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AL Code § 11-44C-71 (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-71 - City Improvements Costing More Than $2,000.00 to Be Executed by Contract; Bidding on Contract; Alteration of Contract.

Section 11-44C-71City improvements costing more than $2,000.00 to be executed by contract; bidding on contract; alteration of contract. Any city improvement costing more than $2,000.00 shall be executed by contract except where such improvement is authorized by the council to be executed directly by a city department in conformity with detailed plans, specifications and estimates. All such contracts for more than $2,000.00 shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after such public notice and competition as may be prescribed by resolution or ordinance; provided, however, the mayor shall have the power to reject all bids and advertise again. Alteration in any contract may be made when authorized by the council upon the written recommendation of the mayor. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede or nullify provisions of state law requiring or governing competitive bidding. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §71.)
AL Code § 11-44C-72 (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-72 - Purchases and Contracts Shall Be Pursuant to Written Requisition; Certification of Balance Sufficient to Pay for Contract or Order.

Section 11-44C-72Purchases and contracts shall be pursuant to written requisition; certification of balance sufficient to pay for contract or order. All purchases made and contracts executed by the purchasing agent shall be pursuant to a written requisition from the head of the office, department or agency whose appropriation will be charged, and no contract or order shall be issued to any vendor unless and until the director of finance certifies that there is a sufficient unencumbered appropriation balance to pay for the supplies, materials, equipment or contractual service for which the contract or order is to be issued. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §72.)
AL Code § 11-44C-73 (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-73 - Revenue Notes.

Section 11-44C-73Revenue notes. In any budget year, in anticipation of the collection of revenues, the council may by resolution authorize the borrowing of money by the issuance of negotiable notes of the city, each of which shall be designated "revenue note for the year _____ (stating the budget year)." Such notes may be renewed from time to time, but all such notes, together with the renewals, shall mature and be paid not later than the end of the fiscal year after the budget year in which the original notes have been issued. Such borrowing shall be subject to any limitation provided by law. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §73.)
AL Code § 11-44C-74 (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-74 - Emergency Notes.

Section 11-44C-74Emergency notes. In the absence of available revenues to meet emergency appropriations under the provisions of this chapter, the council may by resolution authorize the issuance of notes, each of which shall be designated "emergency note" and may be renewed from time to time, but all such notes and renewals shall be paid not later than the last day of the fiscal year next succeeding the budget year in which the emergency appropriation was made. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §74.)
AL Code § 11-44C-75 (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-75 - Notes Not Payable on Demand; Redemption Prior to Maturity; Private Sale.

Section 11-44C-75Notes not payable on demand; redemption prior to maturity; private sale. No notes shall be made payable on demand, but any note may be made subject to redemption prior to maturity upon notice and at such time as may be stated in the note. All notes may be sold at not less than par and accrue interest at private sale without previous advertisement. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §75.)
AL Code § 11-44C-76 (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-76 - Existing Rights and Privileges of Officers and Employees; Existing Laws Not Inconsistent With Personnel, etc., Provisions of Chapter.

Section 11-44C-76Existing rights and privileges of officers and employees; existing laws not inconsistent with personnel, etc., provisions of chapter. Nothing contained in the provisions of this chapter shall affect or impair the rights or privileges of officers or employees of the city or of any office, department, or agency existing at the time when this chapter shall take effect or any provision of law in force at the time when the mayor-council form of government shall become applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter 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 city or any office, department or agency thereof, and as provided by the city's merit system. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §76.)
AL Code § 11-44C-77 (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-77 - Personnel Holding Administrative Office Continued in Office; Transfer of Powers and Duties of Office, etc., Abolished by This Chapter.

Section 11-44C-77Personnel holding administrative office continued in office; transfer of powers and duties of office, etc., abolished by this chapter. All personnel, except those specifically designated by the provisions of this chapter as removable at the discretion of the mayor, holding administrative office at the time the mayor-council form of government becomes effective shall continue in office and in the performance of their duties until other provisions have been made by law for the performance of such duties or the discontinuance of such office. If any office, department or agency of the city shall be abolished by this chapter, the powers conferred and the duties imposed upon such units by the laws of the state shall thereafter be exercised and discharged by the office, department or agency designated by the council. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §77.)
AL Code § 11-44C-78 (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-78 - Transfer of Records, Property, and Equipment of Office, etc., Where Powers and Duties Reassigned.

