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2009 Alabama Code
Title 45 — LOCAL LAWS.
Chapter 8A — CALHOUN COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES.
- Article 1 Alexandria.
- Article 2 Anniston.
- Part 1 Downtown Development Authority.
- Section 45-8A-20 Legislative intent.
- Section 45-8A-20.01 Definitions.
- Section 45-8A-20.02 Use of phrases.
- Section 45-8A-20.03 Filing of application; authorization of incorporation by governing body of city.
- Section 45-8A-20.04 Procedure to incorporate; contents and execution of certificate of incorporation.
- Section 45-8A-20.05 Amendments to certificate of incorporation.
- Section 45-8A-20.06 Board of directors.
- Section 45-8A-20.07 Officers of the authority.
- Section 45-8A-20.08 Powers of authority.
- Section 45-8A-20.09 Bonds of authority.
- Section 45-8A-20.10 Proceeds from the sale of bonds.
- Section 45-8A-20.11 Refunding bonds.
- Section 45-8A-20.12 Notice of bond resolution.
- Section 45-8A-20.13 Exemption from taxation.
- Section 45-8A-20.14 Liability of city.
- Section 45-8A-20.15 Exemption from usury and interest laws.
- Section 45-8A-20.16 Exemption from competitive bid laws.
- Section 45-8A-20.17 Freedom of authority from state supervision and control.
- Section 45-8A-20.18 Earnings of the authority.
- Section 45-8A-20.19 Dissolution of the corporation and vesting of title to property in the city.
- Section 45-8A-20.20 Existence of the authority to prevent incorporation of another by the city.
- Section 45-8A-20.21 Power of eminent domain.
- Section 45-8A-20.22 Loans, sales, grants, etc., of money property, etc. to authority by counties, municipalities, etc.
- Part 2 Education.
- Part 3 Employees.
- Division 1 Civil Service.
- Section 45-8A-22 Applicability.
- Section 45-8A-22.01 Definitions.
- Section 45-8A-22.02 Exemptions.
- Section 45-8A-22.03 Civil service rules and regulations.
- Section 45-8A-22.04 Civil Service Board.
- Section 45-8A-22.05 Expense allowances.
- Section 45-8A-22.06 Meetings.
- Section 45-8A-22.07 Minutes; records.
- Section 45-8A-22.08 Rules and regulations.
- Section 45-8A-22.09 Salaries.
- Section 45-8A-22.10 Persons eligible and available for appointment; registers; examinations.
- Section 45-8A-22.11 Vacancies filled from eligible register.
- Section 45-8A-22.12 Suspension of employee; hearing.
- Section 45-8A-22.13 Removal, suspension, or discharge; appeal; charges; hearings, investigations, and proceedings.
- Section 45-8A-22.14 Political activity.
- Section 45-8A-22.15 Compensation and expenses.
- Section 45-8A-22.16 Dismissal for violations.
- Section 45-8A-22.17 Violation a misdemeanor.
- Division 2 Firemen and Police Retirement System.
- Section 45-8A-22.60 Applicability.
- Section 45-8A-22.61 Creation of retirement fund and board.
- Section 45-8A-22.62 Board membership.
- Section 45-8A-22.63 Secretary-treasurer.
- Section 45-8A-22.64 Trustee; exclusive management and control of fund; pensions and benefits.
- Section 45-8A-22.65 Investment of fund for revenue purposes.
- Section 45-8A-22.66 Reports.
- Section 45-8A-22.67 List of retired police and firefighters.
- Section 45-8A-22.68 Board's attorney.
- Section 45-8A-22.69 Reasonable and necessary expenses.
- Section 45-8A-22.70 Contributions to fund.
- Section 45-8A-22.71 Participation in plan.
- Section 45-8A-22.72 Participant eligibility for benefits.
- Section 45-8A-22.73 Credit for military service.
- Section 45-8A-22.74 Credit for continuous service - Retirement eligibility and benefit.
- Section 45-8A-22.75 Credit for continuous service - Benefit amounts and limitations.
- Section 45-8A-22.76 Retirement at age 60; benefit calculation.
- Section 45-8A-22.77 disability benefits; on-duty and off-duty injuries; hearings.
- Section 45-8A-22.78 Termination of employment; return of contributions; participation in plan ceased.
- Section 45-8A-22.79 Maximum benefits; limitations; adjustments.
- Section 45-8A-22.80 Surviving spouse or child payments; designated beneficiary.
- Section 45-8A-22.81 Optional benefit plans.
- Section 45-8A-22.82 Partial lump sum option.
- Section 45-8A-22.83 Death benefit.
- Section 45-8A-22.84 Proof of marriage.
- Section 45-8A-22.85 Distribution of benefits.
- Section 45-8A-22.86 Eligible rollover distribution; direct rollover.
