(a) This section shall apply to any Class 6 municipality in which the city government on March 18, 2022, consists of a mayor and five members of the city council elected for staggered terms.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-43-65.1

  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) In any Class 6 municipality to which this section applies, the city council of the municipality may adopt an ordinance revising the election dates and terms of the city council and mayor as provided in this section. The ordinance, if enacted, shall provide:

(1) That the members of the city council to be elected at the general municipal election in 2022 shall be elected for terms of five years commencing on the first Monday in November 2022, and successors shall be elected for terms of four years at a general municipal election in 2027, for terms commencing on the first Monday in November 2027, and every four years thereafter.
(2) The terms of the mayor and the members of the city council set to expire in 2024 shall be extended by one year to expire in 2025, and successors to the offices of mayor and city council shall be elected for terms of four years at a general municipal election in 2025, for terms commencing on the first Monday in November 2025, and every four years thereafter.
(c) The provisions of this section are supplemental and shall not be construed to repeal any law not in direct conflict with this section.
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