No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time of the adoption of the mayor/commission/city manager form of government, brought by or against the city or any office, department, or agency or officer thereof, shall be affected or abated by the adoption of the mayor/commission/city manager form of government or by anything herein contained in this chapter; but all such actions or proceedings may be continued notwithstanding that functions, powers, and duties of any office, department, or agency, or officer party thereto may by or under this chapter be assigned or transferred to another office, department, or agency or officer, but in that event the same may be prosecuted or defended by the head of the office, department, or agency to which such functions, powers, and duties have been assigned or transferred under this chapter.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Article 8 - Succession in Government.
Section 11-44E-140 - Rights of Officers and Employees Preserved.
Section 11-44E-142 - Continuance of Officers and Employees Holding Positions in Classified Service.
Section 11-44E-143 - Transfer of Agency Records and Property.
Section 11-44E-146 - Pending Legal Actions and Proceedings.
Section 11-44E-147 - Laws Relating to Pensions or Retirement and Relief Funds Continued in Force.
Section 11-44E-148 - Laws Relating to Authority for Fairgrounds, etc., Continued in Force.
Section 11-44E-149 - Ordinances and Resolutions Continued in Effect.