Alabama Statutes
§ 11-44E-2 — Authority to Adopt Mayor/Commission/City Manager Form of Government; Ordinance for Election of Commissioners
Alabama § 11-44E-2
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 11Counties and Municipal Corporations
Ch. 44EAdoption of Mayor/Commission/City Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities
Art. 1Adoption of the Mayor/Commission/City Manager Form of Government; Election and Term of First Commission
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Bluebook
Ala. Code § 11-44E-2 (2026).
Text
At any time upon passage of this chapter and said chapter becoming law, any Class 5 municipality may adopt the mayor/commission/city manager form of government by adopting an ordinance by a majority vote of the members of that governing body adopting the mayor/commission/city manager form of government. Within 30 days of the adoption of the ordinance adopting the mayor/commission/city manager form of government, members of that governing body shall adopt a second ordinance for the election of commissioners from six single-member districts with the district boundaries established therein.
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Legislative History
(Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §1.02; Acts 1990, No. 90-287, p. 379, §1.)
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Bluebook (online)
Alabama § 11-44E-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/11-44E-2.