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Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
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Title11 COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. |
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Title2 PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ONLY. |
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Chapter44C. GOVERNMENT OF CLASS 2 MUNICIPALITIES. |
| § 11-44C-1. Applicability of chapter. |
| § 11-44C-2. Special election as to adoption of commission or mayor-council form of government. |
| § 11-44C-3. Form of ballot; marking of ballot; use of voting machines. |
| § 11-44C-4. Conduct of election; portions of chapter applicable upon choosing form of government; election expenses. |
| § 11-44C-5. Provisions applicable to mayor-council form of government. |
| § 11-44C-6. Election of council and mayor-at-large; time of taking office; election expenses. |
| § 11-44C-8. Mayor - Majority vote requirements; run-off election. |
| § 11-44C-9. Mayor - Elections held quadrennially; oath; may succeed himself. |
| § 11-44C-10. City continued as municipal corporation. |
| § 11-44C-11. Government known as "mayor-council form of government"; powers of city vested in council; manner in which powers exercised. |
| § 11-44C-12. Powers of city generally. |
| § 11-44C-13. Council to consist of seven district council members; composition of districts. |
| § 11-44C-14. District council members - Filing as candidate; qualifying fee. |
| § 11-44C-15. District council members - No primary elections; filing of pauper's oath or petition to become candidate. |
| § 11-44C-16. District council members - Oath of office. |
| § 11-44C-17. District council members - Qualifications; holding other offices; effect of conviction or loss of any qualification. |
| § 11-44C-18. District council members - Compensation; additional stipend for president of council. |
| § 11-44C-19. President of council. |
| § 11-44C-20. Vice-president of council. |
| § 11-44C-21. Powers of council; dealings with officers and employees in administrative service. |
| § 11-44C-22. Vacancies in council. |
| § 11-44C-23. Creating, changing, abolishing, or assigning additional functions to offices, departments, or agencies. |
| § 11-44C-24. City clerk continued in office; applicability of merit system; appointment of successor; duties. |
| § 11-44C-25. First meeting of council; council to meet regularly; meetings open to public. |
| § 11-44C-25.1. Number of required council meetings per year. |
| § 11-44C-26. Council to judge election and qualifications of members. |
| § 11-44C-27. Rules and order of business of council; journal of proceedings. |
| § 11-44C-29. Grant of franchise, lease, or right to use streets, etc., by ordinance or resolution. |
| § 11-44C-30. Revision and codification of ordinances, bylaws, and resolutions; comprehensive zone map. |
| § 11-44C-31. Monthly statement of receipts and expenses; annual examination of books and accounts. |
| § 11-44C-32. Mayor - Filing as candidate; qualifying fee. |
| § 11-44C-33. Mayor - No primary election; filing of pauper's oath or petition to become candidate. |
| § 11-44C-34. Mayor - Qualifications. |
| § 11-44C-35. Mayor - Compensation. |
| § 11-44C-36. Mayor - Vacancies; acting mayor; special election to fill vacancy; term of office. |
| § 11-44C-37. Mayor - Powers and duties. |
| § 11-44C-38. Divisions of city government; executive directors of divisions; city attorney; outside counsel. |
| § 11-44C-39. Distribution of work among departmental divisions. |
| § 11-44C-40. Mayor authorized to employ additional personnel; amount available for salaries; not subject to merit system. |
| § 11-44C-41. Fiscal, budget, and accounting years. |
| § 11-44C-42. Mayor to submit budget to council. |
| § 11-44C-43. Estimates of revenue and expenditures for each department, etc.; compilation of budget information by director of finance; review and revision of estimates. |
| § 11-44C-44. General fund budget. |
| § 11-44C-46. Contents of budget message. |
| § 11-44C-47. Printing and distribution of budget message and general fund, public utility and capital budgets. |
| § 11-44C-48. Public hearing on budget. |
| § 11-44C-49. Revision of budget after hearing; increase in expenditures over mayor's recommendation; expenditures not to exceed receipts and surplus unless additional revenue measures adopted. |
