Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 11-43A-1 (2026)
Applicability of Chapter to Classes of Municipalities; Short Title.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, laws through the 2026 Regular Session
Any Class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 municipality in the State of Alabama may adopt the council-manager form of government by proceeding in the manner hereafter in this article provided. This article shall be known as the “Council-Manager Act of 1982.”
(Acts 1982, No. 82-517, p. 851, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
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case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: John C. Brown v. State of Alabama ex rel. Deanna Ceasor, as informant (Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court: CV-23-901937)., 419 So. 3d 999 (Ala. 2024).
John C. Brown v. State of Alabama ex rel. Deanna Ceasor, as informant (Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court: CV-23-901937)., 419 So. 3d 999 (Ala. 2024). “Thus, he argued, the ordinance failed to comply with the process prescribed by § 11-43A-1 et seq., Ala. Code 1975 ("the Council-Manager act"), which authorizes a municipality's change to a council-manager form of government only through the use of a petition signed by a certain…”
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