NOTE: The Handbook for Mayors and Councilmembers is updated every four years following the municipal election cycle.
Selected Readings for the Municipal Official
Handbook for Mayors and Councilmembers
Clerks Manual 2020
Annexation Manual - Revised 2020
Incorporating a Community
Laws of a Clean City
Municipal Volunteer Fire Department Manual
Municipal Regulation of Dogs Manual
Amicus Briefs - ALM Policies and Criteria
Business License Information
Municipal Election Information
FAQs from the Alabama Municipal Journal
Legal Clearinghouse Archive
Alabama Immigration Law Information
Anti-Squatter Law Summary
Law Enforcement Requirement to Collect Fingerprints and DNA from Illegal Aliens in Custody Report
Social Media and Municipal Employees: Tweet Them Right
Firearms Law - Municipal Requirements
Open Meetings Law
Uniform Beer Tax
Table Wine
Municipal Manager/Administrator