Title 45

It shall be the duty of the city attorney to give advice to the City Council of the City of Prichard, and to those selected by the City Council of the City of Prichard to act as trustee or agent for the fund, on all matters pertaining to the administration of this part, and the m…

There is hereby created a board to be known as the board of pensions, for the purpose of carrying out this part. The board shall consist of four members to be selected by the City Council of the City of Prichard and three members elected by the employees of the city. The members …

Any employee of the City of Prichard at the original date of this part could elect at any time not to come within the provisions of this part, and should he or she so elect, no part of his or her salary or compensation could be deducted for the pension and relief fund. His or her…

This part shall apply to all persons except elected officials who are now or who may hereafter be in the permanent employment of the City of Prichard, Alabama, but payment of benefits or any other sums, including refunds, hereunder shall not commence until the first day of Januar…

If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, word, or other provision of this part shall be held or declared to be unconstitutional or void by any court of competent jurisdiction it shall not affect or destroy the validity or constitutionality of any other section, paragraph, sen…

Whenever any person who contributes to the fund provided for by this part shall leave the service for any reason he or she will be entitled to the return of all monies contributed by him or her to such fund, but without interest. (Acts 1956, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 107, p. 154, §22; A…

This part shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor or its otherwise becoming a law; provided, that this part shall never be construed nor enforced so as to authorize any municipal authorities to grant any extra compensation, fee, or allowance to…

The Legislature of Alabama finds and declares that the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the City of Prichard, in Mobile County, Alabama, are enhanced by the continual encouragement, development, growth, and expansion of private enterprise within this state. That there…

In order to further the purposes of this part, the municipal governing body is hereby authorized to create by ordinance one or more specific areas as enterprise zones which the governing body finds are areas of pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general economic distress, and, …

In carrying out any program established in an enterprise zone created hereunder, the governing body of the county in which the city is situated, and all agencies of such city and county agencies created thereby, and the State of Alabama and all agencies thereof, are hereby author…

For purposes of this subpart, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) AUTHORIZING ORDINANCE. An ordinance adopted by the Prichard City Council which authorizes the formation or renewal of a district and the levying of benefit assessments. (2) BENEFIT ASSESSMENT. A le…

The city council may create and maintain districts within its corporate limits pursuant to this subpart. (Act 2026-410, §2.)

(a)(1) Upon receipt of a written petition signed by 60 percent or more of the business owners or authorized representatives of the businesses proposed to be subject to the benefit assessment, the city council may initiate proceedings to form a district by adopting a resolution ex…

A tourism improvement district plan shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) A map that identifies the district boundaries in sufficient detail to allow a business owner to reasonably determine whether a business is located within the district boundaries. T…

(a) If the city council has adopted a resolution of intention to establish or renew a district and levy a new or increased district benefit assessment, the city council shall hold a public hearing on the establishment or renewal of the district prior to adoption of the authorizin…

At the conclusion of the public hearing to establish or renew a district, the city council may adopt, revise, change, reduce, or modify the proposed district benefit assessment, the boundaries of the district, or the types or classes of businesses within the district which would …

(a) If the city council, following the public hearing, decides to establish or renew a proposed district, the city council shall adopt an authorizing ordinance that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) A brief description of the proposed activities and …

If a district expires due to the time limit set pursuant to Section 45-49A-82.23(8), a new district plan may be established or the expiring district may be renewed pursuant to this subpart. (Act 2026-410, §8.)

(a) The collection of the benefit assessments levied pursuant to this subpart shall be made at the time and in the manner set forth by the city council in the authorizing ordinance. All delinquent payments for benefit assessments levied pursuant to this subpart may be charged int…

Bonds may be issued by the city or the business owners’ association to pay for improvements in the district, provided that any bond issue is not included in the city’s indebtedness for the purpose of Section 225 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022 and otherwise complies with a…

(a) The business owners’ association, at any time, may request that the city council modify the district plan. Any modification of the district plan shall be made pursuant to this subpart. The district plan shall not be modified, including the levy of a new or increased benefit a…

(a) The business owners’ association shall prepare a prospective report for each fiscal year, except the first fiscal year, for which benefit assessments are to be levied and collected to pay the costs of the activities described in the report. The business owners’ association’s …

(a) Any district previously established whose term has expired, or shall expire, may be renewed by following the procedures for establishment as provided in this subpart. (b) Upon renewal, any remaining revenues derived from the benefit assessment, or any revenues derived from th…

