§ 11-44A-1 — Referendum to Determine Continuation of Commission or Adoption of Mayor-Council Form of Government

Alabama § 11-44A-1

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 11: Counties and Municipal Corporations
• Ch. 44A: Abandonment of Commission Form of Government in Class 7 Municipalities
• Art. 1: In General

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Within three months of the approval of this section, the governing body of any Class 7 municipality with a commission form of government organized pursuant to Article 1, Chapter 44, Title 11, by a majority vote of the members of that governing body, may call for a referendum to be held at public expense within 90 days after such call at which the following question shall be submitted to the voters of any such municipality:
“Shall the city of _______________ adopt a mayor-council form of government with the mayor elected at large and a five-member council elected from single member districts?
YES _____
NO ______”

Legislative History

(Acts 1984, No. 84-397, §1; Acts 1984, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-45, p. 68.)