...
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11-44C-4
Section 11-44C-4 Conduct of election; portions of chapter applicable upon choosing form of
government; election expenses. The election shall be held and conducted in accordance with
the provisions of Title 11, except as herein otherwise specifically provided. If the votes
shall be in favor of the court ordered district commission form of government then only the
applicable provisions of this chapter shall thereby be adopted for such city; if the majority
of the votes shall be in favor of the mayor-council form of government, then only the applicable
provisions of this chapter shall thereby be adopted for such city. The expenses of any and
all elections provided for in this chapter shall be paid by the city. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229,
p. 96, §4.)...
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11-43A-105
Section 11-43A-105 Continuation of laws relating to boards, authorities, agencies, etc., with
independent status until otherwise provided. All laws relating to any school board, library
board, hospital board, airport board, housing authority, plumbers or electricians board, planning
board or commission, zoning board, board of adjustment, park or recreation board, industrial
development board, medical clinic board, utilities board, or any municipally-owned service
enterprise, including, without limitation, electric, gas, sewer, and water boards or agencies,
and to any board, authority, or agency having independent status, which may apply at the time
the council-manager form of government under this article is made effective, shall continue
in full force and effect and without interruption or change as to the establishment or conduct
of any such authority, board, or agency, unless and until otherwise provided by law. (Acts
1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §36.)...
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45-8A-23.230
Section 45-8A-23.230 Rights of officers and employees preserved. Nothing in this part contained,
except as specifically provided, shall affect or impair the rights or privileges of officers
or employees of the city or of any office, department, board, or agency existing at the time
when this part shall take effect, or any provision of law in force at the time when the council-manager
form of government shall be adopted and not inconsistent with the provisions of this part,
in relation to the personnel, appointment, ranks, grades, tenure of office, promotion, removal,
pension and retirement rights, civil rights, or any other rights or privileges of officers
or employees of the city or any office, department, board, or agency thereof. (Acts 1953,
No. 404, p. 472, §8.01.)...
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11-44E-3
Section 11-44E-3 Election of commission and mayor; term of office. (a) The expense for all
elections shall be paid by such city. The mayor and all commission candidates shall qualify
as provided in Sections 11-44E-71 and 11-44E-72, respectively, and shall have the qualifications
and eligibility set forth in this chapter. Under applicable laws for the election of commissioners
to the commission, the mayor, within the scope of this chapter, shall provide for an election
to be held on the second Tuesday in July, 1991, and every two years thereafter for the positions
of associate commissioners in the manner herein provided. Upon the adoption of such form of
government and approval by the Justice Department, the mayor shall call an election, to be
governed by this chapter, to be held no later than the second Tuesday in July, 1991, and every
four years thereafter for the positions of associate commissioner for Districts 2, 4, and
6 for four-year terms. Associate commissioners for Districts 1...
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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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45-37A-52.270
Section 45-37A-52.270 Effect of this part in existing law. Except as otherwise provided by
this part, all laws and parts of laws, general, local, or special, relating to or affecting
the city, its powers, functions, duties, and property, in force on September 9, 1955, are
hereby continued in effect; but all such laws relating to the exercise of powers, functions,
and duties by the commission or council-manager or some other form of government shall be
superseded to the extent that the same are inconsistent with this part. (Acts 1955, No. 452,
p. 1004, §10.01; Act 2016-277, §1.)...
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