(a) A district established or renewed pursuant to this subpart may be dissolved by adoption of an ordinance by the city council after public notice and hearing required by this section when there is no indebtedness, outstanding and unpaid, incurred to accomplish any of the purpos…

Upon the dissolution or expiration without renewal of a district, any remaining revenues, after all outstanding debts are paid, derived from the levy of benefit assessments or derived from the sale of assets acquired with the revenues, shall be spent in accordance with the distri…

(a) There is created the Prichard Communication Authority. (b)(1) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of five members who shall be appointed by the mayor. Vacancies on the board shall be appointed by the mayor. (2) The initial terms of the directors…

For the purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL. An individual designated by the city to hear appeals for the purposes of this part. The official may not be the same individual as the enforcing official. (2) ENFORCING OF…

The Prichard City Council may declare any of the following to be a public nuisance and require its abatement or removal: (1) Any weed growing on a street, sidewalk, or private property within the city which: a. Bears seed of a wingy or downy nature; b. Grows large enough to becom…

(a)(1) If the city council, or another city employee designated by the city council, determines that a nuisance under Section 45-49A-84.01 exists, the enforcing official shall order the owner of the property on which the nuisance is located to abate the condition. (2) The enforci…

(a) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the administrative official at a hearing pursuant to Section 45-49A-84.02, within 10 days after the hearing, may appeal to the Circuit Court of Mobile County upon filing a notice of appeal and bond for security of costs with the clerk of …

(a) If the owner fails, neglects, or refuses to abate the nuisance within the time period required pursuant to Section 45-49A-84.02, the city council may authorize city employees or contractors to enter upon the property and abate the nuisance. If a person has appealed the determ…

When a nuisance lien is made against a lot or parcel of land, a subsequent redemption by a person authorized to redeem or sale of the lot or parcel by the state shall not operate to discharge, or in any manner affect, the nuisance lien of the city. A redemptioner or purchaser of …

Upon payment of the nuisance lien, the city clerk shall notify the county tax collecting official and may file a notice of satisfaction of the nuisance lien in the records of the probate court. (Act 2026-408, §7.)

Whenever used in this part, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms, whether used in the singular or plural, shall be given the following respective interpretations: (1) CORPORATION. Any corporation organized pursuant to this part. (2) COUNT…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature by the passage of this part to authorize the incorporation in Mobile County of public corporations to acquire, enlarge, improve, replace, own, lease, and dispose of properties to the end that such corporations may be able to develop land as…

(a) Whenever any number of natural persons, not less than three, shall file with the governing body of Mobile County an application in writing for authority to incorporate a public corporation under this part, which application shall contain the proposed articles of incorporation…

(a) The certificate of incorporation of any corporation organized under this part shall set forth all of the following: (1) The names and residences of the applicants together with a recital that each of them is an elector of and taxpayer in the county. (2) The name of the corpor…

(a) When executed and acknowledged in conformity with Section 45-49-90.03, the certificate of incorporation shall be filed with the judge of probate of the county. The judge of probate shall thereupon examine the certificate of incorporation and, if he or she finds that the recit…

(a) If any corporation formed under this part has accidentally or inadvertently failed to comply with the requirements of this part in its organization, such omission or defect may be corrected by filing an amendment as provided in this section. The certificate of incorporation o…

The corporation shall have a board of directors in which all powers of the corporation shall be vested and which shall consist of any number of directors, not less than six, all of whom shall be duly qualified electors of and taxpayers in the county. The directors shall serve as …

(a) The corporation shall have all of the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary for the performance of those stated in this subsection: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the period specified in the certificate of incorporation u…

(a) All bonds issued by the corporation shall be payable solely out of the revenues and receipts derived from the leasing or sale by the corporation of its industrial sites or of any thereof as may be designated in the proceedings of the board of directors under which the bonds s…

(a) Upon the adoption by the board of directors of any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds, the corporation, in its discretion, may cause to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks, in a newspaper published in the county, a notice in substantially the follow…

Neither the county, nor any municipality located therein, shall be liable for the payment of principal of or interest on any bonds of the corporation or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation, or agreement of any kind whatsoever which may be undertaken by the cor…

The corporation shall be a nonprofit corporation and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any individual, firm, or corporation; except, that in the event the board of directors of the corporation shall determine that su…

(a) Whenever the board of directors of the corporation shall by resolution determine that the purposes for which the corporation was formed have been substantially complied with and all bonds theretofore issued and all obligations theretofore incurred by the corporation have been…