Regular Council Meeting Dates, Time, and Location

All council meetings are held at the Jasper City Hall Council Chambers, 400 West 19 th Street, Jasper, AL, unless notice is given to a different location.

Form Of Government

The City of Jasper has a mayor-council form of government. The council is the local legislative body upon which rests the responsibility of determining the policies to be followed in the administration of the municipal government. In almost every instance where state law grants authority to cities and towns under the mayor-council form of government, such authority must be exercised through the council. The council is the ultimate source of power in the mayor-council city or town, and in its exercise of this power, the council determines the extent to which the governmental and corporate functions of the municipality are exercised.

Council members Qualifications

Council members must be qualified electors of the municipality at the same time of their election and remain qualified electors throughout their terms of office. They must be residents of the municipality and of the ward from which they are elected, and they must remain residents of the municipality and of the ward from which they were elected throughout their terms of office.

Statutory Authority