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AL Code § 11-43C-76 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-76 - Existing Rights and Privileges of Officers and Employees; Existing Laws Not Inconsistent With Personnel, etc., Provisions of Chapter.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §76.)
AL Code § 11-43C-77 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-77 - Personnel Holding Administrative Office Continued in Office; Transfer of Powers and Duties of Office, etc., Abolished by This Chapter.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §77.)
AL Code § 11-43C-78 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-78 - Transfer of Records, Property, and Equipment of Office, etc., Where Powers and Duties Reassigned.

Section 11-43C-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 powers 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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §78.)
AL Code § 11-43C-79 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-79 - Office, etc., With Name or Powers and Duties the Same or Substantially Same as Existing Office Deemed a Continuation of Such Office.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §79.)
AL Code § 11-43C-80 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-80 - Existing Contracts Continued in Force; Public Improvements for Which Legislative Steps Taken.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §80.)
AL Code § 11-43C-81 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-81 - Pending Legal Actions and Proceedings.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §81.)
AL Code § 11-43C-82 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-82 - Laws Relating to Pensions or Retirement and Relief Funds Continued in Force.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §82.)
AL Code § 11-43C-83 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-83 - Laws Relating to Authority for Fairgrounds, etc., Continued in Force.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §83.)
AL Code § 11-43C-84 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-84 - Ordinances and Resolutions Continued in Effect.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §84.)
AL Code § 11-43C-85 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-85 - Removal of Merit System Officers and Employees; Appeal of Decision.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §85.)
AL Code § 11-43C-86 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-86 - Participation in Meetings of Council by Mayor, Department Heads, Etc.

Section 11-43C-86Participation in meetings of council by mayor, department heads, etc. The mayor, the heads of all divisions and 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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §86.)
AL Code § 11-43C-87 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-87 - Inquiry Into Conduct of Office, Department, Agency, or Officer; Investigations as to Municipal Affairs; Subpoena Power.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §87.)
AL Code § 11-43C-88 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-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 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §88.)
AL Code § 11-43C-89 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-89 - Oath Taken by City Officers.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §89.)
AL Code § 11-43C-90 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-90 - Reapportionment of Council Districts Because of Population Change.

Section 11-43C-90Reapportionment of council districts because of population change. Whenever there shall be a change in the population in any of the five 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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §90.)
AL Code § 11-43C-91 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-91 - Procedure for Changing Form of Government; Change From Mayor-Council Form Prohibited for Four Years.

Section 11-43C-91Procedure for changing form of government; change from mayor-council form prohibited for four years. The city is prohibited from changing from the mayor-council form of government within four 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: (i) Awritten 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 (ii) 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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §91.)
AL Code § 11-43C-92 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43C - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Section 11-43C-92 - Appointments to City Positions to Fairly Reflect Make-Up of Total Community; Participation in Contracts by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals; Capital Improvements to Be Based on Need and Fairly and Equitably Made; Allocation to Agencies Serving Poor and Needy.

Section 11-43C-92Appointments to city positions to fairly reflect make-up of total community; participation in contracts by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; capital improvements to be based on need and fairly and equitably made; allocation to agencies serving poor and needy. (a) Within 30 days of taking office, the officials of the city government shall adopt an ordinance to provide that all appointments made by the mayor or council to positions in city government, boards, commissions, agencies, authorities, or any other organization or entity of the city or to any positions to which said officials make appointments, shall fairly and equitably reflect the make-up of the total community with due consideration given to all demographic characteristics of the population. (b) Within 30 days of taking office, the officials of the city government shall adopt an ordinance to provide that all contracts or agreements entered into by the city or any entity thereof for any service of any kind, whether by bid or otherwise, including, but not limited to, professional services and bond issues, shall make every reasonable effort to require that the contractor, firm, or company to which any contract is awarded, must have at least 15 percent participation by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals or the city shall make every reasonable effort to insure that at least 15 percent of the total value of all such contracts and agreements described above shall be awarded to qualified contractors or professionals who are socially and economically disadvantaged. (c) Within 30 days of taking office, the officials of the city government shall adopt an ordinance to require that all capital improvements and repairs made in the city shall be made on the basis of need and shall, as nearly as practicable, be fairly and equitably made in all districts of the city. (d) The officials of the city government shall demonstrate their commitment to the poor and needy in this city by annually allocating in the city budget an amount of funds to be approved by the council to agencies, organizations, and programs serving the poor and needy in a manner and amount to be determined by the council. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §92.)
AL Code § 11-43D-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 43D - Adoption of Mayor-Council Form of Government.|Section 11-43D-1 - Cities to Which Chapter Applies; Form of Ordinance.

Section 11-43D-1Cities to which chapter applies; form of ordinance. The governing body of any Class 5 municipality operating under a United States district court consent decree approved by the court in the case of Tolbert and Petty vs. the City of Bessemer, Civil Action No. 75-297, by a majority vote of the members thereof may adopt an ordinance establishing a mayor-council form of government pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter. Any municipality desiring to adopt a form of government provided for herein shall adopt an ordinance in substantially the following form: "BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF _____ AS FOLLOWS: "Section 1. That pursuant to Act 89-750 of the 1989 Regular Session of the Legislature, the mayor-council form of government pursuant to the United States district court decree agreed to by the parties and approved by the court on the 18th day of October, 1985, in the case of Tolbert and Petty vs. the City of Bessemer, under which the municipality has operated, shall be abandoned on the 1st day of October, 1990. "Section 2. The form of government as described by Act No. 89-750 of the 1989 Regular Session of the Legislature providing for a mayor-council form of government with the mayor and one council member elected at large and six council members from single member districts, is hereby adopted as the form of government for the City of _____ , pursuant to all the terms and conditions contained in said act. "Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by law, and be implemented pursuant to said Act No. 89-750." (Acts 1989, No. 89-750, p. 1518, §1.)