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AL Code § 11-43A-76 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-76 - Composition of Council; Municipal Elections.

Section 11-43A-76Composition of council; municipal elections. The council shall consist of seven council members who shall be elected by single-member districts. There shall be one mayor, and he shall be elected at large. An election for mayor and members of the council shall be held at the next regularly scheduled municipal election after the adoption of this article, and the officials elected shall take office upon the expiration of the present officials' terms of office. Regular municipal elections shall be held quadrennially thereafter under the same rules and regulations and in the same manner as provided by law. The expense of such election shall be paid by the municipality and shall be governed by the applicable general municipal election laws. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §7.)
AL Code § 11-43A-77 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-77 - Population of Districts; Designation and Boundaries Specifically Described; Municipalities Having Seven Council Districts Prior to Effective Date.

Section 11-43A-77Population of districts; designation and boundaries specifically described; municipalities having seven council districts prior to effective date. The seven council districts shall have, as nearly as is reasonable, the same population according to the last federal decennial census. The designation and boundaries of the districts shall be specifically described and set forth. With respect to municipalities already having seven council districts prior to the effective date of the council-manager form of government under this article, such municipalities shall continue after such effective date to have the same seven districts with the same boundaries, and any ordinance or ordinances creating such districts shall continue in full force and effect unless and until changed or repealed by the council. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §8.)
AL Code § 11-43A-78 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-78 - Election of Municipal Officers; Qualifications and Eligibility of Candidates; Runoff Election; Term of Office.

Section 11-43A-78Election of municipal officers; qualifications and eligibility of candidates; runoff election; term of office. With respect to municipal elections, each candidate shall announce that he is to become a candidate for either mayor or for councilman of District 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. A candidate may not run for both mayor and councilman in the same election. A candidate for mayor shall have resided in the municipality for a period of at least ninety days immediately preceding the date of regular election, and, if elected, shall continue to reside therein so long as he remains mayor. A candidate for councilman shall have resided within the district from which he seeks election for a period of at least ninety days immediately preceding the date of the regular election, and, if elected, shall continue to reside therein so long as he remains a councilman. Each voter in the election may cast one vote for a candidate for mayor and one vote for a candidate for councilman from the district in which the voter resides. Any candidate receiving a majority of the total votes cast for mayor or a majority of the total votes cast for councilman from any particular district shall be elected. In the event that no candidate receives a majority, then there shall be a runoff election for any such office to be held in a manner prescribed by the applicable general municipal election laws. The mayor and councilmen elected shall hold office for terms of four years each and shall serve until their respective successors have been elected and qualified. The mayor and councilmen may succeed themselves in office. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §9.)
AL Code § 11-43A-79 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-79 - Compensation for Mayor and Councilmen.

Section 11-43A-79Compensation for mayor and councilmen. The mayor and councilmen shall receive as compensation for their services the respective sums established by the council by ordinance at least six months prior to the date of their election. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §10.)
AL Code § 11-43A-80 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-80 - Procedure for Becoming Candidate.

Section 11-43A-80Procedure for becoming candidate. Any person desiring to become a candidate at any election for the office of mayor or councilman may become a candidate by filing a statement of candidacy as required and authorized by the applicable general municipal election laws. The candidate shall state the office to which he seeks election, and, in addition to the residency qualifications required by this article, shall have the qualifications prescribed by the applicable general municipal election laws. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §11.)
AL Code § 11-43A-81 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-81 - Election Ballots.

Section 11-43A-81Election ballots. 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 and to the office of councilman for each of the seven council districts. The ballot shall conform, as nearly as can be, to the ballot prescribed in the applicable general municipal election laws, and the election shall be conducted as nearly as can be as prescribed by such laws. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §12.)
AL Code § 11-43A-82 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-82 - Duties, Powers, and Rights of Mayor.

Section 11-43A-82Duties, powers, and rights of mayor. The mayor shall preside at the meetings of the council and shall be recognized as the head of the municipal government for all ceremonial purposes. The mayor shall have the power to veto all ordinances and resolutions of a general and permanent nature, but shall otherwise have no vote on the council. An affirmative vote of five out of seven council members shall be required to override the veto of the mayor. The mayor shall have the right to bring any matter relating to the municipality to the council for discussion and debate, and the mayor shall have the right to enter into discussion and debate of all matters brought before the council and shall be notified of all meetings of the council. The mayor shall have the power to appoint members of boards, authorities and commissions only to the extent that such power is otherwise provided mayors in general by law. However, the mayor shall also have the power to appoint himself or, alternatively, one member to any ad hoc committee created or established by the council other than a standing committee consisting only of members of the council. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §13.)
AL Code § 11-43A-83 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-83 - Powers of Council; President and President Pro Tem.

Section 11-43A-83Powers of council; president and president pro tem. The council shall be the governing body of the municipality and shall exercise all legislative functions of the municipality. All powers of the municipality, including all powers vested by this article, by the constitution and by 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 to appoint and remove the city manager, to establish other administrative departments of the municipality and to promulgate rules and regulations for the operation of such departments. The council shall have the power to override any veto of the mayor relating to ordinances and resolutions of a general and permanent nature by an affirmative vote of five of the seven members. The council shall have the power to appoint members of boards, authorities and commissions to the extent otherwise provided municipal governing bodies in general by law. The council shall also have general powers of appointment for the municipality to the extent that such powers do not conflict with any existing general or local laws of this state or this article. Subject to the mayor's power of appointment set forth in Section 11-43A-82, the council shall appoint the members of all standing and ad hoc committees created or established by the council. At the first regular council meeting following each municipal election, the council shall elect, by majority vote of the council, its president and president pro tem. In the event of the mayor's absence from any meeting of the council, the president shall preside over the meeting. In the event of the mayor's and the president's absence from any meeting of the council, the president pro tem shall preside over the meeting. The president and president pro tem shall be full voting members of the council. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §14.)
AL Code § 11-43A-84 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-84 - Appointment of City Manager; Temporary Acting City Manager; Term of City Manager; Removal; Actions by Council or Its Members Prohibited or Restricted.

