Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 11-43-46 (2026)

Officers - Terms of Service.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026

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The council shall fix by ordinance the terms of service, not to exceed the term of the mayor, of all the officers appointed or elected whose terms are not prescribed by law.

(Code 1907, §1192; Code 1923, §1908; Code 1940, T. 37, §429; Acts 1961, No. 666, p. 910, §4.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2020–2024 · leading case: Mitchell v. Town of Hayneville, Alabama (M.D. Ala. 2020).

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Mitchell v. Town of Hayneville, Alabama (M.D. Ala. 2020). · cites it 2× “17) at 4; see also Ala. Code § 11-43-46 (providing that the terms of appointed officers may not exceed that of the mayor).”

Hardy v. City Of Selma (S.D. Ala. 2022). · cites it 2× “In the Complaint, the Original Plaintiffs sought from Defendant City of Selma (“the City”) injunctive and equitable relief, including reinstatement and lost pay, pursuant to Ala. Code §§ 11-43-46 and 81. Id. 6-7 . On March 1, 2019, the City filed its motion to dismiss, pursuant…”

Hardy v. City Of Selma (S.D. Ala. 2024). · cites it 2× “In the original complaint, the plaintiffs sought from the City injunctive and equitable relief, including reinstatement and lost pay, pursuant to Ala. Code §§ 11-43-46 , 11-43- 81. Id. 6-7 .”

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