In the event of a vacancy, from any cause, in the office of mayor, the council shall appoint a person to succeed to the office of mayor for the unexpired term. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the president of the council, the office shall be filled from the membership of the council. In the event of a vacancy, from any cause, in the office of councilman, the council shall appoint a person from the district in which such vacancy occurs to succeed to the office of councilman for the unexpired term.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Chapter 43B - Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 4 Municipalities.
Section 11-43B-1 - Authority to Adopt Mayor-Council Form of Government.
Section 11-43B-2 - Election Date; When Mayor-Council Form of Government Deemed Adopted.
Section 11-43B-3 - Terms of Office.
Section 11-43B-10 - Budget, Appropriations, and Expenditures.
Section 11-43B-12 - Vacancies in Offices of Mayor, President of Council, and Councilman.
Section 11-43B-13 - Franchise or Lease of Right to Use Streets or Public Property.
Section 11-43B-14 - Initial Territorial Limits.
Section 11-43B-15 - Number of Council Members; Boundaries of Districts.
Section 11-43B-18 - Limit on Duration of Contracts; Validity of Contracts.
Section 11-43B-19 - Effect of Chapter on Preexisting Rights of Officers and Employees.
Section 11-43B-23 - Interagency Transfer of Records, Equipment, Etc.
Section 11-43B-24 - Continuance of Contracts in Effect.
Section 11-43B-25 - Pending Legal Actions and Proceedings.
Section 11-43B-26 - Pension, Retirement, and Relief Fund Laws Continued in Effect.
Section 11-43B-27 - Laws as to Independent Boards, Authorities, and Agencies Continued in Effect.