HB470 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Class 7 municipalities, council manager form of government, alternate procedure for adoption to be operative in November 2012, referendum prior to January 1, 2011, Sec. 11-43A-3.3 added; Secs. 11-43A-16, 11-43A-18, 11-43A-32 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, municipalities in
Classes 2 through 8 may opt to adopt a
council-manager form of government that provides
for a five-member council with the mayor and one
council member elected at large and the remaining
three council members elected from districts. This
change must be initiated by petition of qualified
electors and requires a referendum. At various
times, existing law has provided alternate methods
of limited duration for adopting a council-manager
form of government in Class 6 municipalities</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide an alternate method
by which a Class 7 municipality could convert to a
council-manager form of government. This bill would
authorize the governing body of a Class
municipality, by resolution and without the
requirement of a petition, to call an election on
the adoption of a council-manager form of
government with a five-member council consisting of
a mayor and four council members elected at large</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide a specific time period in
which a municipality could call an election on the
adoption of a council-manager form of government
using this method. This bill would provide that in
municipalities adopting the alternate form of
government the change would become effective the
first Monday in November 2012</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the council-manager form of government,
to amend Sections 11-43A-16, 11-43A-18, and 11-43A-32, Code of
Alabama 1975; to add Section 11-43A-3.3 to the Code of Alabama
1975; to provide an alternate method for adopting a
council-manager form of government in certain Classmunicipalities; to provide for a five-member council with a
mayor and four council members elected at large; to provide
that the governing body of certain Class 7 municipalities, by
resolution and without petition, could call for an election on
the adoption of a council-manager form of government using the
alternate method; to provide a limited period of time in which
the alternate method may be used; and to provide when the
change to the alternate method would be effective.
</p>
Subjects
Municipalities
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2010 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| March 3, 2010 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| January 28, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB470 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |