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AL HB343
Bill
Status
4/3/2019
Primary Sponsor
David Faulkner
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AI Summary
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Requires a petition certified by the judge of probate and voter election before a Class 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 municipality can change from mayor-council form to council-manager form of government.
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Allows municipalities adopting council-manager government to choose whether their council will have five members (one mayor plus four council members) or seven members (one mayor plus six council members).
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Requires the ballot to clearly indicate the council composition (five or seven members) that voters are choosing to adopt.
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Changes the effective date for the government form change to the first Monday in November (instead of October) following the next municipal election held during a general municipal election year.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Municipalities, council-manager form of government, procedures and timing further provided for, petition and election required, ballot, Secs. 11-43A-1.1, 11-43A-7, 11-43A-8 am'd.
Municipalities
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government
4/3/2019