Part 1. Downtown Development Authority.

§ 45-8A-20. Legislative intent.

§ 45-8A-20.01. Definitions.

§ 45-8A-20.02. Use of phrases.

§ 45-8A-20.03. Filing of application; authorization of incorporation by governing body of city.

§ 45-8A-20.04. Procedure to incorporate; contents and execution of certificate of incorporation.

§ 45-8A-20.05. Amendments to certificate of incorporation.

§ 45-8A-20.06. Board of directors.

§ 45-8A-20.07. Officers of the authority.

§ 45-8A-20.08. Powers of authority.

§ 45-8A-20.09. Bonds of authority.

§ 45-8A-20.10. Proceeds from the sale of bonds.

§ 45-8A-20.11. Refunding bonds.

§ 45-8A-20.12. Notice of bond resolution.

§ 45-8A-20.13. Exemption from taxation.

§ 45-8A-20.14. Liability of city.

§ 45-8A-20.15. Exemption from usury and interest laws.

§ 45-8A-20.16. Exemption from competitive bid laws.

§ 45-8A-20.17. Freedom of authority from state supervision and control.

§ 45-8A-20.18. Earnings of the authority.

§ 45-8A-20.19. Dissolution of the corporation and vesting of title to property in the city.

§ 45-8A-20.20. Existence of the authority to prevent incorporation of another by the city.

§ 45-8A-20.21. Power of eminent domain.

§ 45-8A-20.22. Loans, sales, grants, etc., of money property, etc. to authority by counties, municipalities, etc.

Part 2. Education.

§ 45-8A-21. Anniston City Board of Education.

Part 3. Employees.

Division 1. Civil Service.

§ 45-8A-22. Applicability.

§ 45-8A-22.01. Definitions.

§ 45-8A-22.02. Exemptions; opting out.

§ 45-8A-22.03. Civil service rules and regulations.

§ 45-8A-22.04. Civil Service Board.

§ 45-8A-22.05. Expense allowances.

§ 45-8A-22.06. Meetings.

§ 45-8A-22.07. Minutes; records.

§ 45-8A-22.08. Rules and regulations.

§ 45-8A-22.09. Salaries.

§ 45-8A-22.10. Persons eligible and available for appointment; registers; examinations.

§ 45-8A-22.11. Vacancies filled from eligible register.

§ 45-8A-22.12. Suspension of employee; hearing.

§ 45-8A-22.13. Removal, suspension, or discharge; appeal; charges; hearings, investigations, and proceedings.

§ 45-8A-22.14. Political activity.

§ 45-8A-22.15. Compensation and expenses.

§ 45-8A-22.16. Dismissal for violations.

§ 45-8A-22.17. Violation a misdemeanor.

Division 2. Firemen and Police Retirement System.

§ 45-8A-22.60. Applicability.

§ 45-8A-22.61. Creation of retirement fund and board.

§ 45-8A-22.62. Board membership.

§ 45-8A-22.63. Secretary-treasurer.

§ 45-8A-22.64. Trustee; exclusive management and control of fund; pensions and benefits.

§ 45-8A-22.65. Investment of fund for revenue purposes.

§ 45-8A-22.66. Reports.

§ 45-8A-22.67. List of retired police and firefighters.

§ 45-8A-22.68. Board's attorney.

§ 45-8A-22.69. Reasonable and necessary expenses.

§ 45-8A-22.70. Contributions to fund.

§ 45-8A-22.71. Participation in plan.

§ 45-8A-22.72. Participant eligibility for benefits.

§ 45-8A-22.73. Credit for military service.

§ 45-8A-22.74. Credit for continuous service - Retirement eligibility and benefit.

§ 45-8A-22.75. Credit for continuous service - Benefit amounts and limitations.

§ 45-8A-22.76. Retirement at age 60; benefit calculation.

§ 45-8A-22.77. Disability benefits; on-duty and off-duty injuries; hearings.

§ 45-8A-22.78. Termination of employment; return of contributions; participation in plan ceased.

§ 45-8A-22.79. Maximum benefits; limitations; adjustments.

§ 45-8A-22.80. Surviving spouse or child payments; designated beneficiary.

§ 45-8A-22.81. Optional benefit plans.

§ 45-8A-22.82. Partial lump sum option.

§ 45-8A-22.83. Death benefit.

§ 45-8A-22.84. Proof of marriage.

§ 45-8A-22.85. Distribution of benefits.

§ 45-8A-22.86. Eligible rollover distribution; direct rollover.

§ 45-8A-22.87. Termination of employment; return of contributions; return to employment.

§ 45-8A-22.88. Appeal of final decision of retirement board.

§ 45-8A-22.89. Exclusive use of assets of fund; vesting; forfeitures; highly compensated participants.

§ 45-8A-22.90. Actuary; reports.

§ 45-8A-22.91. Annual audits.

§ 45-8A-22.92. Insufficiency of funds.

§ 45-8A-22.93. Warrants for payment of money.

§ 45-8A-22.94. Protection of fund; exemptions.

