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AL Code § 45-8A-23.054 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 3 - The Council.|Section 45-8A-23.054 - Compensation.

Section 45-8A-23.054Compensation. The members of the council are hereby authorized to establish, by resolution, the compensation to which the next succeeding council shall be entitled during their term of office, provided, however, that such resolution must be adopted not later than the 23rd day of February immediately preceding the election of the next succeeding council. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.05; Act 88-45, p. 46, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.055 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 3 - The Council.|Section 45-8A-23.055 - Presiding Officer; Mayor and Assistant Mayor.

Section 45-8A-23.055Presiding officer; mayor and assistant mayor. (a) The councilman elected by all of the qualified electors of the city shall have the title of mayor. He or she shall preside at meetings of the council, shall be recognized as the head of the city government for all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor for the purposes of military law, shall serve as chief executive officer for the city, shall develop the basic objectives and policies of the city in conjunction with the council and with advice from the city manager, shall ensure the preparations of adequate plans for the long-range growth and development of the city and annually present such plans for the review of the public and approval by the council, shall ensure the preparations of plans for the development of resources in this the city and periodically present such plans to the council for review and approval, shall maintain programs along with the council to ensure successful future management of the city, shall take the necessary steps with the advice and approval of the council to protect and enhance the city's sound fiscal posture, shall develop orderly rules of procedure for the conduct of business by the council for consideration and approval by the council, and shall have all privileges as any other member of the council. (b) The council shall elect an assistant mayor, who shall act as mayor during the absence of the mayor, or disability of the mayor. The mayor and assistant mayor when so elected, shall hold their respective offices until the next council takes office; provided that if the mayor or assistant mayor or both shall cease to be a member of the council, his, her, or their offices as such mayor or assistant mayor shall become vacant. If a vacancy shall occur in the office of mayor, the assistant mayor shall immediately declare such 30 days nor more than 45 days from the date such vacancy occurred. (c) The mayor shall receive as compensation for his or her services a sum to be decided by the council and in accordance with the laws of this state. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.06; Act 84-400, p. 938, §1; Act 2000-388, p. 610, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.056 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 3 - The Council.|Section 45-8A-23.056 - Powers.

Section 45-8A-23.056Powers. All powers of the city, including all powers vested in it by this part by the laws, general and local, of the state, and by Title 11 and the determination of all matters of policy, shall be vested in the council. Without limitation of the foregoing, the council shall have power to: (1) Appoint and remove the city manager. (2) Establish other 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, board, department, or agency of the city and make investigations as to municipal affairs. (6) Appoint the members of all boards, commissions, or other bodies authorized hereunder or by law. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.07.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.057 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 3 - The Council.|Section 45-8A-23.057 - Appointment of City Manager.

Section 45-8A-23.057Appointment of city manager. (a) 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 and perform the duties in this part provided. No councilman shall receive such appointment during the term for which he or she shall have been elected, nor within one year after the expiration of his or her term; nor shall he or she receive any appointment as city manager under the provisions of Section 45-8A-23.092 during the term for which he or she shall have been elected. The civil service act, if any, applicable to the city shall not apply to the approval or the removal of the city manager. (b) A temporary, acting city manager may be designated by the council to serve for not more than four months in these events but in only these events: (1) When the first council shall take office after adoption of this part by the city. (2) Following the removal of any permanent city manager. (c) Such temporary acting city manager shall perform the duties and assume the obligations of the office of city manager but he or she shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 45-8A-23.058, and may be removed summarily by the council at any time. If the council shall permit the temporary acting city manager to serve for longer than four months he or she shall become the permanent city manager and shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 45-8A-23.58. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.08.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.058 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 3 - The Council.|Section 45-8A-23.058 - Removal of City Manager.

Section 45-8A-23.058Removal of city manager. The council shall appoint the city manager for an indefinite term, but the council may remove him or her at any time by a majority vote of the whole qualified membership of the council. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.09; Acts 1973, No. 247, p. 278, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.059 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 3 - The Council.|Section 45-8A-23.059 - Council Not to Interfere in Appointments or Removals.

Section 45-8A-23.059Council not to interfere in appointments or removals. Neither the council nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment of any person to, or his or her removal from, office by the city manager or by any of his or her subordinates, or in any manner take part in the appointment or removal of officers and employees in the administrative service of the city. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the council and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the city manager and neither the council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any subordinates of the city manager, either publicly or privately. Any councilman violating the provisions of this section, or voting for a resolution or ordinance in violation of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall cease to be a councilman. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.10.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.060 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 3 - The Council.|Section 45-8A-23.060 - Vacancies in Council.

