Creation of Departments, Etc., by Ordinance; Discontinuance of

Ala. Code § 11-43B-17 — under Title 11.

Ala. Code § 11-43B-17

Functions Assigned by Law.

By ordinance, the council may establish city departments, boards, offices, or agencies and may prescribe the functions thereof, except that no function assigned by law to a particular department, board, office, or agency may be discontinued unless this chapter specifically so provides.

History: (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-926, p. 213, §17.)