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AL Code § 11-43A-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-10 - Continuation of Municipal Corporation.

Section 11-43A-10Continuation of municipal corporation. Any municipal corporation which adopts the council-manager form of government shall continue its existence as a body corporate without change in the municipal corporation. The word "municipality" as herein used shall mean and refer to any municipal corporation which has adopted the council-manager form of government. The city shall continue as a municipal corporation, within the corporate limits as then established, and as thereafter fixed in the manner prescribed by law, subject to all the duties and obligations then pertaining to or incumbent upon it as a municipal corporation and shall continue to enjoy the rights, immunities, powers, and franchises then enjoyed by it, as well as those that may thereafter be granted to it. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §10.)
AL Code § 11-43A-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-11 - Municipal Government to Be Known as "Council-Manager Form of Government"; Vesting of Municipal Powers in Council.

Section 11-43A-11Municipal 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.)
AL Code § 11-43A-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-12 - Powers of Municipality.

Section 11-43A-12Powers of municipality. The municipality shall have all the powers granted to municipal corporations by the Constitution and the laws of the state together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The municipality may acquire property within or without its corporate limits for any municipal purpose, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation, and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as its interest may require, and, except as prohibited by the Constitution and the laws of this state or restricted by this article, the municipality shall and may exercise all municipal powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of every name and nature whatsoever. The enumeration of particular powers by this article shall not be deemed to be exclusive but in addition to the powers enumerated herein or implied thereby or appropriate to the exercise of such powers, it is intended that the municipality shall have and may exercise all powers granted to municipalities under the Constitution and the laws of this state. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §12.)
AL Code § 11-43A-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-13 - Filing of Statement of Candidacy for Office of Mayor or Councilman; Qualifications.

Section 11-43A-13Filing of statement of candidacy for office of mayor or councilman; qualifications. Any person desiring to become a candidate at any election for the office of mayor or councilman may become such candidate by filing a statement of candidacy as required and authorized by the general municipal election laws. The candidate shall state the office to which he seeks election and shall have the qualifications prescribed by the general municipal election laws. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §13.)
AL Code § 11-43A-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-14 - Printing and Preparation of Ballots; Conduct of Election.

Section 11-43A-14Printing and preparation of ballots; conduct of election. (a) At every such election all ballots to be used by the voters shall be printed and prepared by the municipality and shall contain the names of all candidates seeking election to the office of mayor or to a position as a member of the council. (b) The ballot shall conform, as nearly as can be, to the ballot prescribed in the general municipal election laws and the election shall be conducted as nearly as can be as prescribed by such laws. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §14; Acts 1983, No. 83-621, p. 964, §1; Act 2018-569, §2.)
AL Code § 11-43A-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-15 - Compensation of Mayor and Councilmen.

Section 11-43A-15Compensation of mayor and councilmen. The mayor and each councilman shall receive as compensation for their services the sum established by the municipal governing body at least six months prior to the date of the election. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §15.)
AL Code § 11-43A-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-17 - Powers of Council.

Section 11-43A-17Powers of council. All powers of the municipality including all powers vested in it by this chapter and by the Constitution, the general and local laws of this state, and the determination of all matters of policy shall be vested in the council. Without limitation of the foregoing, the council shall have the power (1) to appoint and remove the city manager and (2) to establish other administrative departments and distribute the work of such departments. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §17.)
AL Code § 11-43A-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-19 - Power of Council to Create, Change, and Abolish Offices, etc., and Assign Additional Functions or Duties Thereto.

Section 11-43A-19Power of council to create, change, and abolish offices, etc., and assign additional functions or duties thereto. The council, by ordinance, may create, change, and abolish offices, departments, boards, or agencies other than the offices, departments, boards, or agencies established by this article. The council, by ordinance, may assign additional functions or duties to offices, departments, boards, or agencies established by this chapter but may not discontinue or assign to any other office, department, board or agency any function or duty assigned by this chapter to a particular office, department, board or agency. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §19.)
AL Code § 11-43A-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-20 - Clerk of Municipality; When Subject to Civil Service or Merit System; Duties.

