SB68 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Municipalities, commission form of gov't under Chapter 44, Title 11, special election procedures, repealed, savings provisions Chapter 44, Title 11 and Article 3, Chapter 46, Title 11 repealed, Secs. 11-44-1 to 11-44-162, inclusive, Secs. 11-46-90 to 11-46-145 inclusive, repealed

Description

Under existing law, Chapter 44 of Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975, authorizes municipalities, under certain conditions, to operate a commission form of government composed of three commissioners elected at-large in the municipality. No municipalities are known to be operating under this form of municipal government. Also, under existing law, specific election procedures are provided for any municipality operating under this form of municipal government.

This bill would repeal these provisions relating to the commission form of government. The bill would authorize any municipality, should one exist, operating under the commission form of municipal government on the effective date of this act to continue those operations under that form of government and come under the mayor-council form of government at the next election cycle.

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Subjects

Municipalities