Section 11-43A-84Appointment of city manager; temporary acting city manager; term of city manager; removal; actions by council or its members prohibited or restricted. (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 to perform the duties provided in this article. No councilman shall receive such appointment during the term for which he shall have been elected nor within one year after expiration of his term. Any civil service act which may be applicable to the municipality shall not apply to the appointment or 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 the following events, but only in these events: (1) When the first council takes office after adoption of this article; or (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 and may be removed by the council at any time. If the council shall permit the temporary acting manager to serve for longer than four months, he shall become the permanent city manager. (d) The council shall appoint the city manager for an indefinite term, and the council may remove him at any time by a majority vote of the whole qualified membership of the council. (e) Neither the council nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment of any person to or his removal from office by the city manager, nor shall they take part in any manner in the appointment or removal of officers and employees in administrative service to the city. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the mayor and the members of the council shall deal with the administrative services and employees only through the city manager, and neither the mayor nor any member of the council shall give orders to any subordinates of the city manager, either publicly or privately. Any mayor or member of the council violating the provisions of this section, or voting for a resolution or ordinance in violation of this section, shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Upon conviction of a second violation of this section, the person so convicted shall forfeit his office. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §15.)
AL Code § 11-43A-86 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-86 - Clerk of Municipality; When Subject to Civil Service or Merit System; Duties.

Section 11-43A-86Clerk 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 under this article holds office subject to any civil service law or merit system, such clerk shall continue to be the clerk under the council-manager form of government hereunder, and his successor shall be selected and hold office subject to the provisions of such civil service law or merit system. If the clerk of any municipality which adopts the council-manager form of government under this article does not hold office subject to any civil service law or merit system, the council shall elect the clerk by a majority vote of the whole qualified membership of 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, resolutions and minutes of all meetings of the council. He shall perform such other duties as shall be required by this article, by legal ordinance or by the general laws of Alabama upon clerks and as to which other provisions are not made in this article. The clerk shall keep the journal open for public inspection at all reasonable times. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §17.)
AL Code § 11-43A-87 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-87 - Times for Meeting of Council; Open to Public.

Section 11-43A-87Times for meeting of council; open to public. 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 to the extent required by law. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §18.)
AL Code § 11-43A-88 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-88 - Council to Be Judge of Election and Members' Qualifications; Investigation; Judicial Review.

Section 11-43A-88Council to be judge of election and members' qualifications; investigation; 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 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §19.)
AL Code § 11-43A-89 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-89 - Rules of Council.

Section 11-43A-89Rules of council. The council shall determine its own rules and order of business, and such rules shall be established by ordinance. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §20.)
AL Code § 11-43A-91 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-91 - Thirty-Day Delay in Effect of Ordinances Granting Franchises, etc.; Publication at Expense of Grantee.

Section 11-43A-91Thirty-day delay in effect of ordinances granting franchises, etc.; publication at expense of grantee. 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 municipality shall take effect or 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 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §22.)
AL Code § 11-43A-92 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-92 - Codification and Revision of Ordinances and Resolutions.

Section 11-43A-92Codification and revision of ordinances and resolutions. The council may provide for the codification of its ordinances and permanent resolutions and any revisions thereof. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §23.)
AL Code § 11-43A-93 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-93 - Monthly Statement and Summary; Annual Examination of Books and Accounts; Publication of Results.

Section 11-43A-93Monthly statement and summary; annual examination of books and accounts; publication of results. The city manager shall each month make available to the council a detailed statement of all receipts and expenses of the municipality, and the council shall make available to the city manager a summary of its proceedings during the preceding month and at the end of each year. At the end of each fiscal year, the council shall cause a full and complete examination of all 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 clerk and in the public library to be open for inspection by all persons. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §24.)
AL Code § 11-43A-94 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-94 - Fiscal, Budget, and Accounting Year; Submission and Adoption of Budget; Changes in Budget.

Section 11-43A-94Fiscal, budget and accounting year; submission and adoption of budget; changes in budget. (a) 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 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. (b) 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 made by ordinance. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §25.)
AL Code § 11-43A-95 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-95 - Municipal Treasurer; Establishment of Office and Assignment of Duties; Election; Assignment of Duties for City Clerk as Clerk-Treasurer.

Section 11-43A-95Municipal treasurer; establishment of office and assignment of duties; election; assignment of duties for city clerk as clerk-treasurer. (a) The council may establish, by ordinance, the office of municipal treasurer and shall assign to such office the duties and responsibilities which it deems necessary. The treasurer shall be the custodian of the funds of the municipality, shall keep an accurate record of the funds of the several departments and shall keep books accurately reflecting the financial condition of the municipality. The appointment of a person as treasurer shall require a majority vote of the whole qualified membership of the council. (b) The duties of the treasurer may, by ordinance, be assigned to the city clerk and if such duties are assigned, such officer shall be known as the clerk-treasurer of the municipality. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §26.)
AL Code § 11-43A-96 (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 2 - Council-Manager Act of 1991.|Section 11-43A-96 - Payment and Deposit of Municipal Funds.

Section 11-43A-96Payment 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 who shall be designated by the council by ordinance. All funds of the municipality shall be deposited in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of the council. (Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §27.)