Section 11-43A-20Clerk of municipality; when subject to civil service or merit system; duties. If the clerk of any municipality which adopts the council-manager form of government holds office subject to any civil service or merit system, such clerk shall continue to be the clerk under the council-manager form of government of such municipality, and his successor shall be selected and hold office subject to the provisions of such civil service or merit system. If the clerk of the municipality which adopts the council-manager form of government does not hold office subject to any civil service or merit system, the council shall elect the clerk by a majority vote of those members elected to the council. The clerk shall give notice of the meetings of the council and shall keep the journal of its proceedings which shall be authenticated by his signature. He shall record in full in said journal all ordinances or resolutions and the minutes of all meetings of the council. He shall perform such other duties as shall be required by this chapter or by ordinance and such duties as are imposed by the general laws of Alabama upon clerks and as to which other provisions are not made in this chapter. He shall keep the journal open for public inspection at all reasonable times. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §20.)
AL Code § 11-43A-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-21 - Times for Meetings of Council; Open to Public.

Section 11-43A-21Times for meetings of council; open to public. The first meeting of each newly elected council for induction into office shall be held at 10:00 in the morning on the first Monday in October next following its election, after which the council shall meet regularly at such times as may be prescribed by its rules, but not less frequently than twice each month. All meetings of the council shall be open to the public. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §21.)
AL Code § 11-43A-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-22 - Investigation and Determination of Election and Qualifications of Council Members by Council; Judicial Review.

Section 11-43A-22Investigation and determination of election and qualifications of council members by council; judicial review. The council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its members and for the purpose of investigating such election and qualifications shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and to require the production of records, but the decision of the council in any such case shall be subject to review by a court of competent jurisdiction. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §22.)
AL Code § 11-43A-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-23 - Rules of Council.

Section 11-43A-23Rules of council. The council shall determine its own rules and order of business and such rules shall be established by ordinance. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §23.)
AL Code § 11-43A-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-25 - Thirty-Day Delay in Effect of Ordinances Granting Franchises, etc.; Publication at Expense of Grantee.

Section 11-43A-25Thirty-day delay in effect of ordinances granting franchises, etc.; publication at expense of grantee. No ordinance granting to any person, firm, or corporation of any franchise, lease of right to use the streets, public highways, thoroughfares, or public property of the city shall take effect and be enforced until 30 days after final enactment of same by the council and publication of said ordinance as provided by law which publication shall be made at the expense of the person, firm or corporation applying for said grant. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §24.)
AL Code § 11-43A-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-26 - Revision and Codification of Ordinances and Resolutions or Adoption of Code.

Section 11-43A-26Revision and codification of ordinances and resolutions or adoption of code. The council may provide for the revision and codification of its ordinances and permanent resolutions or for the adoption of a code or codes. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §25.)
AL Code § 11-43A-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-27 - Monthly Statement and Summary; Annual Examination of Books and Accounts; Publication of Results.

Section 11-43A-27Monthly statement and summary; annual examination of books and accounts; publication of results. The council shall each month make available in the office of the city manager a detailed statement of all receipts and expenses of the municipality and a summary of its proceedings during the preceding month and at the end of each year the council shall cause a full and complete examination of all the 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 municipal clerk, and in the public library to be open for inspection by all persons. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §26; Acts 1988, No. 88-568, p. 888.)
AL Code § 11-43A-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-29 - Fiscal, Budget, and Accounting Year; Submission and Adoption of Budget; Changes in Budget.

Section 11-43A-29Fiscal, budget, and accounting year; submission and adoption of budget; changes in budget. The fiscal year of the municipality shall begin on the first day of each October in each year and shall end on the last day of each September. Such fiscal year shall also constitute the budget and accounting year. As used in this article the term "budget year" shall mean the fiscal year for which any particular budget is adopted and in which it is administered. The city manager, at least 45 days prior to the beginning of each budget year, shall submit to the council a budget proposal, with explanations. The council shall adopt a budget, by ordinance, prior to the beginning of each fiscal year. The budget so adopted shall be a public record and shall be available for inspection by the general public. Any changes in the budget, during the course of the budget year, shall be done by ordinance. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §28.)
AL Code § 11-43A-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-30 - Municipal Treasurer; Establishment of Office and Assignment of Duties; Election; Assignment of Duties to City Clerk as Clerk-Treasurer.

