{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-45-57a-63","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 45-57A-63","heading":"Applicability of Part.","body":"(a) Any city in the state, which has a population of not less than 23,000 nor more than 27,000 inhabitants according to the 1970 or any subsequent federal decennial census, may adopt the council-manager form of government by proceeding in the manner hereafter in this part provided.\n(b) The Legislature finds that the council-manager form of government has been adopted pursuant to this part and is operative in a Class 5 municipality. It is the intent of this part to further provide for the council-manager form of government under this part.","path":["Title 45 Local Laws.","Chapter 57A Russell County Municipalities.","Article 6 Phenix City.","Part 4 Government.","Subpart 1 Adoption of Council–Manager Form of Government; Election and Term of Council."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=45-57A-63","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:54Z","sha256":"04800b4b64de7e9de75165d9c1ddf88762c9e580cfcf460d09051025ab815c9e","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-45-57a-62.28","next":"us-al/ala.-code-45-57a-63.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}