{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-52-5","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-52-5","heading":"Municipal Planning Commission - Appointment, Etc., of Employees; Contracts with Consultants, Etc.; Expenditure of Funds.","body":"(a) The commission may appoint such employees as it may deem necessary for its work, whose appointment, promotion, demotion, and removal shall be subject to the same provisions of law as govern other corresponding civil employees of the municipality.\nThe commission may also contract with city planners, engineers, architects, and other consultants for such services as it may require.\n(b) The expenditures of the commission, exclusive of gifts, shall be within the amounts appropriated for the purpose by the council, which shall provide the funds, equipment, and accommodations necessary for the commission’s work.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 52 Planning, Zoning and Subdivisions.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-52-5","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"ecd19bba8ad2d5b9511ce865628ecb8aee0cf5fd02507ef77adbd45383f9ea49","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-52-4","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-52-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}