(a) The mayor shall be the chief executive officer and shall have general supervision and control of all other officers, employees, and affairs of the city, which shall include the management of the public utilities, either owned and operated by the city or operated by private corporations under contracts with the city. The general law applicable to mayor-council municipalities notwithstanding, the mayor may appoint all officers and employees of the city subject to the rules of any civil service or merit system that may be applicable to the city. The mayor may remove any person appointed by him or her subject to the rules of any civil service or merit system that may be applicable to the city.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the city council, by ordinance, may provide for the appointment of a clerical assistant for members of the council who may be employed without regard to the civil service or merit system of the city. The clerical assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the council.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Chapter 43D - Adoption of Mayor-Council Form of Government.
Section 11-43D-1 - Cities to Which Chapter Applies; Form of Ordinance.
Section 11-43D-2 - Adoption of Ordinance; Elections; Powers and Duties of Mayor and Council.
Section 11-43D-3 - Term of Office.
Section 11-43D-4 - Election and Referendum Procedure.
Section 11-43D-5 - Effect of Change of Population; Manner of Reapportionment of Council Districts.
Section 11-43D-6 - Rights of Officers and Employees Preserved.
Section 11-43D-8 - Continuance in Office of Persons Holding Positions in Civil Service.
Section 11-43D-9 - Transfer of Office, Agency, etc., Records and Property.
Section 11-43D-10 - Existing Contracts Continued in Force; Completion of Public Improvements.
Section 11-43D-11 - Pending Legal Action and Proceedings.
Section 11-43D-12 - Continuance of Laws Relating to Pensions, Retirement, and Relief Funds.
Section 11-43D-13 - Continuance of Laws Relating to Boards, Etc.
Section 11-43D-14 - Powers and Duties of Mayor; Employment of Clerical Assistant for the Council.
Section 11-43D-15 - Noninterference of Council With Administrative Service.
Section 11-43D-16 - Administrative Assistants.
Section 11-43D-17 - Appointment of Accountant; Examination of All Books and Accounts; Compensation.
Section 11-43D-18 - Establishment of Salaries for Mayor and Council.
Section 11-43D-19 - President and President Pro Tem of Council.
Section 11-43D-20 - Notice of Council Meetings; Mayor's Rights in Council Meetings.
Section 11-43D-21 - Temporary Absence or Disability of Mayor; Filling Vacancies.
Section 11-43D-22 - Continuance of Ordinances and Resolutions.