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AL Code § 11-44E-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 4 - Mayor.|Section 11-44E-70 - Election; Term; Qualification.

Section 11-44E-70Election; term; qualification. The mayor shall be elected at the same election at which commissioners for Districts 1, 3, and 5 are elected under the provisions of Article 3 of this chapter and shall hold office for four years. The mayor shall be elected at large. The mayor shall qualify and take office in the manner hereinafter prescribed on the first Monday in October following his (her) election. The regular election for mayor shall be held on the second Tuesday of July, 1993, and every four years thereafter. The mayor elected at any such regular election shall on or before the first Monday in October following his (her) election make oath that he (she) is eligible for said office and will execute the duties of same according to the best of his (her) knowledge and ability. At any election for mayor the candidate receiving a majority of votes for the office shall be elected thereto. If at the first election a majority is not received by any candidate for the office of mayor, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared eligible for a second (run-off) election to be held on the second Tuesday next thereafter following the first election. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §4.01; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-331, p. 293, §4; Acts 1990, No. 90-287, p. 379, §1.)
AL Code § 11-44E-71 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 4 - Mayor.|Section 11-44E-71 - Statement of Candidacy.

Section 11-44E-71Statement of candidacy. Any person desiring to become a candidate at 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, accompanied by a petition signed by a minimum of 100 registered voters of such city endorsing the candidacy of such candidate and an affidavit taken and certified by such city clerk or by a notary public that such person is duly qualified to hold the office for which he (she) desires to be a candidate. Such statement shall be filed by 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday in June preceding the day set for such election and shall be in substantially the following form: "State of Alabama, _____ County. I, the undersigned, being first duly sworn, depose and say that I am a citizen of the City of _____, in said State and County, and reside at _____ in said City of _____, that I desire to become a candidate for the office of mayor in said City at the election for said office to be held on the _____ day of _____ and that I am duly qualified to hold said office if elected thereto and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official ballot at said election. Signed ________; Sworn to and subscribed before me by said _____ on this _____ day of _____, 2__, and filed in this office for record on said day _____, City Clerk." Said statement shall be accompanied by a qualifying fee in the amount equal to $300.00 which qualifying fee shall be paid over by the city clerk to the general fund of the city. Any person may file with the city clerk, a verified pauper's oath that he (she) does not have the financial resources to pay a qualifying fee and thereupon shall be exempt from filing such fee. No names shall appear upon said ballot as a candidate for election except the names of such persons as have become candidates according to provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §4.02; Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-831, p. 293, §5; Act 2011-252, p. 450, §1.)
AL Code § 11-44E-72 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 4 - Mayor.|Section 11-44E-72 - Eligibility of Candidates.

Section 11-44E-72Eligibility of candidates. The candidates for office of mayor shall have been qualified electors of the city for at least one year prior to qualifying, shall be at least 19 years of age, and shall hold no other public office, except that of notary public or a member of the National Guard, Naval or Military Reserve, or the city commission. The candidates for mayor shall reside in any district within the city. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §4.03.)
AL Code § 11-44E-73 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 4 - Mayor.|Section 11-44E-73 - Compensation; Increase or Decrease of Compensation; Bond.

Section 11-44E-73Compensation; increase or decrease of compensation; bond. The compensation of the mayor elected during the first election held under the terms of this chapter shall be the sum of $42,000.00 per annum. The fees, salary, or compensation of the mayor whose election is authorized by this chapter shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which he (she) shall be elected provided, however, that the commission shall have authority and power to adjust such fees, salaries, or compensation for the succeeding term. The mayor shall be bonded in the minimum amount of $50,000.00, and such additional amount as the commission may determine, if any. Such bond will be at the expense of the city. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §4.04; Acts 1990, No. 90-287, p. 379, §1.)
AL Code § 11-44E-74 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 4 - Mayor.|Section 11-44E-74 - Vacancy in Office of Mayor; Acting Mayor; Special Election; Qualification, Duties, and Term of Successor.

