SB395 Alabama 2010 Session

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

Relating to municipalities; to provide that certain municipal officials who miss all council or commission meetings under certain conditions would be removed from office by operation of law; to provide for a record of attendance by municipal officials at council or commission meetings even where a quorum is not present; and to provide for an exception for military service as well as reinstatement based on extenuating circumstances as approved by a majority vote of the council or commission.