Alabama Code Title 11. Counties and Municipal Corporations § 11-43C-40

The mayor may employ additional personnel who shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor, and for such purposes an additional seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) per annum shall be made available for the salaries of the personnel from the city treasury. The personnel shall not be subject to the merit system. This section shall not limit the authority of the mayor to appoint other employees of the city under the merit system or otherwise where authorized by any other law.