{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-44e-2","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-44E-2","heading":"Authority to Adopt Mayor/Commission/City Manager Form of Government; Ordinance for Election of Commissioners.","body":"At any time upon passage of this chapter and said chapter becoming law, any Class 5 municipality may adopt the mayor/commission/city manager form of government by adopting an ordinance by a majority vote of the members of that governing body adopting the mayor/commission/city manager form of government. Within 30 days of the adoption of the ordinance adopting the mayor/commission/city manager form of government, members of that governing body shall adopt a second ordinance for the election of commissioners from six single-member districts with the district boundaries established therein.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 44E Adoption of Mayor/Commission/City Manager Form of Government in Class 5 Municipalities.","Article 1 Adoption of the Mayor/Commission/City Manager Form of Government; Election and Term of First Commission."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-44E-2","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"8cce857c7e626b7d6d368a2e0a0a14ab252066724be0c7dca7ac4479b4a93146","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-44e-1","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-44e-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}