Section 45-8A-23.060Vacancies in council. Vacancies in the council, other than mayor, shall be filled by the council at any regular meeting. In the event of a deadlock, and for purposes of breaking the deadlock, the mayor shall cast an additional vote. For the purposes of this section, a deadlock shall be determined to exist when, at the end of the third regular meeting of the council following the creation of the vacancy, the council shall not have selected a person to fill the vacancy. The person selected to fill a vacancy shall possess all of the qualifications set out in this section, including residence in the ward he or she represents, and he or she shall hold office until the next election of councilman. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.11; Act 84-400, p. 938, 1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.061 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 3 - The Council.|Section 45-8A-23.061 - Creation of New Departments or Officers; Change of Duties.

Section 45-8A-23.061Creation of new departments or officers; change of duties. 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 part. The council by ordinance may assign additional functions or duties to offices, departments, boards, or agencies established by this part, but may not discontinue or assign to any other office, department, board, or agency, any function or duty assigned by this part to a particular office, department, board, or agency. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.12.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.062 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 3 - The Council.|Section 45-8A-23.062 - City Clerk.

Section 45-8A-23.062City clerk. If the city clerk of any city 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 city clerk under the council-manager form of government of such city, and his or her successor shall be selected and hold office subject to the provisions of such civil service or merit system. If the city clerk of any city 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 city clerk. The city clerk shall give notice of meetings of the council, shall keep the journal of its proceedings, which shall be authenticated by his or her signature. He or she shall record in full in the journal all ordinances and resolutions and the minutes of all the meetings of the council. He or she shall also record in the journal any written certificates or declarations received by the council under the provisions of Sections 45-8A-23.141 and 45-8A-23.143. He or she shall perform such other duties as shall be required by this part or by ordinance, and such duties as are imposed by general law of Alabama upon city clerks and as to which other provisions are not made in this part. He or she shall keep the journal open for public inspection at all reasonable times. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.13.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.064 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 3 - The Council.|Section 45-8A-23.064 - Council to Be Judge of Qualifications of Its Members.

Section 45-8A-23.064Council to be judge of qualifications of its members. 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 power to subpoena witnesses and require the production of records, but the decision of the council in any such case shall be subject to review by the courts. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.15.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.065 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 3 - The Council.|Section 45-8A-23.065 - Rules of Procedure.

Section 45-8A-23.065Rules of procedure. The council shall determine its own rules and order of business. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.15.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.066 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 3 - The Council.|Section 45-8A-23.066 - Meetings, Passage or Ordinances, Etc.

Section 45-8A-23.066Meetings, passage or ordinances, etc. The council shall hold regular public meetings as may be prescribed by its own rules, provided that a regular hour and day shall be fixed by the order of the council, and publicly announced. It may hold such adjourned, called, special, or other meetings as the business of the city may require. The mayor when present and in his or her absence the assistant mayor shall preside at all meetings of the council. A majority of the whole qualified membership of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and every power conferred upon the council. The affirmative vote of a majority of the quorum shall be necessary and sufficient for the passage of any resolution, rule, or ordinance, or the transaction of any business of any sort by the council or the exercise of any of the powers conferred upon it by the terms of this part or which may hereafter be conferred upon it. No resolution or ordinance granting any franchise, appropriating any money for any purpose, providing for any public improvements, any regulation concerning the public health, or of any other general or permanent nature shall be enacted except at a regular public meeting of the council or an adjournment thereof; provided that a resolution or ordinance of any emergency nature may be passed by the council at any meeting. A resolution or ordinance shall be deemed to be of an emergency nature if it shall be declared so to be by an affirmative vote of not less than four-fifths of the whole qualified membership of the council. Every ordinance introduced shall be in writing and read before any vote thereon shall be taken, and the yeas and nays thereon shall be recorded. A record of the proceedings of every meeting of the council shall be taken and prepared by the city clerk, and the record of the proceedings of the meeting shall, when approved by the council, be signed by the mayor and the city clerk and entered in the journal. The journal shall be kept available for inspection by all persons at all reasonable times. No ordinance of permanent operation shall be passed at the meeting at which it was introduced except by unanimous consent of all members of the council present, and such unanimous consent shall be shown by the aye and nay votes entered upon the minutes of the meeting; provided, however, that if all members of the council present vote for the passage of the ordinance and their names are so entered of record as voting in favor thereof, it shall be construed as giving unanimous consent to the action upon such ordinance at the meeting at which it is introduced. Publication of ordinances shall be had as provided in Section 11-45-8. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.17.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.067 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 3 - The Council.|Section 45-8A-23.067 - Granting of Franchises.

Section 45-8A-23.067Granting of franchises. No ordinance, granting to any person, firm, or corporation any franchise, lease, or right to use the streets, public highways, thoroughfares, or public property of the city shall take effect and be enforced until 30 days after the final enactment of same by the council and publication of the ordinance as provided by law, which publication shall be made at the expense of the persons, firm, or corporation applying for the grant. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.18; Acts 1973, No. 247, p. 278, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.068 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 3 - The Council.|Section 45-8A-23.068 - Codification Authorized.

