SB254 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Clyde ChamblissSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2021
Title: Redevelopment Authorities, qualification for directors, Sec. 11-54A-7 am'd.
Summary: This bill allows redevelopment authority board members to be property owners within the redevelopment district as an alternative to being qualified electors of the city.
What This Bill Does
It amends the law to let a board member be either a duly qualified elector of the city or a property owner within the redevelopment district. The rest of the board rules stay the same: the city elects directors, terms are staggered and long (initial groups of 2, 4, and 6 years, then 6 years), vacancies are filled by the city, directors can be reelected, and they receive reimbursement for expenses and can be impeached or removed under state law. The act takes effect immediately after governor approval.

Who It Affects
Property owners within a redevelopment district: newly eligible to serve as directors on redevelopment authorities.
Qualified electors of the city: remain eligible to serve as directors; eligible pool broadened to include district property owners.

Key Provisions
Each director must be either a qualified city elector or a property owner within the redevelopment district.
Board composition and terms: at least three directors elected by the city; initial terms divided into groups of two, four, and six years, with six-year terms thereafter; vacancies filled by the city for the unexpired term; directors eligible for reelection.
Expense reimbursement for directors and grounds for impeachment/removal under Alabama law.
Immediate effectiveness upon passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects: Redevelopment Authorities