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AL Code § 11-44C-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-4 - Conduct of Election; Portions of Chapter Applicable Upon Choosing Form of Government; Election Expenses.

Section 11-44C-4Conduct 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.)
AL Code § 11-44C-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-5 - Provisions Applicable to Mayor-Council Form of Government.

Section 11-44C-5Provisions applicable to mayor-council form of government. If a majority of the qualified electors voting in the election provided herein choose a mayor-council form of government, the following provisions of this chapter shall be applicable. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §5.)
AL Code § 11-44C-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-6 - Election of Council and Mayor-at-Large; Time of Taking Office; Election Expenses.

Section 11-44C-6Election of council and mayor-at-large; time of taking office; election expenses. An election shall be held in 1985 at the regularly scheduled municipal election and the officials elected shall take office upon the expiration of the present official's term of office. Seven council members to be elected by districts and a mayor to be elected at-large shall be elected and the expense thereof shall be paid by the municipality. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §6.)
AL Code § 11-44C-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-7 - Qualification of Council Candidates; Votes Cast by Each Voter; Majority Vote Requirements; Run-Off Elections; Elections Held Quadrennially; When Elected Councilmen Take Office; Term of Office; Councilman May Succeed Himself.

Section 11-44C-7Qualification of council candidates; votes cast by each voter; majority vote requirements; run-off elections; elections held quadrennially; when elected councilmen take office; term of office; councilman may succeed himself. Council candidates shall qualify as provided by law and shall have the qualification and eligibility set forth herein. Each voter in the election may cast one vote for a candidate from his district, and one vote for a candidate for mayor. Any district councilman candidate receiving a majority of the total votes cast from the district in which he is a candidate shall be elected as a district councilman in his district. In the event that a district councilman candidate, should fail to receive such a majority, then another election shall be held upon the same day of the week three weeks thereafter to be called and held in the same mode and manner and under the same rules and regulations. In the second election there shall be two candidates for each place upon the council to be filled in such run-off election and these candidates shall be the two who received the highest number of votes. The candidate or candidates for the council receiving the highest number of votes cast in the second election shall be elected, so that in the first and second elections seven councilmen shall be elected. Regular municipal elections shall be held quadrennially thereafter under the same rules and regulations and in the same mode and manner as provided by law. The councilmen so elected shall take office upon the expiration of the terms of office of the present municipal officeholders. Each councilman shall hold office for four years, but shall serve until his successor shall have qualified. A councilman may succeed himself in office. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §7.)
AL Code § 11-44C-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-8 - Mayor - Majority Vote Requirements; Run-Off Election.

Section 11-44C-8Mayor - Majority vote requirements; run-off election. The candidate for mayor receiving the largest number of votes for the office shall be elected thereto, provided such candidate receives a majority of all votes cast for such office. If at the first election no candidate received a majority of the votes cast for the office, then another election shall be held upon the same day of the week three weeks thereafter to be called and held in the same mode and manner and under the same rules and regulations. In the second election there shall be two candidates for the office of mayor; and these candidates shall be the two who received the highest number of votes for said office at the first election. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §8.)
AL Code § 11-44C-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-9 - Mayor - Elections Held Quadrennially; Oath; May Succeed Himself.

Section 11-44C-9Mayor - Elections held quadrennially; oath; may succeed himself. The mayor shall qualify and take office in the manner herein prescribed. The regular election for mayor shall be held quadrennially thereafter under the same rules and regulations and in the same mode and manner herein provided. The mayor elected at such regular election shall qualify by making oath that he is eligible for said office and will execute the duties of same according to the best of his knowledge and ability. Said oath may be administered by any person authorized to administer an oath under the laws of Alabama. A mayor may succeed himself. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §9.)
AL Code § 11-44C-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-10 - City Continued as Municipal Corporation.

Section 11-44C-10City continued as municipal corporation. When this mayor-council form of government becomes applicable to a city, said city shall continue as a municipal corporation, within the corporate limits as now established and as may hereafter be fixed in the manner prescribed by law, subject to all duties and obligations then pertaining to or incumbent upon it as a municipal corporation and shall continue to enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers and franchises then enjoyed by it, as well as those that may thereafter or hereinafter be granted to it. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §10.)
AL Code § 11-44C-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-11 - Government Known as "Mayor-Council Form of Government"; Powers of City Vested in Council; Manner in Which Powers Exercised.

