Alabama § 45-42-162.13 Appointment of Metropolitan Manager

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-42-162.13 — Appointment of Metropolitan Manager

Alabama § 45-42-162.13

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 42Limestone County

Art. 16Government Operations

Part 3Metropolitan-Government

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Ala. Code § 45-42-162.13 (2026).

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(a)The mayor shall appoint, subject to commission approval, a metropolitan manager, who shall be an officer of the metropolitan-government, and shall have the powers to perform the duties required. No sitting member of the metropolitan-government shall be appointed manager. Any civil service act (applicable to the municipality) shall not apply to the appointment or the removal of the manager.

(b)A temporary or acting manager may be designated, subject to commission approval, to serve for not more than four months in these events, but only under the following circumstance:

(1)When the first mayor takes office after adoption of this part; or (2) following the removal of any permanent metropolitan manager.

(c)Such temporary acting manager shall perform the duties and assume the obligation

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(a) The mayor shall appoint, subject to commission approval, a metropolitan manager, who shall be an officer of the metropolitan-government, and shall have the powers to perform the duties required. No sitting member of the metropolitan-government shall be appointed manager. Any civil service act (applicable to the municipality) shall not apply to the appointment or the removal of the manager.
(b) A temporary or acting manager may be designated, subject to commission approval, to serve for not more than four months in these events, but only under the following circumstance: (1) When the first mayor takes office after adoption of this part; or (2) following the removal of any permanent metropolitan manager.
(c) Such temporary acting manager shall perform the duties and assume the obligations of the office of manager and may be removed by the commission at any time. If the commission shall permit the temporary or acting manager to serve for longer than four months, he or she shall become the permanent manager.
(d) Any person appointed as acting manager or as manager need not be a resident of the county (metropolitan jurisdiction) nor a resident of the State of Alabama at the time of his or her appointment.
(e) The metropolitan manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term, and may be removed by a vote of the commission. Any such removal shall be subject to any agreements contained in a written contract between the mayor and the manager, as approved by the commission.