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AL Code § 45-8A-23.215 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 7 - Establishment of Wards.|Section 45-8A-23.215 - Effect of Failure of Council to Act Upon Manager's Proposed Division.

Section 45-8A-23.215Effect of failure of council to act upon manager's proposed division. If the council within 30 days after the submission by the manager of his or her proposed division shall neither approve of the manager's proposed division nor adopt a valid ordinance or resolution of disapproval then the division as proposed by the manager shall be deemed adopted and the wards of the city shall for the purpose of each subsequent election of councilmen be as described in the proposed division submitted by the manager. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §7.06.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.216 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 7 - Establishment of Wards.|Section 45-8A-23.216 - Election for the Selection of New Wards.

Section 45-8A-23.216Election for the selection of new wards. In the event that the council shall adopt a valid ordinance or resolution of disapproval under Section 45-8A-23.214 then on the date prescribed in such ordinance or resolution there shall be held an election by the voters. At such election each voter shall choose between the proposed division of the manager and the proposed division of the council as set forth in the ordinance or resolution of disapproval. The proposed division receiving the largest number of votes cast in the election shall thereby be adopted and the wards of the city shall for the purpose of each subsequent election of councilmen be described in the proposed division receiving the larger number of votes. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §7.07.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.230 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 8 - Succession in Government.|Section 45-8A-23.230 - Rights of Officers and Employees Preserved.

Section 45-8A-23.230Rights of officers and employees preserved. Nothing in this part contained, except as specifically provided, shall affect or impair the rights or privileges of officers or employees of the city or of any office, department, board, or agency existing at the time when this part shall take effect, or any provision of law in force at the time when the council-manager form of government shall be adopted and not inconsistent with the provisions of this part, 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, board, or agency thereof. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §8.01.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.231 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 8 - Succession in Government.|Section 45-8A-23.231 - Continuance of Present Officers.

Section 45-8A-23.231Continuance of present officers. All persons holding administrative office at the time the council-manager form of government is adopted shall continue in office and in the performance of their duties until provision shall have been made in accordance therewith for the performance of such duties or the discontinuance of such office. The powers conferred and the duties imposed upon any office, department, board, or agency of the city by the laws of the state shall, if such office, department, board, or agency, be abolished by this part, or under its authority, be thereafter exercised and discharged by the office, department, board, or agency designated by the council unless otherwise provided herein. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §8.02.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.232 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 8 - Succession in Government.|Section 45-8A-23.232 - Status of Officers and Employees Holding Positions When Council-Manager Form of Government Is Adopted.

Section 45-8A-23.232Status of officers and employees holding positions when council-manager form of government is adopted. Any person holding an office or position in the civil service of the city under any civil service or merit system applicable to the city when the council-manager form of government shall be adopted shall continue to hold such office in the civil service of the city under the council-manager form of government and with the same status, rights, and privileges and subject to the same conditions under such applicable civil service or merit system. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §8.03.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.233 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 8 - Succession in Government.|Section 45-8A-23.233 - Transfer of Records and Property.

Section 45-8A-23.233Transfer of records and property. All records, property, and equipment whatsoever of any office, department, or agency or part thereof, all the powers and duties of which are assigned to any other office, department, or agency by this part, 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, or part thereof, are by this part 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 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §8.04.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.234 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 8 - Succession in Government.|Section 45-8A-23.234 - Continuity of Officers, Department, Board, or Agencies.

Section 45-8A-23.234Continuity of officers, department, board, or agencies. Any office, department, board, or agency provided for in this part with a name or with powers and duties the same or substantially the same as those of an office, department, board, or agency heretofore existing shall continue to exercise its powers and duties. Any provision in any law, rule, regulation, contract, grant, or other document relating to such a formerly existing office, department, board, or agency, shall, so far as not inconsistent with the provisions of this part apply to such office, department, board, or agency provided for by this part. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §8.05.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.235 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 8 - Succession in Government.|Section 45-8A-23.235 - Continuance of Contracts and Public Improvements.

Section 45-8A-23.235Continuance of contracts and public improvements. All contracts entered into by the city, or for its benefit, prior to the adoption by such city of the council-manager 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 adoption of the council-manager form of government shall be carried to completion in accordance with the provisions of such existing laws. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §8.06.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.236 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 8 - Succession in Government.|Section 45-8A-23.236 - Pending Actions and Proceedings.

Section 45-8A-23.236Pending actions and proceedings. No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time of the adoption of the council-manager form of government, brought by or against the city or any office, department, board, or agency or officer thereof, shall be affected or abated by the adoption of the council-manager form of government or by anything therein contained in this part. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §8.07.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.237 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 8 - Succession in Government.|Section 45-8A-23.237 - Pension and Relief Funds.

Section 45-8A-23.237Pension and relief funds. All laws and parts of laws relating to pension, retirement, and relief funds for any employees of the city, contained in the general or local laws of the state or in Title 11 as the same may apply and be in effect with respect to any city at the time when such city shall elect to be governed by the provisions of this part, shall continue in full force and effect, and without interruption or change as to any rights which have been acquired thereunder. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §8.08.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.238 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 8 - Succession in Government.|Section 45-8A-23.238 - Independent Authorities, Boards, Agencies, Etc.

Section 45-8A-23.238Independent authorities, boards, agencies, etc. All laws relating to the school board, library board, hospital board, airport board, housing authority, plumbers or electricians board, planning board, zoning board, park or recreation board, municipally owned public utility and any municipally owned service enterprise, including inter alia electric, gas and water boards, agencies, etc., and any board, authority, agency, etc. given such independent status, as the same may apply and be in effect at the time when such city shall elect to be governed by the provisions of this part shall continue in full force and effect and without interruption or change as to the establishment or conduct of any such authority, board, or agency. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §8.09.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.239 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 8 - Succession in Government.|Section 45-8A-23.239 - When Provisions Take Effect.

