Ala. Code § 12-14-15: Power of Mayor to Remit Fines and Costs, Commute Sentences Imposed by Municipal Judges, Etc.; Report of Actions to Municipal Governing Body.

The mayor may remit fines and such costs as are payable to the municipality and commute sentences imposed by a municipal court or the court to which an appeal was taken for violations of municipal ordinances and may grant pardons, after conviction, for violation of such ordinances, and he shall report his action to the council or other governing body at the first regular meeting thereof in the succeeding month with his reasons therefor in writing.