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AL Code § 11-43C-14 (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-14 - District Council Members - Filing as Candidate; Qualifying Fee.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §14.)
AL Code § 11-43C-15 (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-15 - District Council Members - No Primary Elections; Filing of Pauper's Oath or Petition to Become Candidate.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §15.)
AL Code § 11-43C-16 (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-16 - District Council Members - Oath of Office.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §16.)
AL Code § 11-43C-17 (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-17 - District Council Members - Qualifications; Holding Other Offices; Effect of Conviction or Loss of Any Qualification.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §17.)
AL Code § 11-43C-18 (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-18 - District Council Members - Compensation; Additional Stipend for President of Council.

Section 11-43C-18District council members - Compensation; additional stipend for president of council. Each council member shall receive as compensation for his services the sum of $50.00 for each meeting of the council attended, and $400.00 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 above those as specified in this chapter. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §18.)
AL Code § 11-43C-19 (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-19 - President of Council.

Section 11-43C-19President of council. The president of the council shall be elected by the members of the council and shall serve the regular two-year term and may be re-elected for another two-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §19.)
AL Code § 11-43C-20 (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-20 - Vice-President of Council.

Section 11-43C-20Vice-president of council. The vice-president of the council shall be elected by the members of the council and shall serve a two-year term and may be re-elected for another two-year term. The vice-president will serve in the absence of the president. If a vacancy shall occur in the office of vice-president of the council, the council shall elect a successor to the vice-president. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §20.)
AL Code § 11-43C-21 (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-21 - Powers of Council; Dealings With Officers and Employees in Administrative Service.

Section 11-43C-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) Appoint stenographic and clerical employees deemed necessary for service to the council, subject to the provisions of any merit system in effect at such time; (2) Upon recommendation of the mayor, establish administrative departments and distribute the work of divisions; (3) Adopt the budget of the city; (4) Authorize the issuance of bonds or warrants; (5) Inquire into the conduct of any office, department or agency of the city and make investigations as to municipal affairs; (6) Appoint the members of all boards except the Planning Commission and the Housing Board and the Industrial Development Authority; (7) 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; and (8) 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 as provided in subdivision (1) of this section. 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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §21; Acts 1991, No. 91-171, p. 231, §1.)
AL Code § 11-43C-22 (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-22 - Vacancies in Council.

Section 11-43C-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 45 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. Such election shall be held in conjunction with a general, special, or constitutional election, if any falls within the period herein specified; otherwise, 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 council. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §22.)
AL Code § 11-43C-23 (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-23 - Creating, Changing, Abolishing, or Assigning Additional Functions to Offices, Departments, or Agencies.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §23.)
AL Code § 11-43C-24 (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-24 - City Clerk Continued in Office; Applicability of Merit System; Appointment of Successor; Duties.

Section 11-43C-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. 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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §24.)
AL Code § 11-43C-25 (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-25 - First Meeting of Council; Council to Meet Regularly; Meetings Open to Public.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §25.)
AL Code § 11-43C-26 (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-26 - Council to Judge Election and Qualifications of Members.

Section 11-43C-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 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §26.)
AL Code § 11-43C-27 (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-27 - Rules and Order of Business of Council; Journal of Proceedings.

Section 11-43C-27Rules and order of business of council; journal of proceedings. The council shall determine its own rules and order of business. It shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and the journal shall be open to public inspection. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §27.)
AL Code § 11-43C-30 (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-30 - Revision and Codification of Ordinances, Bylaws, and Resolutions; Comprehensive Zone Map.