- Section 45-8A-22.87 Termination of employment; return of contributions; return to employment.
- Section 45-8A-22.88 Appeal of final decision of retirement board.
- Section 45-8A-22.89 Exclusive use of assets of fund; vesting; forfeitures; highly compensated participants.
- Section 45-8A-22.90 Actuary; reports.
- Section 45-8A-22.91 Annual audits.
- Section 45-8A-22.92 Insufficiency of funds.
- Section 45-8A-22.93 Warrants for payment of money.
- Section 45-8A-22.94 Protection of fund; exemptions.
- Section 45-8A-22.95 Transfer, assignment, and conveyance of existing funds, etc., to police and firefighters retirement fund.
- Section 45-8A-22.96 Construction.
- Part 4 Goverrning Body.
- Division 1 Adoption of Council-Manager Form of Government-Elections and Term of Council.
- Section 45-8A-23 Cities to which part applies.
- Section 45-8A-23.001 Petition for election.
- Section 45-8A-23.002 Call of election by mayor.
- Section 45-8A-23.003 Second election not called within four years.
- Section 45-8A-23.004 Question submitted; form of ballot.
- Section 45-8A-23.005 Conduct, canvassing, and declaration of result of election.
- Section 45-8A-23.006 Election of first council; term of office.
- Section 45-8A-23.007 Council.
- Division 2 Legal status; Form of Government; Powers.
- Section 45-8A-23.030 Legal status; “city.”
- Section 45-8A-23.031 Form of government.
- Section 45-8A-23.032 Powers of city.
- Division 3 The Council.
- Section 45-8A-23.050 Number, election, term.
- Section 45-8A-23.051 Statement of candidacy.
- Section 45-8A-23.052 Ballot.
- Section 45-8A-23.053 Eligibility.
- Section 45-8A-23.054 Compensation.
- Section 45-8A-23.055 Presiding officer; mayor and assistant mayor.
- Section 45-8A-23.056 Powers.
- Section 45-8A-23.057 Appointment of city manager.
- Section 45-8A-23.058 Removal of city manager.
- Section 45-8A-23.059 Council not to interfere in appointments or removals.
- Section 45-8A-23.060 Vacancies in council.
- Section 45-8A-23.061 Creation of new departments or officers; change of duties.
- Section 45-8A-23.062 City clerk.
- Section 45-8A-23.063 Induction of council into office; meetings of council.
- Section 45-8A-23.064 Council to be judge of qualifications of its members.
- Section 45-8A-23.065 Rules of procedure.
- Section 45-8A-23.066 Meetings, passage or ordinances, etc.
- Section 45-8A-23.067 Granting of franchises.
- Section 45-8A-23.068 Codification authorized.
- Section 45-8A-23.069 Examination of books and publication of accounts.
- Division 4 The City Manager.
- Section 45-8A-23.090 The city manager - Qualifications.
- Section 45-8A-23.091 The city manager - Powers and duties.
- Section 45-8A-23.092 City manager - Absence.
- Section 45-8A-23.093 Administrative departments.
- Section 45-8A-23.094 Directors of department.
- Section 45-8A-23.095 Departmental divisions.
- Division 5 Budget.
- Section 45-8A-23.120 Fiscal year.
- Section 45-8A-23.121 Preparation and submission of budget proposal.
- Section 45-8A-23.122 Budget proposal a public record.
- Section 45-8A-23.123 Publication of notice of public hearing.
- Section 45-8A-23.124 Public hearing on budget proposal.
- Section 45-8A-23.125 Further consideration of proposal.
- Section 45-8A-23.126 Adoption of budget.
- Section 45-8A-23.127 Vote required for adoption.
- Section 45-8A-23.128 Date of final adoption; failure to adopt.
- Section 45-8A-23.129 Effective date of budget; certification; copies made available.
- Section 45-8A-23.130 Budget establishes appropriations.
- Section 45-8A-23.131 Budget message - Current operations.
- Section 45-8A-23.132 Budget message - Capital improvements.
- Section 45-8A-23.133 Budget message - Capital program.
- Section 45-8A-23.134 Budget message - Supporting schedules.
- Section 45-8A-23.135 Contents of complete financial plan.
- Section 45-8A-23.136 Anticipated revenues.
- Section 45-8A-23.137 Anticipated revenues compared with other years.
- Section 45-8A-23.138 Surplus.
- Section 45-8A-23.139 Miscellaneous revenues - Generally.
- Section 45-8A-23.140 Miscellaneous revenues - Anticipated surplus from municipal utility or other public service enterprise.
- Section 45-8A-23.141 Miscellaneous revenues - Measure of estimates.
- Section 45-8A-23.142 Miscellaneous revenues - Receipts from special assessments.
- Section 45-8A-23.143 Miscellaneous revenues - New sources.
- Section 45-8A-23.144 Proposed expenditures - Generally.
