More than 450 new and returning mayors and council members filled the ballroom at the Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery Wednesday to be trained as they take their seats.
The Alabama League of Municipalities is hosting the two-day orientation, which ends today, to familiarize new mayors and council members about ALM services, the Alabama Open Meetings Act, ethics laws and more.
“I think for any newly elected official, that it’s really important that they learn the roles of mayor and council, learn things like the bid law and things about planning and Open Meetings Act—all those kind of things that they may or may not know, especially if they’re newly elected,” said Fairhope Mayor Sherry Sullivan, ALM president. “But it’s even important for people who’ve been in office for a while to continue learning about these things, or just to refresh their memory.”…