HB369 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mary MooreRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to municipalities; to add Section 11-43-23 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit the employment of city managers by certain municipal governments after a certain date.

Summary

HB369 would stop certain municipalities from hiring new city managers after January 1, 2023, allowing only positions created before that date.

What This Bill Does

The bill adds a rule that no municipal government with a mayor-and-aldermen or a commission form may employ a city manager unless that position was created before January 1, 2023. This means new city manager positions cannot be created or filled after that date, while existing positions created before it may continue. The act becomes effective immediately after it is passed and signed by the Governor.

Who It Affects

• Municipal governments with a mayor and aldermen or a commission form of government, regarding their ability to hire city managers
• City manager positions that were created on or after January 1, 2023 (prohibited), and those created before that date (permitted to continue)

Key Provisions

• Section 11-43-23: No municipal government may employ a city manager pursuant to this article unless the position was created prior to January 1, 2023.
• The act becomes effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor (or becoming law otherwise).

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Subjects

Municipalities, ended the authorization for any municipal government to employ a city manager.