| § 11-44C-50. Summary of budget. |
| § 11-44C-51. Adoption of general fund budget and any necessary revenue measure; failure to adopt budget. |
| § 11-44C-52. Disapproval by mayor of expenditure line item; adherence by council to expenditure. |
| § 11-44C-53. Budget effective upon final adoption; certification; printing and distribution. |
| § 11-44C-54. Budget estimates for public utilities; presentation of budget to council. |
| § 11-44C-55. Submission of work program which shows requested appropriations for department, etc.; revision. |
| § 11-44C-56. Transfer of unencumbered balance from one department, etc., to another. |
| § 11-44C-57. Additional appropriations. |
| § 11-44C-58. Emergency appropriations. |
| § 11-44C-59. Lapse of unexpended and unencumbered appropriation. |
| § 11-44C-60. Capital improvement program. |
| § 11-44C-61. Capital budget; lapse of appropriations for capital improvement projects; reserve fund for permanent public improvements. |
| § 11-44C-62. Payments and obligations must be in accord with appropriations; certification by director of finance; void payments and obligations; penalty for knowing violations. |
| § 11-44C-63. Existing budget continued in force. |
| § 11-44C-64. Department of finance; director. |
| § 11-44C-65. Director of finance - Qualifications; bond. |
| § 11-44C-66. Director of finance - Powers and duties. |
| § 11-44C-67. Expenditures not to exceed appropriation for that general classification of expenditure; expenditures financed by bonds; leases or contracts for period exceeding budget year. |
| § 11-44C-68. Disposition of fees received by officers and employees. |
| § 11-44C-69. Division of department of finance to be responsible for purchases; powers and duties of division head. |
| § 11-44C-70. Competitive bidding on contracts for supplies, materials, or equipment. |
| § 11-44C-71. City improvements costing more than $2,000.00 to be executed by contract; bidding on contract; alteration of contract. |
| § 11-44C-72. Purchases and contracts shall be pursuant to written requisition; certification of balance sufficient to pay for contract or order. |
| § 11-44C-73. Revenue notes. |
| § 11-44C-74. Emergency notes. |
| § 11-44C-75. Notes not payable on demand; redemption prior to maturity; private sale. |
| § 11-44C-76. Existing rights and privileges of officers and employees; existing laws not inconsistent with personnel, etc., provisions of chapter. |
| § 11-44C-77. Personnel holding administrative office continued in office; transfer of powers and duties of office, etc., abolished by this chapter. |
| § 11-44C-78. Transfer of records, property, and equipment of office, etc., where powers and duties reassigned. |
| § 11-44C-79. Office, etc., with name or powers and duties the same or substantially same as existing office deemed a continuation of such office. |
| § 11-44C-80. Existing contracts continued in force; public improvements for which legislative steps taken. |
| § 11-44C-81. Pending legal actions and proceedings. |
| § 11-44C-82. Laws relating to pensions or retirement and relief funds continued in force. |
| § 11-44C-83. Laws relating to authority for fairgrounds, etc., continued in force. |
| § 11-44C-84. Ordinances and resolutions continued in effect. |
| § 11-44C-85. Removal of merit system officers and employees; appeal of decision. |
| § 11-44C-86. Participation in meetings of council by mayor, department heads, etc. |
| § 11-44C-87. Inquiry into conduct of office, department, agency, or officer; investigations as to municipal affairs; subpoena power. |
| § 11-44C-89. Oath taken by city officers. |
| § 11-44C-90. Reapportionment of council districts because of population change. |
| § 11-44C-91. Procedure for changing form of government; change from mayor-council form prohibited for two years. |
| § 11-44C-92. Commission form of government. |
| § 11-44C-93. Provisions applicable regardless of form of government chosen. |
| § 11-44C-94. Materials or supplies becoming component parts in repair, etc., of certain aircraft. |
| § 11-44C-94.1. Exemption reiterated for materials or supplies becoming component parts in repair, etc., of certain aircraft. |
| § 11-44C-95. Tax exemption for the Centre for the Living Arts, Inc. |
| § 11-44C-96. Tax exemption for BayFest, Inc. |
| § 11-44C-97. Water and sewer system boards - Composition. |
| § 11-44C-98. Board of adjustment. |