Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, an election shall be held in every Class 6 municipality wherein the municipal governing body has elected to have a nine-member council, at the same time that the election for members of the Alabama legislature is held in 1983; and the question submitted at such election shall be: "shall the council-manager form of government, provided in the Council-Manager Act of 1982, with the change in the form of government of such municipality to become operative on the first Monday in October 1986, be adopted for the municipality of _____?" The election shall be held and in all things governed as nearly as possible by the provisions regulating elections on the question the adoption of the council-manager form of government provided in the Council-Manager Act of 1982, except that no petition of any of the qualified voters of the municipality need be filed and the mayor of any city in which such election is hereby required shall within 10 days after July 26, 1983, by proclamation, submit the question of the adoption of the council-manager plan at a special election to be held at the same time as the election held in 1983 for members of the Alabama legislature. Should the election not be called by proclamation of the mayor within said 10-day period, the judge of probate shall call such election by order.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Chapter 43A - Council-Manager Form of Government.
Article 1 - Council-Manager Act of 1982.
Section 11-43A-1 - Applicability of Chapter to Classes of Municipalities; Short Title.
Section 11-43A-3.1 - Election in Class 6 Municipalities - Time, Procedure, Etc.
Section 11-43A-4 - Subsequent Elections Not to Be Held Within Two Years of Preceding Election.
Section 11-43A-5 - Form and Marking of Ballots.
Section 11-43A-7 - Time for Change in Form of Government.
Section 11-43A-10 - Continuation of Municipal Corporation.
Section 11-43A-12 - Powers of Municipality.
Section 11-43A-14 - Printing and Preparation of Ballots; Conduct of Election.
Section 11-43A-15 - Compensation of Mayor and Councilmen.
Section 11-43A-17 - Powers of Council.
Section 11-43A-20 - Clerk of Municipality; When Subject to Civil Service or Merit System; Duties.
Section 11-43A-21 - Times for Meetings of Council; Open to Public.
Section 11-43A-23 - Rules of Council.
Section 11-43A-26 - Revision and Codification of Ordinances and Resolutions or Adoption of Code.
Section 11-43A-31 - Payment and Deposit of Municipal Funds.
Section 11-43A-34 - Effect of Chapter on Existing Officers, Employees, Offices, Departments, Etc.
Section 11-43A-36 - Continuation in Office of Persons in Civil Service or Merit System.
Section 11-43A-38 - Continuation of Offices, Departments, etc., Until Otherwise Provided.
Section 11-43A-39 - Continuation of Contracts; Completion of Public Improvements.
Section 11-43A-40 - Effect of Chapter on Pending Litigation.
Section 11-43A-43 - When Chapter Becomes Applicable to Municipality.
Section 11-43A-44 - Continuation of Ordinances and Resolutions Unless and Until Changed or Repealed.
Section 11-43A-45 - Discrimination Prohibited.
Section 11-43A-48 - Limit on Contracts Involving Money Payments; Requirements for Validity.
Section 11-43A-49 - Bond of City Manager and Other Officers and Employees.
Section 11-43A-50 - Oath or Affirmation of Councilman, Officers, and Employees.