Alabama § 45-57A-63.38 - City Manager Appointment.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 45-57A-63.38 — City Manager Appointment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-57A-63.38. City Manager Appointment.
(a) The council by a majority vote of the whole qualified membership of the council shall appoint a city manager, who shall be an officer of the city and shall have the powers and perform the duties in this part provided. No council member shall receive the appointment during the term for which he or she shall have been elected, nor within one year after the expiration of his or her term; nor shall he or she receive any appointment as city manager under Section 45-57A-63.62 during the term for which he or she shall have been elected. The civil service act, if any, applicable to the city shall not apply to the approval or the removal of the city manager.
(b) A temporary, acting city manager may be designated by the council to serve for not more than four months in these events but in only these events:
(1) When the first council shall take office after adoption of this part by the city.
(2) Following the removal of any permanent city manager.
(c) The temporary acting city manager shall perform the duties and assume the obligations of the office of city manager but he or she may be removed summarily by the council at any time. If the council shall permit the temporary acting city manager to serve for longer than four months he or she shall become the permanent city manager and shall be entitled to all benefits granted the permanent city manager.
Frequently Asked Questions About Alabama § 45-57A-63.38
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Section 45-57A-63.38 ("City Manager Appointment.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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