GENERAL PROVISIONS

Montgomery City Code pt. App. A, ch. 1, art. IX

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Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 1, art. IX, § 9.01 Removal of officers and employees.

Sec. 9.01. - Removal of officers and employees. Subject to the provisions of any civil service or merit system applicable to the city, any officer or employee to whom the mayor, or a head of any office, department or agency, may appoint a successor, may be removed by the mayor or other appointing officer at any time, and the decision of the mayor, or other appointing officer, shall be subject to appeals therefrom, if any provided by applicable law.

Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 1, art. IX, § 9.02 Right of mayor and other officers in council.

Sec. 9.02. - Right of mayor and other officers in council. The mayor, the heads of all departments, and such other officers of the city as may be designated by the council, shall be entitled to attend meetings of the council, but shall have no vote therein. The mayor shall have the right to take part in the discussion of all matters coming before the council, and the department heads and other officers shall be entitled to take part in all discussions of the council relating to their respective offices, departments or agencies.

Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 1, art. IX, § 9.03 Investigations by council or mayor.

Sec. 9.03. - Investigations by council or mayor. The council, the mayor, or any person or committee authorized by either of them, shall have power 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 witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the production of 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 six months, or both.

Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 1, art. IX, § 9.04 Contracts extending beyond one year.

Sec. 9.04. - 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.

Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 1, art. IX, § 9.05 Publicity of records.

Sec. 9.05. - Publicity of records. All records and accounts of every office, department or agency of the city shall be open to inspection by any citizen, any representative of a citizens' organization or any representative of the press at all reasonable times and under reasonable regulations established by the mayor, except records and documents the disclosure of which would tend to defeat the lawful purpose which they are intended to accomplish.

Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 1, art. IX, § 9.06 Officers and employees not to be privately interested in city's contracts.

Sec. 9.06. - Officers and employees not to be privately interested in city's contracts. No member of the council, the mayor, officer or employee elected or appointed shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract for work or material, or the profits thereof, or services to be furnished or performed for the city, and no such member of the council, the mayor, officer or employee shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract for work or material, or the profits thereof, or services to be furnished or performed for any person, firm or corporation operating interurban railway, street railway, gas works, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line or telephone exchange within the territorial limits of said city. No such member of the council, officer or employee of such city shall be interested in or an employee or attorney of and corporation operating any public service utility within said city. No such member of the council, 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 interurban railway, street railway, gas works, waterworks, 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, and may be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 90 days. Every such contract or agreement shall be voidable by the mayor or the council. Such prohibition of free transportation shall not apply to policemen or firemen in uniform nor to policemen in the discharge of their duty; nor shall service to city officials in their official capacity heretofore provided by any franchise or ordinance be affected by this section.

Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 1, art. IX, § 9.07 Official bonds.

Sec. 9.07. - Official bonds. The director of finance, and such other officers and employees as the council may by general ordinance required so to do, shall give bond in such amount and with such surety as may be approved by the council. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the city.

Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 1, art. IX, § 9.08 Oath of office.

Sec. 9.08. - Oath of office. Every officer of the city shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe to the following oath or affirmation, to be filed and kept in the office of the city clerk: "I solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution and will obey the laws of the United States and of the State of Alabama, that I will, in all respects, observe the provisions of the ordinances of the city of ___________, and will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of _______."

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_ARTIXGEPRFetched: 11/8/2026