Ala. Code § 45-8A-23.123

At the meeting of the council at which the budget proposal and budget message are submitted, the council shall determine the date and time of the public hearing on the budget proposal, and shall cause to be published a notice of the place and date, not less than seven days after the date of publication nor later than 15 days prior to the beginning of the next budget year, at which the council will hold a public hearing. Publication shall be made at least once in a daily newspaper published and of general circulation in the city.