Any Class IV incorporated municipality in this state organized in accordance with Section 11-44B-1, et seq., shall have the following power and authority:
(a) To annex all or any portion of any unincorporated territory or any unincorporated territories which are enclosed within the corporate limits of the municipality and have been so enclosed for a period of one (1) year or more on April 21, 1994. The municipality shall adopt an ordinance finding and declaring that the unincorporated territory or unincorporated territories set forth and described therein is enclosed within the existing corporate limits of the municipality and has been so enclosed for a period of one (1) year or more on April 21, 1994 and that the annexation of the unincorporated territory or unincorporated territories is in the best interest of the public good and welfare of the municipality. Annexation of the unincorporated territory or unincorporated territories described in the ordinance shall be effective following the adoption and the publication thereof as required by law, and the filing of a copy of the ordinance, together with a map of the territory or territories annexed in the office of the judge of probate of the county or counties where the annexed territory is located. Any annexation made pursuant to this subsection must be made within one year of April 21, 1994.
(b) To annex all or any portion of any unincorporated territory or any unincorporated territories which become enclosed within the corporate limits of the municipality and have been so enclosed for a period of one (1) year or more. The municipality shall adopt an ordinance finding and declaring that the unincorporated territory or unincorporated territories set forth and described therein is enclosed within the corporate limits of the municipality and has been so enclosed for a period of one (1) year or more on the date of the adoption of said ordinance and that the annexation of the unincorporated territory or unincorporated territories is in the best interest of the public good and welfare of the municipality. Annexation of the unincorporated territory or unincorporated territories described in the ordinance shall be effective following the adoption and the publication thereof as required by law, and the filing of a copy of the ordinance, together with a map of the territory or territories annexed in the office of the judge of probate of the county or counties where the annexed territory is located. Provided, however, no unincorporated territory or unincorporated territories larger than fifteen (15) acres in size may be annexed pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Chapter 44B - Abandonment of Commission Form of Government in Class 4 Municipalities.
Section 11-44B-4 - Mayor and Council - Terms; Election Date.
Section 11-44B-4.1 - Elections - Mayor, City Council, and City of Tuscaloosa Board of Education.
Section 11-44B-5 - Conduct of Elections; Qualifications of Mayor and Council; Qualifying Fee.
Section 11-44B-7 - Powers and Duties of Mayor.
Section 11-44B-8 - Temporary and Permanent Vacancies in Office of Mayor; Vacancy on City Council.
Section 11-44B-17 - Pending Legal Actions and Proceedings.
Section 11-44B-18 - Pension, Retirement, and Relief Fund Laws Continued in Force.
Section 11-44B-20 - Powers of City; Vesting of Existing Rights, Powers, and Properties.
Section 11-44B-23 - Authority to Collect Surcharge on New Water And/or Sewer Customers.
Section 11-44B-24 - Municipalities' Authority to Annex Certain Unincorporated Territory.
Section 11-44B-25 - Procedures to Reduce or Delete Areas From Police Jurisdiction.
Section 11-44B-40 - Applicability of Article.
Section 11-44B-41 - Definitions.
Section 11-44B-44 - Probationary Period for Appointments.
Section 11-44B-45 - Appointments and Promotions by Merit.
Section 11-44B-47 - Disciplinary Actions; Hearing.
Section 11-44B-48 - Conduct of Hearing; Appeal and Review.