Graysville petitioners want mayor impeached (UPDATED)
The Birmingham News reports: A group of Graysville residents today filed in Jefferson County Circuit Court a petition to impeach Graysville Mayor Doug Brewer.
The petition accuses Brewer of willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, abuse of power and incompetence.
Graysville resident George Helms, one of the petition organizers, said 200 residents signed the petition. ...
The next step in the petition filing is for the Jefferson County Circuit Court to assign the matter to a judge.
Helms said the group of residents that filed the petition has done so on its own, but will likely hire an attorney to handle the case. The group began collecting signatures for the impeachment petition in December. -- Read the whole story --> Graysville residents file petition in Jefferson County court to impeach mayor | al.com
UPDATE: The standards and procedure for impeachment cases are found in Alabama Code §§ 36-11-1 through 25. You may find the Code online on the Alison site; click on the "Code of Ala" tab on the left side.