Section 11-44C-78Transfer of records, property, and equipment of office, etc., where powers and duties reassigned. All records, property, and equipment of any office, department or agency, whose power and duties are assigned to any other office, department, or agency by the provisions of this chapter, shall be transferred and delivered to the office, department, or agency to which such powers and duties are so assigned. If part of the powers and duties of any office, department, or agency are assigned to another office, department, or agency, all records, property and equipment relating exclusively thereto shall be transferred and delivered to the office, department, or agency to which such powers and duties are so assigned. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §78.)
AL Code § 11-44C-79 (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-79 - Office, etc., With Name or Powers and Duties the Same or Substantially Same as Existing Office Deemed a Continuation of Such Office.

Section 11-44C-79Office, etc., with name or powers and duties the same or substantially same as existing office deemed a continuation of such office. Any office, department, or agency provided for by this chapter with a name or with powers and duties the same or substantially the same as those of any such office, department or agency heretofore existing, shall be deemed to be a continuation of such office, department, or agency, and shall continue to exercise its powers and duties until otherwise provided, and shall have power to continue any business, proceeding or other matter within the scope of its regular powers and duties. Any provision in any law, rule, regulation, contract, grant, or other document relating to such a formerly existing office, department, or agency shall, so far as not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, apply to such office, department, or agency. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §79.)
AL Code § 11-44C-80 (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-80 - Existing Contracts Continued in Force; Public Improvements for Which Legislative Steps Taken.

Section 11-44C-80Existing contracts continued in force; public improvements for which legislative steps taken. All contracts entered into by the city, or for its benefit, prior to the application to such city of the mayor-council form of government, shall continue in full force and effect. Public improvements for which legislative steps have been taken under laws existing at the time of the organization under the mayor-council form of government may be carried to completion as nearly as practicable in accordance with the provisions of such existing laws. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §80.)
AL Code § 11-44C-81 (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-81 - Pending Legal Actions and Proceedings.

Section 11-44C-81Pending legal actions and proceedings. No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time of the organization under the mayor-council form of government, brought by or against the city or any office, department, or agency or officer thereof, shall be affected or abated by the change to the mayor-council form of government or by anything contained in this chapter; but all such actions or proceedings may be continued notwithstanding that functions, powers, and duties of any office, department, or agency or officer party thereto may by or under this chapter be assigned or transferred to another office, department, or agency or officer, but in that event, the same may be prosecuted or defended by the head of the office, department, or agency to which such functions, powers, and duties have been assigned or transferred by or under the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §81.)
AL Code § 11-44C-82 (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-82 - Laws Relating to Pensions or Retirement and Relief Funds Continued in Force.

Section 11-44C-82Laws relating to pensions or retirement and relief funds continued in force. All laws and parts of laws relating to pensions or retirement and relief funds for policemen, firemen, and other employees of the city, contained in the general or local laws of the state as the same may apply and be in effect with respect to any such city at the time when such city shall become governed by the provisions of this chapter, shall continue in full force and effect, and without interruption. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §82.)
AL Code § 11-44C-83 (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-83 - Laws Relating to Authority for Fairgrounds, etc., Continued in Force.

Section 11-44C-83Laws relating to authority for fairgrounds, etc., continued in force. All laws and parts of laws relating to establishment or financing of an authority for fairgrounds, parks, exhibitions, and other facilities for the amusement, recreation, and cultural development of the citizens of the city, contained in the general or local laws of the state, as the same may apply and be in effect with respect to any such city at the time when such city shall become organized under the provisions of this chapter, shall continue in full force and effect and without interruption or change until otherwise provided by law. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §83.)
AL Code § 11-44C-84 (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-84 - Ordinances and Resolutions Continued in Effect.

Section 11-44C-84Ordinances and resolutions continued in effect. All ordinances and resolutions of the city in effect at the time the form of government herein provided for becomes effective shall continue in effect unless and until changed or repealed by the council. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §84.)
AL Code § 11-44C-85 (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-85 - Removal of Merit System Officers and Employees; Appeal of Decision.

Section 11-44C-85Removal of merit system officers and employees; appeal of decision. Any merit system officer or employee to whom the mayor, or a head of any office, department, or agency, may appoint a successor, may be removed by the mayor or other appointing officer at any time, and the decision of the mayor, or other appointing officer, shall be subject to appeals provided by law. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §85.)
AL Code § 11-44C-86 (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-86 - Participation in Meetings of Council by Mayor, Department Heads, Etc.