Section 11-44C-11Government known as "mayor-council form of government"; powers of city vested in council; manner in which powers exercised. The municipal government of any such city proceeding under this chapter shall be known as the "mayor-council 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 city shall be vested in the council elected as herein provided and hereinafter referred to as "the council," which shall enact ordinances, adopt budgets and determine policies. All powers of the city shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this chapter, or if the manner be not prescribed, then in such manner as may be prescribed by law or by ordinance. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §11.)
AL Code § 11-44C-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-12 - Powers of City Generally.

Section 11-44C-12Powers of city generally. The city shall have all the powers granted to municipal corporations and to cities by the Constitution and laws of this state, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted, and the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §12.)
AL Code § 11-44C-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-14 - District Council Members - Filing as Candidate; Qualifying Fee.

Section 11-44C-14District council members - Filing as candidate; qualifying fee. Any person desiring to become a candidate in any election for the office of district council member may become such candidate by filing in the office of the city clerk, a statement in writing as required by the general municipal election laws. Said statement shall be accompanied by a qualifying fee in the amount of $125.00, which fee shall be paid into the general fund of the city. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §14.)
AL Code § 11-44C-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-15 - District Council Members - No Primary Elections; Filing of Pauper's Oath or Petition to Become Candidate.

Section 11-44C-15District council members - No primary elections; filing of pauper's oath or petition to become candidate. No primary election shall be held for the nomination of candidates for the office of council member, and candidates shall be nominated only as provided herein. A person may also become a candidate for the office of council member by filing a verified pauper's oath with the city clerk, or by filing a verified petition containing an endorsement of candidacy by the signatures and addresses of 500 persons, each of whom is a registered voter residing in the city and within the district for which the individual intends to be a candidate for election to office, provided that no such signature may be obtained more than 12 months preceding the deadline for filing said statements. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §15.)
AL Code § 11-44C-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-16 - District Council Members - Oath of Office.

Section 11-44C-16District council members - Oath of office. Every person who shall be elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of council member shall, upon assuming office, qualify by making oath that he is eligible for said office and will execute the duties of same according to the best of his knowledge and ability. Said oath may be administered by any person authorized to administer an oath under the laws of the state of Alabama. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §16.)
AL Code § 11-44C-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-17 - District Council Members - Qualifications; Holding Other Offices; Effect of Conviction or Loss of Any Qualification.

Section 11-44C-17District council members - Qualifications; holding other offices; effect of conviction or loss of any qualification. Councilmen shall be qualified electors of the city and, in the case of candidates for any district, they shall have been residents of the district which they represent for at least 90 days prior to their election, shall reside in the district during their terms of office and shall have attained the age of 21 years. No councilman shall hold any other public office except that of notary public or member of the national guard or naval or military reserve, and all shall have been residents of the city for at least one year prior to their election. If the councilman shall cease to possess any of these qualifications or shall be convicted of crime involving moral turpitude, his office shall immediately become vacant. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §17.)
AL Code § 11-44C-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-18 - District Council Members - Compensation; Additional Stipend for President of Council.

Section 11-44C-18District council members - Compensation; additional stipend for president of council. Each council member shall receive as compensation for his services the sum of $100.00 for each meeting of the council attended, and $500.00 per month. Said salaries shall be payable in monthly installments at the end of each month. The president of the council shall receive an additional stipend not to exceed $100.00 per month. Subsequent to the term of office of the mayor and councilmen elected hereunder, 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 regular election, but in no event shall salaries be set below those as specified in this chapter. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §18.)
AL Code § 11-44C-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-19 - President of Council.

Section 11-44C-19President of council. The president of the council shall be elected by the members of the council and shall serve the regular four-year term. He shall preside at all meetings of the council and shall be a voting member. If a vacancy shall occur in the office of the president of the council, the council shall elect a successor to the president. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §19.)
AL Code § 11-44C-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-20 - Vice-President of Council.