Section 45-8A-23.239When provisions take effect. For the purpose of nominating and electing members of the council, the provisions of this part shall become applicable to any city adopting the council-manager form of government upon the filing of the certificate of adoption by the judge of probate with the mayor of the city as provided for in Section 45-8A-23.004. For all other purposes the provisions of this part shall become applicable to the city at the time when the first council of such city elected under the provisions hereof takes office and qualifies. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §8.10.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.260 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 9 - General Provisions.|Section 45-8A-23.260 - Removal of Officers and Employees.

Section 45-8A-23.260Removal of officers and employees. Subject to the provisions of any civil service or merit system applicable to the city, any officer or employee whose successor may be appointed by the city manager or by the head of any office, department, board, or agency, may be removed by the manager or other appointing officer at any time, and the decision of the city manager, or other appointing officer, shall be subject to appeals therefrom, if any, provided by applicable law. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §9.01.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.261 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 9 - General Provisions.|Section 45-8A-23.261 - Right of City Manager and Other Officers in Council.

Section 45-8A-23.261Right of city manager and other officers in council. The city manager, 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 city manager 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 office, departments, boards, or agencies. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §9.02.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.262 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 9 - General Provisions.|Section 45-8A-23.262 - Investigations by Council or City Manager.

Section 45-8A-23.262Investigations by council or city manager. The council, the city manager, or any person or committee authorized by either of them, shall have power to inquire into the conduct of any office, department, board, or 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 one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both.  (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §9.03.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.263 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 9 - General Provisions.|Section 45-8A-23.263 - Contracts Extending Beyond One Year.

Section 45-8A-23.263Contracts extending beyond one year. No contract involving the payment of money out of the appropriation of more than one year shall be made for a period of more than five years, nor shall any such contract be valid unless made or approved by ordinance, and signed in the name of the city by the mayor and countersigned by the manager. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §9.04.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.264 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 9 - General Provisions.|Section 45-8A-23.264 - Publicity of Records.

Section 45-8A-23.264Publicity of records. All records and accounts of every office, department, board, or agency of the city shall be open to inspection by any person at all reasonable times and under reasonable regulations established by the city manager, except competitive bids for contracts under negotiation. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §9.05.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.265 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 9 - General Provisions.|Section 45-8A-23.265 - Officers and Employees Not Be Privately Interested in City Contracts.

Section 45-8A-23.265Officers and employees not be privately interested in city contracts. No member of the council, officer, or employee elected or appointed 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, and no such member of the council, officer, or 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 any person, firm, or corporation operating interurban railway, street railway, gas works, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line, or telephone exchange within the territorial limits of the city. No such member of the council, officer, or employee of such city shall be interested in or an employee or attorney of any corporation operating any public service utility within the city. No such member of the council, officer, or employee shall receive, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm, or corporation operating within the territorial limits of the city any interurban railway, railway, street railway, gas works, water works, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line, or telephone exchange, or other business using or operating under a public franchise, and frank, free pass, free ticket, or free service, or accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any such person, firm, or corporation, 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 one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300), and may be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 90 days, and his or her office shall be vacated. 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 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §9.06.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.266 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 9 - General Provisions.|Section 45-8A-23.266 - Official Bonds.

Section 45-8A-23.266Official bonds. The city manager, the director of finance, and such other officers or employees as the council may by general ordinance require so to do, shall give bond in such amount and with such surety as may be approved by the council. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the city. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §9.07.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.267 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 9 - General Provisions.|Section 45-8A-23.267 - Oath of Office.

Section 45-8A-23.267Oath of office. Every councilman, officer, and employee of the city shall, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, take and subscribe to the following oath or affirmation, to be filed and kept in the office of the city clerk: "I solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am eligible for the office of __________ and will execute the duties of same according to the best of my ability, and that I will support the constitutions and will obey the laws of the United States and of the State of Alabama; that I will, in all respects, observe the provisions of the ordinances of the City of __________, and will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of __________." (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §9.08.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.268 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 9 - General Provisions.|Section 45-8A-23.268 - Personnel Policies and Procedures.

Section 45-8A-23.268Personnel policies and procedures.  All employees of the City of Anniston, except civil service employees and grandfathered employees who are subject to the civil service system, shall be employees of the city subject to the personnel policies and procedures adopted, and as amended, by the city council. The personnel policies shall prescribe the classification for different types of services to be performed, allocate each position of employment, determine the salary to be paid to each employee, and prescribe policies and procedures for the removal of employees from a position of employment or the suspension, demotion, or otherwise disciplining of employees. (Act 2014-244, p. 776, §2.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.290 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 10 - Abandonment of Council-Manager Form of Government.|Section 45-8A-23.290 - Change to Form of Government.

Section 45-8A-23.290Change to form of government. No city may change from the council-manager form of government within two years after the adoption thereof. At the end of such period, or at any time thereafter, the city may change its form of municipal government in the manner provided by law, provided that no election on the abandonment of the council-manager form of government shall be held within two years after any other election thereon. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §10.1; Acts 1975, No. 325, p. 852, §1; Acts 1975, No. 858, p. 1696, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-23.310 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Anniston.|Part 4 - Goverrning Body.|Division 11 - General Statutory Provisions.|Section 45-8A-23.310 - Effect of This Part on Existing Law.

Section 45-8A-23.310Effect of this part on existing law. (a) All laws and parts of laws, general, local, or special, relating to or affecting the city, its powers, functions, duties, and property, in force when this part shall take effect are hereby continued in effect; but all such laws relating to the exercise of powers, functions, and duties by the commission or mayor-council or some other form of government shall be superseded to the extent that the same are inconsistent with the provisions of this part. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §11.1.)