§ 45-8A-22.95. Transfer, assignment, and conveyance of existing funds, etc., to police and firefighters retirement fund.

§ 45-8A-22.96. Construction.

Division 3. Police and Firefighters Retirement System.

§ 45-8A-22.100. Applicability, the trust and the retirement board.

§ 45-8A-22.101. Retirement board membership; secretary-treasurer.

§ 45-8A-22.102. Powers and duties of the retirement board..

§ 45-8A-22.103. Trustee; pensions and benefits.

§ 45-8A-22.104. Investment of the trust for revenue purposes.

§ 45-8A-22.105. Reports.

§ 45-8A-22.106. List of retired police and firefighters.

§ 45-8A-22.107. Retirement board's attorney.

§ 45-8A-22.108. Reasonable and necessary expenses.

§ 45-8A-22.109. Contributions to the trust.

§ 45-8A-22.110. Participation.

§ 45-8A-22.111. Participant eligibility for benefits.

§ 45-8A-22.112. Credit for military service.

§ 45-8A-22.113. Retirement eligibility and benefit.

§ 45-8A-22.114. Normal retirement age.

§ 45-8A-22.115. Compensation for purposes of benefit calculations.

§ 45-8A-22.116. Disability benefits.

§ 45-8A-22.117. Termination of employment; return of contributions; participation in the plan ceased.

§ 45-8A-22.118. Maximum benefits; limitations; adjustments.

§ 45-8A-22.119. Death benefits.

§ 45-8A-22.120. Optional benefit plans.

§ 45-8A-22.121. Partial lump sum option.

§ 45-8A-22.122. Proof of marriage and parentage.

§ 45-8A-22.123. Minimum distribution requirements.

§ 45-8A-22.124. Eligible rollover distribution; direct rollover.

§ 45-8A-22.125. Claims procedure.

§ 45-8A-22.126. Claims review procedure.

§ 45-8A-22.127. Exclusive use of assets of the trust; vesting; forfeitures.

§ 45-8A-22.128. Actuary; reports.

§ 45-8A-22.129. Annual audits.

§ 45-8A-22.130. Insufficiency of funds.

§ 45-8A-22.131. Warrants for payment of money.

§ 45-8A-22.132. Protection of the trust; exemptions.

§ 45-8A-22.133. Construction.

§ 45-8A-22.134. No contract of employment.

§ 45-8A-22.135. Amendment and termination.

Part 4. Goverrning Body.

Division 1. Adoption of Council-Manager Form of Government-Elections and Term of Council.

§ 45-8A-23. Cities to which part applies.

§ 45-8A-23.001. Petition for election.

§ 45-8A-23.002. Call of election by mayor.

§ 45-8A-23.003. Second election not called within four years.

§ 45-8A-23.004. Question submitted; form of ballot.

§ 45-8A-23.005. Conduct, canvassing, and declaration of result of election.

§ 45-8A-23.006. Election of first council; term of office.

§ 45-8A-23.007. Council.

Division 2. Legal status; Form of Government; Powers.

§ 45-8A-23.030. Legal status; “city.”

§ 45-8A-23.031. Form of government.

§ 45-8A-23.032. Powers of city.

Division 3. The Council.

§ 45-8A-23.050. Number, election, term.

§ 45-8A-23.051. Statement of candidacy.

§ 45-8A-23.052. Ballot.

§ 45-8A-23.053. Eligibility.

§ 45-8A-23.054. Compensation.

§ 45-8A-23.055. Presiding officer; mayor and assistant mayor.

§ 45-8A-23.056. Powers.

§ 45-8A-23.057. Appointment of city manager.

§ 45-8A-23.058. Removal of city manager.

§ 45-8A-23.059. Council not to interfere in appointments or removals.

§ 45-8A-23.060. Vacancies in council.

§ 45-8A-23.061. Creation of new departments or officers; change of duties.

§ 45-8A-23.062. City clerk.

§ 45-8A-23.063. Induction of council into office; meetings of council.

§ 45-8A-23.064. Council to be judge of qualifications of its members.

§ 45-8A-23.065. Rules of procedure.

§ 45-8A-23.066. Meetings, passage or ordinances, etc.

§ 45-8A-23.067. Granting of franchises.

§ 45-8A-23.068. Codification authorized.

§ 45-8A-23.069. Examination of books and publication of accounts.

Division 4. The City Manager.

§ 45-8A-23.090. The city manager - Qualifications.

§ 45-8A-23.091. The city manager - Powers and duties.

§ 45-8A-23.092. City manager - Absence.

§ 45-8A-23.093. Administrative departments.

§ 45-8A-23.094. Directors of department.

§ 45-8A-23.095. Departmental divisions.

Division 5. Budget.

§ 45-8A-23.120. Fiscal year.

§ 45-8A-23.121. Preparation and submission of budget proposal.

§ 45-8A-23.122. Budget proposal a public record.

§ 45-8A-23.123. Publication of notice of public hearing.

§ 45-8A-23.124. Public hearing on budget proposal.

§ 45-8A-23.125. Further consideration of proposal.

§ 45-8A-23.126. Adoption of budget.