Section 11-44C-86Participation in meetings of council by mayor, department heads, etc. The mayor, the heads of all departments, and such other officers of the city as may be designated by the council, shall be entitled to attend meetings of the council, but shall have no vote therein. The mayor shall have the right to take part in the discussion of all matters coming before the council, and the directors and other officers shall be entitled to take part in all discussions of the council relating to their respective offices, departments, or agencies. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §86.)
AL Code § 11-44C-87 (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-87 - Inquiry Into Conduct of Office, Department, Agency, or Officer; Investigations as to Municipal Affairs; Subpoena Power.

Section 11-44C-87Inquiry into conduct of office, department, agency, or officer; investigations as to municipal affairs; subpoena power. The council, or the mayor, shall have power to inquire into the conduct of any office, department, agency, or officer of the city and to make investigations as to municipal affairs, and for that purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the production of books, papers, and other evidence. Failure to obey such subpoena or to produce books, papers, or other evidence as ordered under the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, or both. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §87.)
AL Code § 11-44C-88 (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-88 - Interest of Official or Employee in Contracts With City or Public Utility Prohibited; Acceptance of Gifts, etc.; Free Transportation of Officials, Policemen, and Firemen in Discharge of Duties.

Section 11-44C-88Interest of official or employee in contracts with city or public utility prohibited; acceptance of gifts, etc.; free transportation of officials, policemen, and firemen in discharge of duties. No elected official or city employee shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract for work or material, or the profits thereof, or services to be furnished or performed for the city, nor shall he be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract for work or material, or the profits thereof, or services to be furnished or performed for any person, firm, or corporation operating interurban railway, street railway, water works, gas works, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line or telephone exchange within the territorial limits of said city, nor shall he accept any free pass, free ticket, or free service from said corporations or utilities or accept any gift or other thing of value, or any service upon terms more favorable than are granted to the public generally. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, the guilty person shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $300.00, be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 90 days, and every such contract or agreement shall be void. Such prohibition of free transportation shall not apply to policemen or firemen in uniform nor to policemen in the discharge of their duty nor shall service to city officials in their official capacity heretofore provided by any franchise or ordinance be affected by this section. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §88.)
AL Code § 11-44C-89 (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-89 - Oath Taken by City Officers.

Section 11-44C-89Oath taken by city officers. Every officer of the city shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation as provided by law, to be filed and kept in the office of the city clerk. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §89.)
AL Code § 11-44C-90 (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-90 - Reapportionment of Council Districts Because of Population Change.

Section 11-44C-90Reapportionment of council districts because of population change. Whenever there shall be a change in the population in any of the seven districts heretofore established following a decennial federal census beginning in 1990, there shall be a reapportionment of the council districts in the following manner: (1) The mayor shall within six months after the publication of the 1990 federal census, and each decennial federal census thereafter, file with the council a report containing a recommended plan for the 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 centerlines of streets or other well-defined boundaries. b. Each district shall contain as nearly as is reasonable the same population. The report shall include a map and description of the districts recommended and shall be drafted as a proposed ordinance and considered by the council as other ordinances are considered. Once filed with the clerk, the report shall be treated as an ordinance introduced by a council member. (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 mayor shall become effective without enactment by the council, as if it were a duly enacted ordinance. (3) Such redistricting ordinance shall apply to the first regular election held more than six months after its becoming effective and to all municipal elections, regular or special, held after the first regular election. No incumbent council member shall be deprived of his or her unexpired term of office because of such redistricting. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §90.)
AL Code § 11-44C-91 (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-91 - Procedure for Changing Form of Government; Change From Mayor-Council Form Prohibited for Two Years.

Section 11-44C-91Procedure for changing form of government; change from mayor-council form prohibited for two years. The city is prohibited from changing from the mayor-council form of government within two years after the adoption thereof. At the end of such period, or at any time thereafter, the city's form of government may be amended or changed when: (1) A written petition executed by 10 percent of the number of those who voted in the last city election is submitted to the council with the proposed changes or amendments incorporated in the petition; after presentation of the petition, the council shall call for a referendum vote on the proposed changes and amendments, and (2) A majority of the votes cast in the referendum is in favor of the proposed changes or amendments. After the council receives the proposed changes and petition, it shall call a special election for the purpose of determining whether the city shall adopt the changes or amendments. Notice shall be given of the time and purpose of such election by publication once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in said city prior to the referendum vote. All qualified electors of such city may participate in the election and such questions shall be plainly printed upon the ballot. The referendum shall be conducted, the expenses paid, the votes canvassed and the results declared in the same manner as is provided by law in other city elections. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §91.)