§ 45-57A-63.37 — Vested Powers

Alabama § 45-57A-63.37

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 45: Local Laws
• Ch. 57A: Russell County Municipalities
• Art. 6: Phenix City
• Part 4: Government
• Subpart 3: The Council

Text

All powers of the city, including all powers vested in it by this part, by the laws, general and local, of the state, and by Title 11, and the determination of all matters of policy, shall be vested in the council. Without limitation of the foregoing, the council shall have power to:
(1)
Appoint
and
remove
the
city
manager.
(2)
Establish other administrative departments and distribute the work of divisions.
(3)
Adopt
the
budget
of
the
city.
(4)
Authorize
the
issuance
of
bonds
or
warrants.
(5)
Inquire
into
the
conduct
of
any
office,
board,
department,
or
agency
of the city and make investigations as to municipal affairs.
(6)
Appoint the members of all boards, commissions, or other bodies authorized hereunder or by law.
This provision for appointment of members
of
boards,
commissions,
or
other
bodies
authorized
hereunder
or
by
law
shall supersede any different provision for appointment of members contained in any statute or ordinance in effect at the time of adoption by the city of the council-manager form of government set up by this part, and shall include power to remove any member of any board, commission, or body to the same extent as might be done by the governing body of the city at the time of adoption by the city of the council-manager form of government set up by this part and to appoint another in his or her stead. And wherever in any statute in effect at the time of adoption by the city of the council-manager form of government the chief executive officer of the city is designated to act in any capacity ex officio, the mayor shall act.

Legislative History

(Acts 1977, No. 71, p. 78, § 3.07.)