§ 45-8A-23.127. Vote required for adoption.

§ 45-8A-23.128. Date of final adoption; failure to adopt.

§ 45-8A-23.129. Effective date of budget; certification; copies made available.

§ 45-8A-23.130. Budget establishes appropriations.

§ 45-8A-23.131. Budget message - Current operations.

§ 45-8A-23.132. Budget message - Capital improvements.

§ 45-8A-23.133. Budget message - Capital program.

§ 45-8A-23.134. Budget message - Supporting schedules.

§ 45-8A-23.135. Contents of complete financial plan.

§ 45-8A-23.136. Anticipated revenues.

§ 45-8A-23.137. Anticipated revenues compared with other years.

§ 45-8A-23.138. Surplus.

§ 45-8A-23.139. Miscellaneous revenues - Generally.

§ 45-8A-23.140. Miscellaneous revenues - Anticipated surplus from municipal utility or other public service enterprise.

§ 45-8A-23.141. Miscellaneous revenues - Measure of estimates.

§ 45-8A-23.142. Miscellaneous revenues - Receipts from special assessments.

§ 45-8A-23.143. Miscellaneous revenues - New sources.

§ 45-8A-23.144. Proposed expenditures - Generally.

§ 45-8A-23.145. Proposed expenditures - Comparison with other years.

§ 45-8A-23.146. Down payments on capital projects.

§ 45-8A-23.147. Budget summary.

Division 6. Department of Finance.

§ 45-8A-23.170. Director of finance - Appointment.

§ 45-8A-23.171. Director of finance - Qualifications.

§ 45-8A-23.172. Director of finance - Surety bond.

§ 45-8A-23.173. Director of finance - Powers and duties.

§ 45-8A-23.174. Work programs; allotments.

§ 45-8A-23.175. Allotments constitute basis of expenditures and are subject to revision.

§ 45-8A-23.176. Transfers of appropriations.

§ 45-8A-23.177. Accounting supervision and control.

§ 45-8A-23.178. When contracts and expenditures prohibited.

§ 45-8A-23.179. Appropriations lapse at end of year,

§ 45-8A-23.180. Fees shall be paid to city government.

§ 45-8A-23.181. Division of purchases.

§ 45-8A-23.182. Competitive bidding.

§ 45-8A-23.183. Contracts for city improvements.

§ 45-8A-23.184. Accounting control of purchases.

§ 45-8A-23.185. No contract executed until bond ordinance effective.

§ 45-8A-23.186. Emergency appropriations.

§ 45-8A-23.187. Borrowing to meet emergency appropriations.

§ 45-8A-23.188. Borrowing in anticipation of property taxes.

§ 45-8A-23.189. Borrowing in anticipation of other revenues.

§ 45-8A-23.190. Notes redeemable prior to maturity.

§ 45-8A-23.191. Sale of notes; report of sale.

Division 7. Establishment of Wards.

§ 45-8A-23.210. Purpose and number of wards.

§ 45-8A-23.211. Establishment of the original wards.

§ 45-8A-23.212. Duty of manager when city limits changed.

§ 45-8A-23.213. Duty of the council after submission of the proposed division.

§ 45-8A-23.214. Duties of council on disapproval of manager's proposed division.

§ 45-8A-23.215. Effect of failure of council to act upon manager's proposed division.

§ 45-8A-23.216. Election for the selection of new wards.

Division 8. Succession in Government.

§ 45-8A-23.230. Rights of officers and employees preserved.

§ 45-8A-23.231. Continuance of present officers.

§ 45-8A-23.232. Status of officers and employees holding positions when council-manager form of government is adopted.

§ 45-8A-23.233. Transfer of records and property.

§ 45-8A-23.234. Continuity of officers, department, board, or agencies.

§ 45-8A-23.235. Continuance of contracts and public improvements.

§ 45-8A-23.236. Pending actions and proceedings.

§ 45-8A-23.237. Pension and relief funds.

§ 45-8A-23.238. Independent authorities, boards, agencies, etc.

§ 45-8A-23.239. When provisions take effect.

Division 9. General Provisions.

§ 45-8A-23.260. Removal of officers and employees.

§ 45-8A-23.261. Right of city manager and other officers in council.

§ 45-8A-23.262. Investigations by council or city manager.

§ 45-8A-23.263. Contracts extending beyond one year.

§ 45-8A-23.264. Publicity of records.

§ 45-8A-23.265. Officers and employees not be privately interested in city contracts.

§ 45-8A-23.266. Official bonds.

§ 45-8A-23.267. Oath of office.

§ 45-8A-23.268. Personnel policies and procedures.

Division 10. Abandonment of Council-Manager Form of Government.

§ 45-8A-23.290. Change to form of government.

Division 11. General Statutory Provisions.

§ 45-8A-23.310. Effect of this part on existing law.

Part 5. Utilities, Water Works and Sewer Board.

§ 45-8A-24. Membership; appointments; payments to City of Anniston.

Part 6. Sale of Alcoholic Beverages.

§ 45-8A-25. Sale of alcoholic beverages.