General Provisions.

Ala. Code tit. 11, tit. 2, ch. 44E, art. 10

in effect

Ala. Code § 11-44E-180 Removal of Officers and Employees; Appeal.

11-44E-180. Removal of Officers and Employees; Appeal. Subject to the provisions of any civil service or merit system applicable to the city, and Section 11-44E-92, any officer or employee or a head of any office, department, or agency, may be removed by the city manager or other appointing officer at any time, and the decision of the city manager, or other appointing officer shall be subject to appeals therefrom, if any are provided by applicable law. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §10.01; Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-831, p. 293, §7.)

Ala. Code § 11-44E-181 Appointment of Committees; Inquiries and Investigations by Commission, Etc.; Subpoenas; Failure to Obey Subpoena.

11-44E-181. Appointment of Committees; Inquiries and Investigations by Commission, Etc.; Subpoenas; Failure to Obey Subpoena. Any committee of the commission or comprised of members of the commission shall be appointed by the mayor only. Any other committee comprised solely of noncommission members shall be appointed by the mayor and commissioners. The commission or any person or committee authorized by them, shall have power by resolution to inquire into the conduct of any office, department, agency, or officer of the city and to make investigations as to municipal affairs, and for that purpose may subpoena any person to produce books, papers, and other evidence. Failure to obey such subpoena or to produce books, papers, or other evidence as ordered under the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $100.00, or by imprisonment not to exceed 10 days, or both. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §10.02.)

Ala. Code § 11-44E-182 Contracts Extending Beyond One Year.

11-44E-182. Contracts Extending Beyond One Year. No contract involving the payment of money out of the appropriation of more than one year shall be made for a period of more than five years, nor shall any such contract be valid unless made or approved by resolution or ordinance. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §10.03.)

Ala. Code § 11-44E-183 Interest of Official or Employee in Contracts with City or Public Utility Prohibited; Acceptance of Gifts, Etc.; Penalty.

11-44E-183. Interest of Official or Employee in Contracts with City or Public Utility Prohibited; Acceptance of Gifts, Etc.; Penalty. No member of the commission, the mayor, officer, or employee appointed shall be financially interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract for work or material, or the profits thereof, in services to be furnished or performed for the city; and no such member of the commission, the mayor, or employee shall be financially interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract for work or material, or the profits thereof, in any services to be furnished or performed for any person, firm, or corporation operating interurban railway, street railway, gas works, cable television systems, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line, or telephone exchange within the territorial limits of said city. No such member of the commission, the mayor, officer, or employee of such city shall be interested in or be an employee or an attorney of any corporation operating any public service utility within said city. No such member of the commission, officer, or employee shall accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm, or corporation operating within the territorial limits of said city any cable television system, railway, gas works, water works, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line, or telephone exchange, or other business using or operating under a public franchise, any frank, free pass, free ticket or free service, or accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any such person, firm, or corporation, any gift or other thing of value, or any service upon terms more favorable than are granted to the public generally. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, the guilty person shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $300.00. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §10.04.)

Ala. Code § 11-44E-184 Bonds of Employees.

11-44E-184. Bonds of Employees. Such employees as required by Alabama law and those required by the commission, shall give bond in such amount and with such surety as may be approved by the commission. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the city. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §10.05.)

Ala. Code § 11-44E-185 Oath of Office.

11-44E-185. Oath of Office. Every officer of the city shall before entering upon the duties of his (her) office, take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation as required by law to be filed and kept in the office of the city clerk. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §10.06.)

Ala. Code § 11-44E-186 Continuation of Laws.

11-44E-186. Continuation of Laws. All laws relating to the school board, library board, hospital board, airport board, housing authority, plumbers or electricians board, planning board, zoning board, park or recreation board, municipally owned public utility and any municipally owned service enterprise, including inter alia, electric, gas and water boards, agencies, etc., and any board, authority, agency, etc., given such independent status, as the same may apply and be in effect at the time when such municipality shall elect to be governed by the provisions of this chapter, shall continue in full force and effect and without interruption or change as to the establishment or conduct of any such authority, board, or agency, until otherwise provided by law. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §10.07; Acts 1989, No. 89-525, p. 1074, §1.)

Ala. Code § 11-44E-187 Inclusion of Annexed Territory into Districts.

11-44E-187. Inclusion of Annexed Territory into Districts. Upon the adoption of any ordinance providing for the addition or deletion of territory into the city limits of the city, such ordinance shall provide for the inclusion of such territory into one of the districts of the city. (Acts 1988, No. 88-445, p. 660, §10.08.)

Source: Alabama Legislature (alison.legislature.state.al.us)URL: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabamaFetched: 10/20/2026