- Section 45-8A-23.145 Proposed expenditures - Comparison with other years.
- Section 45-8A-23.146 Down payments on capital projects.
- Section 45-8A-23.147 Budget summary.
- Division 6 Department of Finance.
- Section 45-8A-23.170 Director of finance - Appointment.
- Section 45-8A-23.171 Director of finance - Qualifications.
- Section 45-8A-23.172 Director of finance - Surety bond.
- Section 45-8A-23.173 Director of finance - Powers and duties.
- Section 45-8A-23.174 Work programs; allotments.
- Section 45-8A-23.175 Allotments constitute basis of expenditures and are subject to revision.
- Section 45-8A-23.176 Transfers of appropriations.
- Section 45-8A-23.177 Accounting supervision and control.
- Section 45-8A-23.178 When contracts and expenditures prohibited.
- Section 45-8A-23.179 Appropriations lapse at end of year,
- Section 45-8A-23.180 Fees shall be paid to city government.
- Section 45-8A-23.181 Division of purchases.
- Section 45-8A-23.182 Competitive bidding.
- Section 45-8A-23.183 Contracts for city improvements.
- Section 45-8A-23.184 Accounting control of purchases.
- Section 45-8A-23.185 No contract executed until bond ordinance effective.
- Section 45-8A-23.186 Emergency appropriations.
- Section 45-8A-23.187 Borrowing to meet emergency appropriations.
- Section 45-8A-23.188 Borrowing in anticipation of property taxes.
- Section 45-8A-23.189 Borrowing in anticipation of other revenues.
- Section 45-8A-23.190 Notes redeemable prior to maturity.
- Section 45-8A-23.191 Sale of notes; report of sale.
- Division 7 Establishment of Wards.
- Section 45-8A-23.210 Purpose and number of wards.
- Section 45-8A-23.211 Establishment of the original wards.
- Section 45-8A-23.212 Duty of manager when city limits changed.
- Section 45-8A-23.213 Duty of the council after submission of the proposed division.
- Section 45-8A-23.214 Duties of council on disapproval of manager's proposed division.
- Section 45-8A-23.215 Effect of failure of council to act upon manager's proposed division.
- Section 45-8A-23.216 Election for the selection of new wards.
- Division 8 Succession in Government.
- Section 45-8A-23.230 Rights of officers and employees preserved.
- Section 45-8A-23.231 Continuance of present officers.
- Section 45-8A-23.232 Status of officers and employees holding positions when council-manager form of government is adopted.
- Section 45-8A-23.233 Transfer of records and property.
- Section 45-8A-23.234 Continuity of officers, department, board, or agencies.
- Section 45-8A-23.235 Continuance of contracts and public improvements.
- Section 45-8A-23.236 Pending actions and proceedings.
- Section 45-8A-23.237 Pension and relief funds.
- Section 45-8A-23.238 Independent authorities, boards, agencies, etc.
- Section 45-8A-23.239 When provisions take effect.
- Division 9 General Provisions.
- Section 45-8A-23.260 Removal of officers and employees.
- Section 45-8A-23.261 Right of city manager and other officers in council.
- Section 45-8A-23.262 Investigations by council or city manager.
- Section 45-8A-23.263 Contracts extending beyond one year.
- Section 45-8A-23.264 Publicity of records.
- Section 45-8A-23.265 Officers and employees not be privately interested in city contracts.
- Section 45-8A-23.266 Official bonds.
- Section 45-8A-23.267 Oath of office.
- Division 10 Abandonment of Council-Manager Form of Government.
- Division 11 General Statutory Provisions.
- Part 5 Utilities, Water Works and Sewer Board.
- Article 3 Blue Mountain.
- Article 4 Cross Plains.
- Article 5 Davisville.
- Article 6 Hobson City.
- Article 7 Jacksonville.
- Part 1 Education.
- Part 2 Employees.
- Section 45-8A-71 Applicability.
- Section 45-8A-71.01 Definitions.
- Section 45-8A-71.02 Exemptions.
- Section 45-8A-71.03 Government by civil service rules and regulations; employment; removal for cause.
- Section 45-8A-71.04 Civil service board - Creation; membership.
- Section 45-8A-71.05 Civil service board - Compensation; clerical assistance and legal counsel.
- Section 45-8A-71.06 Civil service board - Meetings.
- Section 45-8A-71.07 Civil service board - Minutes of meetings; records.
- Section 45-8A-71.08 Civil service board - Rules and regulations; powers and duties.
- Section 45-8A-71.09 Civil service board - Salaries for employees.
- Section 45-8A-71.10 Civil service board - Register of persons eligible; examinations; vacancies.
- Section 45-8A-71.11 Civil service board - Vacancies in positions; appointment from eligible register.
- Section 45-8A-71.12 Suspension of employees; hearings.