Section 11-43A-30Municipal treasurer; establishment of office and assignment of duties; election; assignment of duties to city clerk as clerk-treasurer. The council may establish, by ordinance, the office of municipal treasurer and assign to such office the duties and responsibilities it deems necessary. The treasurer shall be the custodian of the funds of the municipality and shall keep an accurate record of the funds of the several departments and shall keep books showing accurately the financial condition of the municipality. The election of a person as treasurer shall require a majority vote of the whole qualified membership of the council. The duties of the treasurer may, by ordinance, be assigned to the city clerk and if such duties are assigned, he shall be known as the clerk-treasurer of the municipality. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §29.)
AL Code § 11-43A-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-31 - Payment and Deposit of Municipal Funds.

Section 11-43A-31Payment and deposit of municipal funds. The council shall prescribe, by ordinance, the method of paying out funds of the municipality. Checks and warrants shall be signed by at least two officers of the municipality and the council shall designate the said two officers by ordinance. All funds of the municipality shall be deposited in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of the council. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §30.)
AL Code § 11-43A-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-32 - Establishment of Council Districts; At-Large Posts; Exception for Class 6 Cities.

Section 11-43A-32Establishment of council districts; at-large posts; exception for Class 6 cities. (a) Except as otherwise provided for in Section 11-43A-1.1 and subject to subsection (b), there shall be established three council districts to be designated respectively as district post 1, district post 2, and district post 3, and in such Class 6 cities, there shall be established four council districts with eight district posts to be designated district 1 post 1, district 1 post 2, district 2 post 1, district 2 post 2, district 3 post 1, district 3 post 2, district 4 post 1, and district 4 post 2. Such districts shall have, as nearly as is reasonable, the same population. The designation and boundaries of the initial council districts shall be specifically described and set forth. In all cities to which this section applies, except the above-described Class 6 cities, the two at-large posts on the council shall be designated as mayor and councilman-at-large; and in such Class 6 cities the one at-large post on the council shall be designated as mayor. (b) This section shall not apply to a Class 6 municipality with a nine-member council authorized pursuant to Section 11-43A-8 or a Class 7 municipality with a five-member council elected at-large authorized pursuant to Section 11-43A-3.3. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §31; Acts 1983, No. 83-621, p. 964, §1; Act 2010-544, p. 951, §2; Act 2018-569, §2.)
AL Code § 11-43A-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-33 - Reapportionment of Council Districts; Filing of Recommended Plan With Council; Redistricting Ordinances; Effect on Incumbents and on Elections Held Within Six Months.

Section 11-43A-33Reapportionment of council districts; filing of recommended plan with council; redistricting ordinances; effect on incumbents and on elections held within six months. Whenever there shall be a change in population in any of the districts heretofore established, evidenced by a federal census of population published following the last federal census of population preceding the adoption of this article, or by virtue of a substantial change in the corporate limits, there shall be a reapportionment of the council districts in the manner hereinafter provided: (1) The manager shall within six months after the publication of each federal census of population for the municipality, following the last federal census of population preceding the adoption of this article, or within six months after there shall have been any substantial change in the corporate limits of the municipality, file with the council a report containing a recommended plan for reapportionment of the council district boundaries to comply with the following specifications: a. Each district shall be formed of contiguous and, to the extent reasonably possible, compact territory, and its boundary lines shall be the center lines of streets or other well-defined boundaries; b. Each district shall contain as nearly as is possible the same population; (2) The council shall enact a redistricting ordinance within six months after receiving such report. If the council fails to enact the redistricting ordinance within the said six months, the redistricting plan submitted by the manager shall become effective without enactment by the council, as if it were a duly enacted ordinance; (3) Such redistricting ordinance shall not apply to any primary or regular or special election held within six months after its becoming effective. No incumbent councilman or member of the board or commission shall be deprived of his unexpired term of office because of such redistricting. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §32; Acts 1983, No. 83-621, p. 964, §1.)
AL Code § 11-43A-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.|Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.|Section 11-43A-34 - Effect of Chapter on Existing Officers, Employees, Offices, Departments, Etc.

Section 11-43A-34Effect of chapter on existing officers, employees, offices, departments, etc. Nothing in this article contained, except as specifically provided, shall affect or impair the rights or privileges of officers or employees of the municipality or of any office, department, board, or agency existing at the time when this article 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 article, 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 municipality or any office, department, board, or agency thereof. (Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §33.)