Title 11 — Title 11

Every mayor, councilman, and officer elected by the whole electorate of the city or town shall be a resident and qualified elector of the city or town in which he shall have been elected and shall reside within the limits of the city or town during his term of office. The council…

Required. Officers of any municipality collecting or receiving moneys of the municipality shall pay such moneys over to the city or town treasurer instanter, daily balances in all cases being required. History: (Code 1907, §1190; Code 1923, §1906; Code 1940, T. 37, §412.)

of Seal and Rules, Ordinances, Etc., of Council. The clerk of all cities and towns shall attend the meetings of the council and keep a record of its proceedings. He shall have the custody of the rules, ordinances, and resolutions of the council and shall keep a record of them whe…

Issuance of Warrants Therefor. The clerk shall submit all claims, requisitions, and demands against the city or town to the council at its next regular meeting for its approval, unless already provided for by ordinance or resolution, and upon its being approved by the council and…

The clerk shall keep a convenient set of books in which there shall be kept a separate account with each collecting officer of the city or town. He shall keep a separate account with each department for which a separate appropriation shall have been made, crediting the amount of …

The clerk shall issue all licenses unless otherwise provided by ordinance, receiving the money therefor, and pay the same over instanter to the city treasurer. Any part of the duties of the clerk may devolve upon the auditor by ordinance. History: (Code 1907, §1202; Code 1923, §1…

The clerk, in addition to these enumerated duties, shall perform any and all duties that may be required of him by ordinance or resolution. He shall give bond, with sureties, to be approved by the mayor, in such sum as the council may prescribe. History: (Code 1907, §1203; Code 1…

as to Use of Streets. No officer of any municipality shall, during his term of office, be an officer nor be employed in a managerial capacity, professionally or otherwise, by any corporation holding or operating a franchise granted by the city or the state involving the use of th…

Contracts, Etc.; Penalty. (a) No alderman or officer or employee of the municipality shall be directly or indirectly interested in any work, business or contract, the expense, price or consideration of which is paid from the treasury, nor shall any member of the council or office…

Municipalities from Elected Officials, Employees, or Members of Municipal Boards. (a) Notwithstanding any statute or law to the contrary, any municipality in Class 7 or 8 may legally purchase from any of the elected officials of such municipality or employees of such municipality…

to Council. The treasurer shall give bond in such sum as the council may prescribe for the faithful performance of his duties and the safe custody of the funds. He shall be the custodian of the funds of the municipality, keeping an accurate record of the funds of the several depa…

Additional Duties. If no interest is stipulated to be paid on warrants drawn upon the treasurer and not paid for want of funds, then the legal rate shall be allowed from the time of presentation, which time shall be endorsed by the treasurer on the warrant with his signature, but…

The council may direct, by ordinance or resolution, one or more qualified public depositories pursuant to Chapter 14A of Title 41 where the treasurer shall deposit public money and may require interest to be paid thereon and security to be given by the depository, but, as to depo…

The council shall provide by laws that all moneys due the municipality or any department thereof shall be paid directly to the treasurer and no moneys shall be collected by departments or officials therein as a part of the duties of the department, except as provided in this titl…

All officers or employees handling money or exercising authority over property of municipalities shall, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, give bond, with surety to be approved by the mayor, in such penalty as the council may prescribe, conditioned for the faithf…

Employees. It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of a town or city, himself or through any person, to deal or traffic in any manner whatever in any warrant, claim or liability against the town or city, and any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misde…

Cities and towns may maintain and operate a volunteer or paid fire department and may do any and all things necessary to secure efficient service. The council may delegate to commissioners by ordinance the power to control and manage such fire department under such rules and regu…

Emergencies; Liabilities, Exemptions, Etc. Whenever the necessity arises during any emergency resulting from fire or other public disaster, the firemen of any city or town may, together with all necessary equipment, lawfully go or be sent beyond the corporate limits and police ju…

Contracts with Municipalities, Counties, Manufacturing or Industrial Concerns, Etc.; Liability for Injuries. The governing body of any city or town may, in its discretion, authorize or require the fire department thereof to render aid in cases of fire occurring beyond their corpo…

Strike, Etc.; Rights to Join Labor Organizations, Etc. (a) No person shall accept or hold any commission or employment as a firefighter or fireman in the service of the state or of any municipality in the state who participates in any strike or asserts the right to strike against…

Diseases. (Amended by Act 2026-353) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] THIS ACT WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2026-353, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR AMENDED LANGUAGE. (a) As used in this section the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein unless a…

Any enumerator of census for a municipality who willfully causes a false enumeration to be made, knowing the same to be false, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 and also may be sentenced to hard labor…

Incorporated municipalities are authorized and permitted to employ as policemen, on a part-time basis, deputy sheriffs of a county in which the municipality is located. The governing body of the municipality employing such deputy sheriffs shall fix by ordinance the duties and sal…

(a)(1) Any person appointed to office in any city or town may, for cause, after a hearing, be removed by the officer making the appointment. (2) The council of the municipality may remove, by a two-thirds vote of all those elected to the council, any person in the several departm…