- Section 45-8A-71.13 Employees, officers, or officials removed, discharged, or demoted; proceedings; appeals.
- Section 45-8A-71.14 Civil service board - Annual budget.
- Section 45-8A-71.15 Violations.
- Section 45-8A-71.16 Penalties.
- Article 8 McFall.
- Article 9 Ohatchee.
- Article 10 Oxanna.
- Article 11 Oxford.
- Part 1 Boundaries.
- Part 2 Development.
- Section 45-8A-111 Legislative intent.
- Section 45-8A-111.01 Definitions.
- Section 45-8A-111.02 Use of phrases.
- Section 45-8A-111.03 Filing of application; authorization of incorporation by governing body of city.
- Section 45-8A-111.04 Procedure to incorporate; contents and execution of certificate of incorporation.
- Section 45-8A-111.05 Amendments to certificate of incorporation.
- Section 45-8A-111.06 Board of directors.
- Section 45-8A-111.07 Officers of the authority.
- Section 45-8A-111.08 Powers of authority.
- Section 45-8A-111.09 Bonds of authority.
- Section 45-8A-111.10 Proceeds from the sale of bonds.
- Section 45-8A-111.11 Refunding bonds.
- Section 45-8A-111.12 Notice of bond resolution.
- Section 45-8A-111.13 Exemption from taxation.
- Section 45-8A-111.14 Liability of city.
- Section 45-8A-111.15 Exemption from usury and interest laws.
- Section 45-8A-111.16 Exemption from competitive bid laws.
- Section 45-8A-111.17 Freedom of authority from state supervision and control.
- Section 45-8A-111.18 Earnings of the authority.
- Section 45-8A-111.19 Dissolution of the corporation and vesting of title to property in the city.
- Section 45-8A-111.20 Existence of the authority to prevent incorporation of another by the city.
- Section 45-8A-111.21 Power of eminent domain.
- Section 45-8A-111.22 Loans, sales, grants, etc., of money property, etc. to authority by counties, municipalities, etc.
- Section 45-8A-111.23 Provisions of part are cumulative.
- Part 3 Employees.
- Section 45-8A-112 Applicability.
- Section 45-8A-112.01 Definitions.
- Section 45-8A-112.02 Exemptions.
- Section 45-8A-112.03 Employees governed by civil service rules and regulations.
- Section 45-8A-112.04 Civil Service Board - Appointment; oaths, vacancies, and officers.
- Section 45-8A-112.05 Civil Service Board - Compensation; clerical assistants and legal counsel.
- Section 45-8A-112.06 Civil Service Board - Meetings; quorum.
- Section 45-8A-112.07 Civil Service Board - Minutes and records of business.
- Section 45-8A-112.08 Civil Service Board - Rules and regulations.
- Section 45-8A-112.09 Salaries.
- Section 45-8A-112.10 Register of persons eligible and available for appointment.
- Section 45-8A-112.11 Vacancies; appropriate eligible register; probationary appointments.
- Section 45-8A-112.12 Suspension of employee; hearing.
- Section 45-8A-112.13 Removal discharge, or demotion of employee; proceedings.
- Section 45-8A-112.14 Political activity.
- Section 45-8A-112.15 Civil Service Board - Compensation and expenses.
- Section 45-8A-112.16 Civil service appointees; dismissals.
- Section 45-8A-112.17 Violations.
- Part 4 Government.
- Part 5 Licensing.
- Part 6 Taxation.
- Article 12 Piedmont.
- Section 45-8A-120 Reserved.
- Article 13 Weaver.
- Part 1 Employees.
- Section 45-8A-130 Applicability.
- Section 45-8A-130.01 Definitions.
- Section 45-8A-130.02 Exemptions.
- Section 45-8A-130.03 Civil service rules and regulations.
- Section 45-8A-130.04 Civil Service Board - Creation; composition.
- Section 45-8A-130.05 Civil Service Board - Compensation; clerical assistance and legal counsel.
- Section 45-8A-130.06 Civil Service Board - Meetings.
- Section 45-8A-130.07 Civil Service Board - Minutes and records of business activity.
- Section 45-8A-130.08 Civil Service Board - Rules and regulations.
- Section 45-8A-130.09 Salaries.
- Section 45-8A-130.10 Register of persons eligible and available.
- Section 45-8A-130.11 Vacancies; appointment from eligible register.
- Section 45-8A-130.12 Suspensions; hearings.
- Section 45-8A-130.13 Removal, discharge, or demotion of employee, officer, or city official; proceedings.
- Section 45-8A-130.14 Political activity.
- Section 45-8A-130.15 Civil Service Board - Compensation and expenses; office, supplies, and equipment.
- Section 45-8A-130.16 Civil service employees; willful violations; dismissals.
- Section 45-8A-130.17 Violations.
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