(a) Any law, whether special, local, or general or municipal ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding, pursuant to Civil Action No. 87-T-1289-N, U.S. District Court for the Middle District Northern Division Federal Court Order, the Town of Rutledge in Crenshaw County, shall not designate by place number, or by other similar method, seats for its city council.
(b) The City Council of the Town of Rutledge, Alabama, shall consist of five members elected at large, without designated or numbered places. In the election of members of the city council, the five candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected to the council. There shall be no runoff election and in the event of a tie vote, the winner shall be selected by a majority vote of the newly elected mayor and council. In such election for members of the city council, each qualified voter is authorized to cast only one vote.
(c) The requirement for office, application for candidacy and the fees therefor shall continue to be set by resolution of the city council. It is expressly provided that all other provisions of law and ordinances relating to elections for city council members shall remain effective and, except as herein provided, the office of city council member and the operation of the governing body of Rutledge, Alabama, shall continue as otherwise provided by law.