Ala. Code § 45-51A-33.60: City Clerk.

If the city clerk of any city which adopts the mayor-council form of government holds office subject to any civil service or merit system, such clerk shall continue to be the city clerk under the mayor-council form of government of such city, and his or her successor shall be selected and hold office subject to the provisions of such civil service or merit system. If the city clerk of any city which adopts the mayor-council form of government does not hold office subject to any civil service or merit system, the council shall elect the city clerk. The city clerk shall give notice of special or called meetings of the council, shall keep the journal of its proceedings, shall authenticate by his or her signature and record in full in a book kept for the purpose all ordinances and resolutions, and shall perform such other duties as shall be required by this part or by ordinance, and such duties as are imposed by general law of Alabama upon city clerks and as to which other provisions are not made in this part.