Section 11-43C-30Revision and codification of ordinances, bylaws, and resolutions; comprehensive zone map. The council may provide for the revision and codification of its ordinances, bylaws, and permanent resolutions, or for the adoption of a code or codes by ordinance. Such code or codes and the revisions or amendments thereof may relate to the whole system of city bylaws, ordinances, and permanent resolutions, or may relate to that portion of such ordinances, bylaws, and permanent resolutions which relate to, affect, or purport to govern any particular subject of municipal legislation. The council shall have full power and authority to prescribe the manner in which said code or codes, revisions or amendments thereto, shall be made public, whether by proclamation of any officer of said city by posting or by publication, one or all, but it shall not be necessary unless so prescribed by the council for such code or codes, revisions or amendments thereto, to be published in a newspaper or newspapers unless such codes, revisions, or amendments include theretofore unpublished substantial changes, in which case such changes along with at least so much of the context thereof as is necessary to convey the meaning of such changes shall be published in accordance with then existing state law. Nor shall it be necessary that such code or codes, revisions or amendments thereto, be spread at length upon the minutes, but they will be noted in the minutes. The council may prescribe that such code or codes, revisions or amendments thereto may be certified by and filed with the city clerk, or other corresponding officer, in lieu of spreading at length the same on the minutes; and the council may prescribe the manner in which copies of such code or codes, revisions or amendments thereto, may be officially certified for use by the residents or by the courts. The council may adopt and provide for the maintenance in a designated office of the city of a comprehensive zone map of the city open for inspection by the public at all reasonable times, and may make such zone map a part of any ordinance by reference thereto in such ordinance and without publication of such zone map in any newspaper. Such zone map need not be in one piece but may for convenience be in sections. A zone map of territory newly added to the city shall be treated as a comprehensive zone map of the city for purposes of application of the provisions of the preceding sentence. These provisions are subject to the publication and recordation of ordinances as set out in Section 11-45-8. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §30.)
AL Code § 11-43C-31 (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-31 - Monthly Statement of Receipts and Expenses; Annual Examination of Books and Accounts.

Section 11-43C-31Monthly statement of receipts and expenses; annual examination of books and accounts. The mayor shall each month print a detailed statement of all receipts and expenses of the city, and shall furnish printed copies thereof to the daily newspapers of the city, other members of the news media of the city, and to persons who apply therefor. At the end of each year, the mayor shall cause a full and complete examination of all the books and accounts of the city to be made by a certified public accountant, or by the state examiners, and shall cause the result of such examination to be published in the manner above provided for publication of statements of monthly expenditures. Such examination shall not be made more than two years in succession by the same accountant. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §31.)
AL Code § 11-43C-32 (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-32 - Mayor - Filing as Candidate; Qualifying Fee.

Section 11-43C-32Mayor - Filing as candidate; qualifying fee. Any person desiring to become a candidate in any election for the office of mayor may become such candidate by filing in the office of the city clerk a statement in writing of such candidacy as required by the general municipal election laws. Said statement shall be accompanied by a qualifying fee in the amount of $350.00, which qualifying fee shall be paid into the general fund of the city. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §32.)
AL Code § 11-43C-33 (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-33 - Mayor - No Primary Election; Filing of Pauper's Oath or Petition to Become Candidate.

Section 11-43C-33Mayor - No primary election; 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 mayor, and candidates shall be nominated as herein provided. A person may also become a candidate for the office of mayor 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 2,000 persons, each of whom is a registered voter residing in the city, provided that no such signature may be obtained more than 12 months immediately preceding the deadline for filing said statements of candidacy. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §33.)
AL Code § 11-43C-34 (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-34 - Mayor - Qualifications.

Section 11-43C-34Mayor - Qualifications. The mayor shall be a qualified elector, and shall have been a resident of the city at least 90 days prior to the election and shall reside within the city during his term of office and shall have attained the age of 25 years. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §34.)
AL Code § 11-43C-35 (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-35 - Mayor - Compensation; Expense Allowance.

Section 11-43C-35Mayor - Compensation; expense allowance. (a) The mayor elected hereunder shall receive an annual salary of forty-two thousand dollars ($42,000). Thereafter, the mayor's salary shall be established as provided in Section 11-43C-18, but in no event shall the salary be more than forty-two thousand dollars ($42,000). Additionally, the mayor shall receive in 2006, an expense allowance in the amount of seven hundred dollars ($700) per month; in 2007, an expense allowance in the amount of one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400) per month; and in 2008, an expense allowance of one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800) per month. (b) Commencing with the next term of office, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11-43C-18, the mayor shall receive an annual salary of sixty-six thousand dollars ($66,000). Additionally, the mayor shall receive an expense allowance in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) per month in lieu of the expense allowance provided in subsection (a). (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §35; Acts 1991, No. 91-481, p. 872, §1; Act 2006-217, p. 375, §1.)