Section 45-8A-23.068Codification authorized. 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 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.19.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.069 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 3 - The Council.|Section 45-8A-23.069 - Examination of Books and Publication of Accounts.

Section 45-8A-23.069Examination of books and publication of accounts. The council shall each month make available in the office of the city manager a detailed statement of all receipts and expenses of the city, and a summary of its proceedings during the preceding month. At the end of each year, the council shall cause a full and complete examination of all the books and accounts of the city to be made by a qualified public accountant, and shall cause the result 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 the city clerk, and in the public libraries, to be open for inspection by all persons. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §3.20; Acts 1973, No. 247, p. 278, §1; Act 2015-214, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.090 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 4 - The City Manager.|Section 45-8A-23.090 - The City Manager - Qualifications.

Section 45-8A-23.090The city manager - Qualifications. The city manager shall be chosen by the council solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his or her actual experience in, or his or her knowledge of, accepted practice in respect to the duties of his or her office as hereinafter set forth. At the time of his or her appointment, he or she may but need not be a resident of the city or state, but during his or her tenure of office he or she shall reside within the city. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §4.01.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.091 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 4 - The City Manager.|Section 45-8A-23.091 - The City Manager - Powers and Duties.

Section 45-8A-23.091The city manager - Powers and duties. (a) The city manager shall be the head of the administrative branch of the city government. He or she shall be responsible to the council for the proper administration of all affairs of the city and, subject to the provisions of any civil service or merit system law applicable to such city and except as otherwise provided herein, he or she shall have power and shall be required to: (1) Enforce all laws and ordinances. (2) Appoint and remove all officers and employees of the city except as otherwise provided by this part and except as he or she may authorize the head of a department or office to appoint and remove subordinates in such department or office; provided that he or she shall not appoint or remove officers and employees of: a. Any library board of the city. b. Any board of the city having control over any park, recreation facility, fair, or exhibit. c. Any municipally owned public utility and any municipally owned service enterprise, including inter alia electric, gas, and water boards, agencies, etc. d. Any school board of the city. e. Any hospital board of the city. f. Any airport board of the city. g. Any housing authority. h. Any city plumbers or electricians boards. i. Any planning board of the city. j. Any zoning board of the city. (3) Exercise administrative supervision and control over all officers, employees, offices, department, boards, and agencies created by this part or hereafter created by the council, except those enumerated in paragraphs a. to j., inclusive, of subdivision (2) of this subsection, and except those otherwise given independent status. (4) Keep the council fully advised as to the financial conditions and needs of the city; to prepare and submit the budget proposal annually to the council and be responsible for its administration after its adoption; to prepare and submit, as of the end of the fiscal year, a complete report on the financial and administrative activities of the city for such year. (5) Recommend to the council such actions as he or she may deem desirable. (6) Prepare and submit to the council such reports as may be required of him or her. (7) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this part or required of him or her by ordinance or by resolution of the council not inconsistent with this part. (b) All employees of the city, except civil service employees and grandfathered employees, subject to appointment and removal by the city manager or as otherwise authorized in this section shall be subject to the personnel policies adopted by the city council. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §4.02; Act 2014-244, p. 776, §3.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.092 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 4 - The City Manager.|Section 45-8A-23.092 - City Manager - Absence.

Section 45-8A-23.092City manager - Absence. To perform his or her duties during his or her temporary absence or temporary disability, the manager may designate by letter filed with the city clerk a qualified administrative officer of the city. In the event of failure of the manager to make such designation, the council may by resolution appoint a qualified administrative officer of the city to perform the duties of the manager until he or she shall return or his or her disability shall cease. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §4.03.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.093 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 4 - The City Manager.|Section 45-8A-23.093 - Administrative Departments.

Section 45-8A-23.093Administrative departments. There shall be a department of finance, and such other departments as may be established by ordinance upon the recommendation of the manager. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §4.04.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.094 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 4 - The City Manager.|Section 45-8A-23.094 - Directors of Department.

Section 45-8A-23.094Directors of department. At the head of each department there shall be a director, who shall be an officer of the city and shall have supervision and control of the department subject to supervision and control of the city manager. Two or more departments may be headed by the same individual. The city manager may head one or more departments. Directors of departments may also serve as chiefs of divisions. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §4.05.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.095 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 4 - The City Manager.|Section 45-8A-23.095 - Departmental Divisions.

Section 45-8A-23.095Departmental divisions. The work of each department may be distributed among such divisions thereof as may be established by ordinance upon the recommendation of the city manager. Pending the passage of an ordinance or ordinances distributing the work of departments under the supervision and control of the city manager among specific divisions thereof, the city manager may establish temporary divisions. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §4.06.)