Service Corporation; Financial Dealings with Municipality, Etc. No mayor or alderman of any municipality shall accept employment after his election and during his term of office from any public service company or corporation operating under any franchise granted by the municipali…

Any member of the council who shall vote in favor of or any mayor who shall approve any resolution or ordinance to apply the funds or any part thereof derived from the special tax provided for in article 1 of chapter 81 of this title, to any other purpose than to the payment of s…

Committee. The council or a committee thereof duly authorized by resolution may summon witnesses and compel their attendance and compel witnesses to testify and produce books and papers and may punish them by imprisonment, not exceeding 10 days, for failure to attend or refusal t…

The salary of any mayor or councilman prescribed prior to February 12, 1980, by the council of the municipality in which they serve is hereby validated and ratified. History: (Acts 1980, No. 80-94, p. 140, §9.)

Municipalities. (a) Unless otherwise provided by local law, vacancies in the governing bodies of all Class 5 municipalities which have existed for more than 60 days shall be filled as herein provided: (1) If the vacated term has less than six months remaining, then the remaining …

In recognition of the inefficiencies, inadequacies, and inconsistencies in law enforcement programs and practices of many municipalities of this state and in recognition of the need for fair and impartial enforcement of the laws for the protection of the person and property of th…

As used in this article, the term “law enforcement officer” shall mean and include a policeman, policewoman, and other official who has authority to make arrests and who is employed by any municipality in the state as a permanent and regular employee for and subject to law enforc…

Generally. Every municipality shall establish, separately or jointly, a civil service merit system governing the appointment, removal, tenure, and official conduct of municipal law enforcement officers. History: (Acts 1976, No. 372, p. 471, §3.)

and Facilities for Administration of Merit Systems for Law Enforcement Officers of Municipalities - Authorized. Any municipality failing to establish such a civil service merit system for said law enforcement officers within one year after August 23, 1976, shall, subject to appro…

and Facilities for Administration of Merit Systems for Law Enforcement Officers of Municipalities - Reimbursement of State for Cost of Services and Facilities Furnished; Disposition of Funds Received by State as Reimbursements. Every such agreement with the state Director of Pers…

and Facilities for Administration of Merit Systems for Law Enforcement Officers of Municipalities - Classification of Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Applicability of State Merit System Rules and Regulations. Each law enforcement officer in the civil service of any municip…

Systems. The salaries to be paid in each classification established by the merit system shall be determined by the governing body of the municipality. History: (Acts 1976, No. 372, p. 471, §9.)

Systems. The merit system may exempt from its provisions the chief of police and the deputy chief. History: (Acts 1976, No. 372, p. 471, §10.)

The merit system adopted may provide for a probationary period of employment of up to one year during which time said officer shall not obtain any rights under said system. History: (Acts 1976, No. 372, p. 471, §11.)

Senators in District. Each merit system created under this article shall have the option of having at least one member of its personnel board appointed by the Representatives and Senators in that district. History: (Acts 1976, No. 372, p. 471, §12.)

Municipalities. In any Class 2 municipality in this state, any elected public official of such municipality, or any former elected public official of such municipality, who has served as an elected official of such municipality for a total of eight years or more, and who in addit…

(a) This article shall not apply to any municipality with an established civil service or merit system already in existence on August 23, 1976, so long as the said civil service or merit system continues in full force and effect. (b) This article shall not apply to any municipali…

Salary of Aldermen. (Amended by Act 2026-594) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-594, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), in all cities and towns at the general election to be held at the time prov…

All municipalities in the State of Alabama, whether now or hereafter operating under a municipal government consisting of a mayor and aldermen or of a commission, are hereby authorized at their discretion to employ a city manager with the authority, duties, and liabilities descri…

and Removal. (a) A city manager employed under the provisions of this article shall have the authority and be charged with the duties, liabilities, and penalties and shall hold office and receive compensation as set forth in this section: The city manager shall be the administrat…

Qualifications; Powers. (a) The appointing authority of any city or town in the State of Alabama may appoint, with or without compensation, one or more reserve law enforcement officers to assist or aid full-time or part-time certified law enforcement officers as defined by this s…

Exercise Powers, Etc., Conferred by Article. This article shall be supplementary to other statutes relating to municipal government in Alabama and shall be cumulative, and the provisions of this article shall not be mandatory as to any municipality coming within its scope unless …

Postdisciplinary Hearing. (a) Every municipality shall provide a predisciplinary hearing prior to the suspension or termination of its law enforcement officers, provided nothing herein shall preclude a municipality from placing a law enforcement officer on leave with pay until th…

As used in this article, the term “law enforcement officer” shall mean an official who is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission who has authority to make arrests and who is employed by any municipality in the state as a permanent and regular e…

This article shall not apply to any municipality with an established due process procedure for law enforcement officers on July 14, 2001, so long as the municipality continues to have a due process procedure in full force and effect. History: (Act 2001-463, p. 617, §3.)

to Serve on State or Local Agency, Board, Etc. (a) In Class 8 municipalities, an elected official of the municipality who is an ex officio member of a state or local agency, board, commission, or other entity pursuant to law, may designate a person to serve in his or her place, w…