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Bessemer, Alabama
City Hall
1800 3rd Ave N
Bessemer, Alabama 35020
205-424-4060
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Under the authority of the Mayor-Council Act of Alabama, the Mayor serves as the head of the Administrative Branch of City government and holds the following responsibilities:
Enforcing all laws and ordinances
Appointing and removing all officers and employees of the City
Exercising administrative supervision and control over all departments
Keeping the Council fully advised of the financial conditions and needs of the City
Preparing and submitting annual budgets to the Council
Recommending actions to the Council
Setting salaries and/or compensations of appointed officers and employees of the
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