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11-44D-1
Section 11-44D-1 Ordinance abandoning commission form of government and referendum adopting
mayor-council or manager-council form. Within three months of the adoption and approval of
this chapter, the governing body of any Class 6 municipality with a commission form of government
may by a majority vote of the members of that governing body adopt an ordinance abandoning
the commission form of government and calling for a referendum to be held at public expense
within 60 days after such call for the purpose of determining whether such city shall adopt
the mayor-council form of government, authorized by this chapter, or in the alternative the
manager-council form of government authorized by this chapter. The mayor or chief executive
officer shall give notice of the time and purpose of such referendum election by publication
once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality,
or, if there is no such newspaper of general circulation in the...
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11-44B-1
Section 11-44B-1 Ordinance abandoning commission form of government and adopting mayor-council
form. Within three months of January 29, 1985, the governing body of any Class 4 municipality
with a commission form of government may by a majority vote of the members of that governing
body adopt an ordinance abandoning the commission form of government and adopting a mayor-council
form of government pursuant to the terms and conditions of this article. Any municipality
desiring to abandon the commission form of government and adopt the form of government provided
for herein, shall adopt an ordinance in substantially the following form: BE IT ORDAINED BY
THE COMMISSION BOARD OF THE CITY OF _____ as follows: Section 1. That, pursuant to Act No.
85-107 of the 1985 First Special Session of the Legislature, the commission form of government,
pursuant to which this municipality has operated, be and the same is hereby abandoned according
to the provisions of said Act No. 85-107. Section 2. That...
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11-44A-1
Section 11-44A-1 Referendum to determine continuation of commission or adoption of mayor-council
form of government. Within three months of the approval of this section, the governing body
of any Class 7 municipality with a commission form of government organized pursuant to Article
1, Chapter 44, Title 11, by a majority vote of the members of that governing body, may call
for a referendum to be held at public expense within 90 days after such call at which the
following question shall be submitted to the voters of any such municipality: "Shall
the city of ___ adopt a mayor-council form of government with the mayor elected at large and
a five-member council elected from single member districts? YES _____ NO ______" (Acts
1984, No. 84-397, §1; Acts 1984, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-45, p. 68.)...
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11-44D-6
Section 11-44D-6 Provisions applicable to both mayor-council and manager-council forms of government.
The following provisions shall apply regardless of which form of government the majority of
the qualified electors voting in the referendum provided herein choose: (1) Within 30 days
after the referendum, the governing body of such municipality shall adopt an ordinance, a.
Establishing the boundaries of the five-council districts herein provided for, and b. Establishing
the salaries to be paid the mayor and council members to be elected at the first election
to be held hereunder. (2) The governing body shall take such steps as are necessary to comply
with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. (3) Within 10 days after the receipt
of notification of compliance with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the
mayor or other chief executive officer shall give notice of an election for the members of
the city council, and for mayor if the mayor-council form of...
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11-44D-4
Section 11-44D-4 Mayor-council form of government. If a majority of the qualified electors
voting in the referendum provided herein choose a mayor-council 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 mayor elected at-large and a five-member council
elected from single-member districts, which municipality shall have the same powers and duties
as herein enumerated and as other mayor-council municipalities organized under Chapter 43,
Title 11, and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this chapter which may be
now or hereafter granted to such municipality. (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...
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11-44B-2
Section 11-44B-2 Ordinances establishing boundaries of seven-council districts and salaries
of mayor and council members; compliance with Voting Rights Act; election of mayor and council;
powers and duties of municipality. If said ordinance be adopted by the governing body of any
municipality to which this chapter applies, then: (1) Within 90 days thereafter, the commission
board of such municipality shall adopt an ordinance, a. Establishing the boundaries of the
seven-council districts herein provided for, and b. Establishing the salaries to be paid to
the mayor and council members to be elected at the first election to be held hereunder; (2)
The commission board shall take such steps as are necessary to comply with the Federal Voting
Rights Act of 1965, as amended; (3) After receipt of notification of compliance with the Federal
Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality
shall give notice that an election for mayor and all...
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11-44C-21
Section 11-44C-21 Powers of council; dealings with officers and employees in administrative
service. All legislative powers of the city, including all powers vested in it by this chapter,
by the laws, general and local, of the state, and by the Code of Alabama 1975, as amended,
and the determination of all matters of legislative policy, shall be vested in the council.
Without limitation of the foregoing, the council shall have power to: (1) Upon recommendation
of the mayor, establish administrative departments and distribute the work of divisions, (2)
Adopt the budget of the city, (3) Authorize the issuance of bonds or warrants, (4) Inquire
into the conduct of any office, department or agency of the city and make investigations as
to municipal affairs, (5) Appoint the members of all boards except the planning commission
and the housing board and the Airport Authority and the Industrial Development Authority,
(6) Succeed to all the powers, rights and privileges conferred upon the former...
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11-43C-21
Section 11-43C-21 Powers of council; dealings with officers and employees in administrative
service. All legislative powers of the city, including all powers vested in it by this chapter,
by the laws, general and local, of the state, and by the Code of Alabama 1975, as amended,
and the determination of all matters of legislative policy, shall be vested in the council.
Without limitation of the foregoing, the council shall have power to: (1) Appoint stenographic
and clerical employees deemed necessary for service to the council, subject to the provisions
of any merit system in effect at such time; (2) Upon recommendation of the mayor, establish
administrative departments and distribute the work of divisions; (3) Adopt the budget of the
city; (4) Authorize the issuance of bonds or warrants; (5) Inquire into the conduct of any
office, department or agency of the city and make investigations as to municipal affairs;
(6) Appoint the members of all boards except the Planning Commission and...
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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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11-43D-1
Section 11-43D-1 Cities to which chapter applies; form of ordinance. The governing body of
any Class 5 municipality operating under a United States district court consent decree approved
by the court in the case of Tolbert and Petty vs. the City of Bessemer, Civil Action No. 75-297,
by a majority vote of the members thereof may adopt an ordinance establishing a mayor-council
form of government pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter. Any municipality
desiring to adopt a form of government provided for herein shall adopt an ordinance in substantially
the following form: "BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF _____ AS FOLLOWS: "Section
1. That pursuant to Act 89-750 of the 1989 Regular Session of the Legislature, the mayor-council
form of government pursuant to the United States district court decree agreed to by the parties
and approved by the court on the 18th day of October, 1985, in the case of Tolbert and Petty
vs. the City of Bessemer, under which the...
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