HB491 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Mike Millican
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Winfield, city council authorized to establish a theater board for maintenance and operation of Pastime Theater, members, terms, duties, funding
Summary: HB491 lets Winfield create a seven-member theater board to manage the Pastime Theater, with defined duties, budgeting requirements, and oversight by the city council.
What This Bill Does
The City Council may establish a seven-member theater board to oversee the Pastime Theater; board members are appointed by the Council and elect a chair, with vacancies filled by the Council. Board members serve three-year terms that the Council staggers. The board handles daily operations, contracts, event scheduling, and must prepare an annual budget by September 1, with any overspending or capital purchases over $7,500 needing Council review, and grants requiring Council approval; the City budget must include funding for the theater and for insurance and utilities. The act ratifies prior related expenditures, and becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and Governor approval.

Who It Affects
City government and residents of Winfield: the Council gains authority to create and fund a theater board that will oversee the Pastime Theater and require budgeting and oversight.
Pastime Theater operations and staff/volunteers: will be responsible for day-to-day management, contracts, scheduling events, budgeting, and seeking Council approval for large expenditures and grants.

Key Provisions
The City Council may create a theater board to oversee the Pastime Theater.
The board shall have seven members appointed by the City Council, elect a chair, and vacancies are filled by the Council.
Members serve three-year terms with first terms staggered; duties include daily operations, contracts, scheduling events, and budgeting by Sept 1 each year; expenditures above budget or over $7,500 require Council approval.
The board must obtain Council consent for all grant requests and applications; the City budget must include a line item for theater funding and for insurance and utilities.
Expenditures made before this act becomes effective are ratified; the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and Governor approval.

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Subjects: Marion County