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ABANDONMENT OF MAYOR-COUNCIL FORM OF GOVERNMENT

Montgomery City Code pt. App. A, ch. 1, art. X
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Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 1, art. X, § 10.01 Generally.

Sec. 10.01. - Generally. No city may change from the mayor-council form of government within two years after the adoption thereof. At the end of such period, or at any time thereafter, the city may change its form of municipal government, either to: (a) The form of municipal government applicable to the city prior to its adoption of the mayor-council form of government, or to (b) The council-manager form of municipal government provided such enabling legislation has been enacted. (c) One of the commission forms of municipal government provided by Title 37, Alabama Code of 1940, as amended and supplemented [now Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-44-1 et seq.].

Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 1, art. X, § 10.02 Petition for change of form of government.

Sec. 10.02. - Petition for change of form of government. Such change shall, however, first be initiated by petition and submitted to a vote of the qualified electors at an election and shall receive at such election a majority of the votes "yes" or in favor thereof in the same manner and subject to the same requirements as provided in sections 1.02 to 1.05 of article I of this act except that the proposition on the ballot shall be changed to reflect the proposed form of municipal government to be submitted to the vote of the qualified electors. The officers and members of the governing body of such newly adopted form of municipal government shall be elected as soon as may be under the provisions of law applicable thereto; and upon their election and qualification for office the term of office of all members of the council under the mayor-council form of government shall terminate.

Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 1, art. X, § 10.03 No election on change more often than two years.

Sec. 10.03. - No election on change more often than two years. No election on the abandonment of the mayor-council form of government shall be held within two years after any other election thereon.
Source: City of Montgomery, Alabama, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/al/montgomery/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=APXALOAC_CH1ACNO6181973P.879MAUNFOGO_ARTXABMAUNFOGOFetched: 11/8/2026

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