AGO 1996-159.

• Case Date: March 26, 1996
• Court: Alabama

Alabama Attorney General Opinions 1996. AGO 1996-159. 1996-159March 26, 1996Honorable Clarence F. Rhea City Attorney, City of Southside P. O. Box 8486 Gadsden, AL 35902 Municipalities - Annexation - DeannexationGoverning body of city in which property is to be deannexed must consent to a reduction in the corporate limits of the municipality.Dear Mr. Rhea: This opinion is issued in response to your request for an opinion from the Attorney General. QUESTION Can you advise whether there is a procedure so that a person can be deannexed from one city (when the city declines to do so) and be annexed into another (where the services are provided) and, if so, the procedure that must be followed? FACTS, ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION The only statutory proceeding for reduction of the corporate limits of a municipality are found in Code of Alabama...