Section 11-44C-20Vice-president of council. The vice-president of the council shall be elected by the members of the council. The vice-president will serve in the absence of the president. If a vacancy shall occur in the office of the vice-president of the council, the council shall elect a successor to the vice-president. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §20.)
AL Code § 11-44C-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-21 - Powers of Council; Dealings With Officers and Employees in Administrative Service.

Section 11-44C-21Powers 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 governing body of the city by statutes in effect at the time of adoption by the city of the mayor-council form of government and not in conflict with this chapter, (7) Levy property, sales and license taxes and local improvement assessments. Neither the council nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment of any person to, or his removal from office, or in any manner take part in the appointment or removal of officers and employees in the administrative service to the city. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the members of the council shall deal with the administrative service only through the mayor. Members of the council shall not give orders to any subordinates of the mayor, 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 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §21.)
AL Code § 11-44C-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-22 - Vacancies in Council.

Section 11-44C-22Vacancies in council. Vacancies of any nature in the council, other than those occurring less than one year prior to the date of the next regular council election, shall be filled by special elections to be held for that purpose, the dates of which shall be set by the council at the next regular meeting or any subsequent meeting of the council after such vacancy occurs, such dates to be set no later than 120 nor less than 60 days after the occurrence of such vacancies. Such elections shall be held in the same manner and subject to the same procedures as regular council elections and the person so elected shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term. A special election shall be called by the mayor on the date set by the council and shall be held in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the general laws applicable to such city. If a vacancy occurs after reapportionment has changed the district boundaries, but before the new districts take effect, the old district boundaries will remain in effect for filling that vacancy. Vacancies where less than one year remains of the unexpired term shall be filled by appointment by the mayor with confirmation by the council. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §22; Act 2012-245, p. 477, §2.)
AL Code § 11-44C-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-23 - Creating, Changing, Abolishing, or Assigning Additional Functions to Offices, Departments, or Agencies.

Section 11-44C-23Creating, changing, abolishing, or assigning additional functions to offices, departments, or agencies. The council, upon recommendation of the mayor, by ordinance may create, change and abolish offices, departments, or agencies, other than the offices, departments and agencies established or continued by this chapter. The council, upon recommendation of the mayor, by ordinance may assign additional functions or duties to offices, departments or agencies established by this chapter, but may not discontinue or assign to any other office, department, or agency any function or duty assigned by this chapter to a particular office, department or agency. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §23.)
AL Code § 11-44C-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-24 - City Clerk Continued in Office; Applicability of Merit System; Appointment of Successor; Duties.

Section 11-44C-24City clerk continued in office; applicability of merit system; appointment of successor; duties. The city clerk serving under the merit system at the time that this chapter becomes effective shall continue to hold office as the city clerk under the mayor-council form of government of such city, and his successor shall be selected and hold office subject to the provisions of such merit system. After the current city clerk retires, the council shall be the appointing authority in filling any vacancy in the office of city clerk. The city clerk shall give notice of special or called meetings of the council, shall keep the journal of its proceedings, shall authenticate by his signature and record in full in a book kept for such purpose all ordinances and resolutions and shall perform such other duties as shall be required by this chapter, or by ordinance, or such duties as are imposed by general law of Alabama upon city clerks. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §24.)
AL Code § 11-44C-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-25 - First Meeting of Council; Council to Meet Regularly; Meetings Open to Public.

Section 11-44C-25First meeting of council; council to meet regularly; meetings open to public. The first meeting of each newly elected council for induction into office shall be held at 10 o'clock in the morning on the first Monday after the expiration of the term of office of the present municipal officeholders, after which the council shall meet regularly at such times as may be prescribed by its rules, but not less frequently than once a week. All meetings of the council shall be open to the public. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §25.)
AL Code § 11-44C-25.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-25.1 - Number of Required Council Meetings per Year.

Section 11-44C-25.1Number of required council meetings per year. The city council or governing body of a Class 2 municipality shall meet not less than 48 times per year on dates and at times to be decided by the city council. (Acts 1996, No. 96-308, p. 351, §1.)
AL Code § 11-44C-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44C - Government of Class 2 Municipalities.|Section 11-44C-26 - Council to Judge Election and Qualifications of Members.

Section 11-44C-26Council to judge election and qualifications of members. The council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its members and for such purpose 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 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §26.)