Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 11-43-56 (2026)
Management and Control of Finances and Property of Municipality.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
Except as otherwise provided in this title, the council shall have the management and control of the finances and all of the property, real and personal, belonging to the city or town.
(Code 1907, §1192; Code 1923, §1908; Code 1940, T. 37, §429; Acts 1961, No. 666, p. 910, §4.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2021 · leading case: KTK Mining of Virginia, LLC v. City of Selma, 984 F. Supp. 2d 1209 (S.D. Ala. 2013).
KTK Mining of Virginia, LLC v. City of Selma, 984 F. Supp. 2d 1209 (S.D. Ala. 2013). “The City also cites to Ala.Code § 11-43-56 (“Except as otherwise provided in this title, the council shall have the management and control of the finances and all of the property, real and personal, belonging to the city or town.”
Wilson v. Dawson, 590 So. 2d 263 (Ala. 1991). “Those statutes formerly applicable did not provide for a general fund budget; instead § 11-43-56 vested the city council with control of the city’s finances.”
Town of Boligee v. Greene Cnty. Water & Sewer Auth., 77 So. 3d 1166 (Ala. 2011). “” § 11-43-56, Ala.Code 1975. It is undisputed that the Boligee town council never authorized the agreement at issue.”
Edwards v. First Nat'l Bank, Brewton, 377 So. 2d 966 (Ala. 1979). “Code 1975, § 11-43-56. The city clerk is required to keep a set of accounting books of the financial condition of the city.”
Greystone at Auburn, LLC v. The City of Auburn, Alabama (M.D. Ala. 2021). “(citing Ala. Code § 11-43-56 ). 6 The powers of a city council, mayor, and city manager are governed by statute.”
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