Under existing law, a municipality may adopt the council-manager form of government pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 43A of Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975, the Council-Manager Act of 1982. In that case, the council is composed of five members.
The mayor and one council member are elected at large and three council members are elected from single-member districts. In addition, an alternate form for the composition of the council is provided for in Class 6 municipalities with a mayor and eight council members.
This bill would authorize a Class 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 municipality having the mayor-council form of government to adopt the council-manager form of government having a council composed of either five or seven members with a mayor elected at large and either four or six council members elected either at large or from single-member districts. The bill would also amend existing law to further specify exceptions to existing law to conform to this act.
Pending third reading on day 20 Favorable from County and Municipal Government
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 714
Third Reading Passed
Blackwell motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on County and Municipal Government
Source: Alabama Legislature