SB395 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Harri Anne Smith
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Municipalities, elected officials, mayor and council members, attendance at meetings, removal from office for missed meeting under certain conditions, exception for military service, reinstatement
Description: Existing law provides that municipalities with a population of under 2,000 must hold at least one council meeting per month and municipalities with a population of over 2,000 must hold at least two council meetings per month. In order to conduct business at those meetings, a quorum of the elected municipal officials must be present.
Under existing law, there is no provision to remove from office any mayor, council member, or city commissioner who fails to consistently and regularly attend council meetings except by court action for impeachment.
This bill would provide that a mayor, council member, or city commissioner, whose presence would count toward establishing a quorum, who misses all council or commission meetings for 90 consecutive days, would be removed from office by operation of law.
This bill would provide for exceptions for those officials absent as a result of military service and those officials whose absences are excused by a majority vote of the council or commission for extenuating circumstances.
Subjects: Municipalities