Section 11-44E-74Vacancy in office of mayor; acting mayor; special election; qualification, duties, and term of successor. Whenever a vacancy in the office of mayor shall occur by reason of death, resignation, removal, or any other cause, including physical or mental incapacity, the senior member of the commission based on consecutive time in service as commissioner shall serve as acting mayor until an acting mayor is selected by the commission. An acting mayor shall be selected by a majority vote of the commission and shall assume the duties of the office of mayor effective on the date selected and shall serve as acting mayor until a new mayor is elected and qualified as hereinafter provided. The acting mayor shall receive no compensation, expenses, or allowances as a commissioner while acting as mayor, but shall receive the same rate of pay and allowances provided for the mayor whose vacated office the acting mayor fills. The election commission of the city, if there be one, and if not then the commission thereof, shall within five days of the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of mayor call a special election to fill the vacancy, the election to be held on a Tuesday not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days from the occurrence of the vacancy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a regular or special election is scheduled or required to be held within 90 days after the occurrence of the vacancy but more than 30 days after the occurrence, then the vacancy in the office of mayor will be filled at the regular or special election. Notice of the election shall be given at the expense of the city by one publication at least 18 days in advance of the election in one or more newspapers published in the city. The method, procedure, and requirements of qualifying, voting upon, and determining the successful candidate shall be the same as is provided herein relative to the election of the mayor at regular elections, except that statements of candidacy must be filed at least 20 days before the date set for such election. The successor to the mayor chosen at any such election shall qualify for office as soon as practical thereafter, and shall be clothed with and assume the duties, responsibilities, and powers of such office immediately upon qualification and shall hold office for the unexpired term of the predecessor and until a successor is elected and qualified. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §4.05; Acts 1990, No. 90-287, p. 379, §1; Act 2003-387, §1.)
AL Code § 11-44E-75 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 4 - Mayor.|Section 11-44E-75 - Powers and Duties of Mayor.

Section 11-44E-75Powers and duties of mayor. The mayor shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To serve as the presiding officer of the commission. (2) To vote and have the same privileges as any member of the commission. (3) To represent the city in ceremonial functions. (4) To serve as chief executive officer. (5) To develop the basic objectives and policies of the city in conjunction with the commission and with the advice of the city manager. (6) To insure that adequate plans for the future development and growth of the city are prepared; participate in the preparation; and periodically present such plans for general review and approval by the commission; and present such proposals to the commission for review and approval. (7) To plan in conjunction with the commission for the development of resources within the city and maintain programs which will encourage successful future management of the city. (8) To succeed to all powers, rights, and privileges conferred upon the mayor of the city by statutes and laws of Alabama in effect at the time of adoption by the city of the mayor/commission/city manager form of government and not in conflict with this chapter. (9) To designate the mayor pro-tem in the temporary absence of the mayor. (10) With commission approval, to take such steps as may be necessary to protect and enhance the city's fiscal posture. (11) To develop proposed rules of procedure for consideration by the commission. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §4.06; Acts 1990, No. 90-287, p. 379, §1.)
AL Code § 11-44E-76 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 4 - Mayor.|Section 11-44E-76 - Payment of All Funds.

Section 11-44E-76Payment of all funds. The payment of all funds shall be by checks or warrants signed by the city clerk and countersigned by the mayor, provided, however, a facsimile thereof may be used for such signing. During the absence of the mayor from the corporate limits of the city, and necessity therefore arising, checks or warrants may be countersigned by the mayor pro-tem designated by the mayor to act in his (her) stead. All such disbursements shall be authorized by resolution of the commission. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §4.07.)
AL Code § 11-44E-90 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 5 - City Manager.|Section 11-44E-90 - Creation of Office of City Manager.

Section 11-44E-90Creation of office of city manager. The office of the city manager is hereby created under sole authority of this chapter. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §5.01.)
AL Code § 11-44E-91 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 5 - City Manager.|Section 11-44E-91 - Appointment of City Manager; Qualifications; Residence; Noneligibility of Elected Officials.

Section 11-44E-91Appointment of city manager; qualifications; residence; noneligibility of elected officials. The city manager shall be appointed by a majority vote of the commission. He (She) shall be chosen without regard to political beliefs and solely upon the basis of his (her) executive and administrative qualifications, with special recognition to his (her) actual experience in, or knowledge of, the duties of his office as defined by this chapter. The choice shall not be limited to inhabitants of the city or the State of Alabama, but once appointed to the office, the city manager shall reside within the city. No elected official of the city shall be appointed to the position of city manager during the term for which he (she) shall have been elected nor within one year after the expiration of such term. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §5.02.)
AL Code § 11-44E-93 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 5 - City Manager.|Section 11-44E-93 - Noninterference by Mayor or Commission With Certain Duties of City Manager; Dealings With Administrative Service.

Section 11-44E-93Noninterference by mayor or commission with certain duties of city manager; dealings with administrative service. Neither the mayor, commission nor any of its members shall direct the employment or removal of any person by the city manager or by any of his (her) subordinates in the administrative service of the city. Appointments or removals of employees not subject to a civil service or merit act will be done in conformity with Section 11-44E-92(2). Except for the purposes of inquiry and investigation held in a manner firmly established by resolution or ordinance in advance of such inquiry and investigation, the commission and its members shall deal with the administrative service of the city solely through the city manager, and neither the commission nor any member thereof shall give orders, either publicly or privately, to any employee under the supervision of the city manager, except in emergencies. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §5.04.)
AL Code § 11-44E-94 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 5 - City Manager.|Section 11-44E-94 - Political, Other Improper Influences on City Manager and Personnel Under His (Her) Authority Prohibited; Ineligibility of Candidates for Public Office to Continue Employment.

Section 11-44E-94Political, other improper influences on city manager and personnel under his (her) authority prohibited; ineligibility of candidates for public office to continue employment. Neither the city manager nor any person appointed by him (her) or seeking appointment by him (her) shall be appointed, promoted, reduced, removed, or in any way favored or discriminated against because of his (her) political opinions or affiliations. Neither the city manager nor any officer or employee directly appointed by the city manager shall continue in such position after becoming a candidate for nomination or election to any municipal public office. No person appointed by the city manager, or seeking appointment by him (her), shall either directly or indirectly give, render, or pay any money, service, or other valuable thing to any person for, or on account of, or in connection with, his (her) test, appointment, proposed appointment, promotion, or proposed promotion. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §5.05.)
AL Code § 11-44E-95 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 5 - City Manager.|Section 11-44E-95 - Bond of City Manager.

Section 11-44E-95Bond of city manager. The city manager, before entering upon the discharge of his (her) duties, shall give bond in the penal sum of not less than $50,000.00 payable to the city and for the benefit of the city, and for the use and benefit of the public, to secure and indemnify the city and any of the public by reason of his (her) default, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in the performance of his (her) duties. Expenses of providing such bond shall be paid by the city. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §5.06.)
AL Code § 11-44E-96 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 5 - City Manager.|Section 11-44E-96 - Compensation of City Manager.

Section 11-44E-96Compensation of city manager. The city manager shall receive such compensation as, from time to time, may be approved by the commission as is specified in any employment contract that may exist between the commission and city manager. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §5.07.)
AL Code § 11-44E-97 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 5 - City Manager.|Section 11-44E-97 - Eligibility and Participation in City Retirement and Insurance Plans.

Section 11-44E-97Eligibility and participation in city retirement and insurance plans. The city manager shall be eligible and may participate in the retirement system and the group insurance plan of the city. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §5.08.)
AL Code § 11-44E-98 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 5 - City Manager.|Section 11-44E-98 - Contract Between City Manager and City.

Section 11-44E-98Contract between city manager and city. The tenure, compensation, and duties as provided by law of the city manager shall be enumerated in a contract between the city manager and the city. The contract shall not exceed two years in length with two, one-year renewal options. Commencing on October 1, 2009, the contract shall not exceed four years in length with two, one-year renewal options. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §5.09; Act 2009-355, p. 678, §1.)
AL Code § 11-44E-99 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 5 - City Manager.|Section 11-44E-99 - Vacancies in Office of City Manager.

Section 11-44E-99Vacancies in office of city manager. In the case of a vacancy in the office of city manager, the commission may appoint an acting city manager who shall possess the powers and duties of the city manager until such time as a new city manager is appointed by the commission. The acting city manager shall be compensated at no less than the level as the preceding city manager. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §5.10.)
AL Code § 11-44E-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 5 - City Manager.|Section 11-44E-100 - Temporary Absence or Disability of City Manager.

Section 11-44E-100Temporary absence or disability of city manager. During the temporary absence or disability of the city manager, the city manager shall designate the appropriate department head to serve in his (her) absence with the city commission's approval. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §5.11.)
AL Code § 11-44E-110 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 6 - Budget.|Section 11-44E-110 - Fiscal, Budget, and Accounting Year.

Section 11-44E-110Fiscal, budget, and accounting year. The fiscal year of the city government shall begin on the first day of October and shall end on the last day of September of each calendar year. Such fiscal year shall also constitute the budget and accounting year. As used in this chapter, the term "budget year" shall mean the fiscal year for which any particular budget is adopted and in which it is administered. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §6.01.)
AL Code § 11-44E-111 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 6 - Budget.|Section 11-44E-111 - Submission of Budgets.

Section 11-44E-111Submission of budgets. On a day to be fixed by the commission, but in no case later than the 1st day of September in each year the city manager shall submit to the commission: (1) A separate current revenue and expense budget for the general operation of the city government to be known as "operations budget"; and (2) A budget message. On a day to be fixed by the commission, but in no case later than the 20th day of March each year the city manager shall submit to the commission: (1) A supplemental budget, which shall encompass new programs or activities, capital expenditures, and new personnel additions; and (2) A budget message. When submitting budgets to the commission, the city manager shall submit his recommendation of new sources of revenue or manner of increasing existing sources of revenue, sufficient to balance the budgets, if such additional revenue is necessary to accomplish that purpose. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §6.02; Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-831, p. 293, §6.)
AL Code § 11-44E-112 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 44E - Adoption of Mayor/commission/city Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.|Article 6 - Budget.|Section 11-44E-112 - Five-Year Plan.

Section 11-44E-112Five-year plan. The city manager shall submit to the commission on an annual basis at least a five-year projection of revenue and expenses. In addition, the plan shall include a projection of personnel, program, and capital needs along with a ranking of such by priority. This document shall be known as the five-year plan and without binding the commission shall be used as a budgeting tool. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §6.03.)