{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43b-17","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-43B-17","heading":"Creation of Departments, Etc., by Ordinance; Discontinuance of Functions Assigned by Law.","body":"By ordinance, the council may establish city departments, boards, offices, or agencies and may prescribe the functions thereof, except that no function assigned by law to a particular department, board, office, or agency may be discontinued unless this chapter specifically so provides.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 43B Mayor-Council Form of Government in Class 4 Municipalities."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-43B-17","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"5e00866b217492ef9ad50a2cf9472d0321347c82697080169d6a3991e427e236","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43b-16","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43b-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}