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AL Code § 45-28A-41.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 2 - Education.|Division 2 - Board of Education, Election.|Section 45-28A-41.22 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2019 Regular Session, Effective April 6, 2018. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 45-28A-41.22THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  A member shall reside in the City of Gadsden and in the district the member represents during the entire term of office. If the boundaries of a city council district change, the corresponding board of education district shall automatically change accordingly for the next election of the city board of education. If redistricting places an incumbent board member outside of his or her district, the member shall nevertheless continue to serve the remainder of the term to which he or she was elected or appointed. (Act 2018-565, §3.)
AL Code § 45-28A-41.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 2 - Education.|Division 2 - Board of Education, Election.|Section 45-28A-41.23 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2019 Regular Session, Effective April 6, 2018. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 45-28A-41.23THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  A candidate for each place on the board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, a resident of the respective district for at least one year immediately preceding the deadline date for qualifying as a candidate, and shall not have a record of conviction for any crime involving moral turpitude. (Act 2018-565, §4.)
AL Code § 45-28A-41.24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 2 - Education.|Division 2 - Board of Education, Election.|Section 45-28A-41.24 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2019 Regular Session, Effective April 6, 2018. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 45-28A-41.24THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (a) The election to elect the initial members of the board of education shall be held at a special election called by the Gadsden City Council as soon as practicable. The next election to elect the members of the board of education shall be held at the same time as the election to elect the members of the Gadsden City Council in 2022, and every four years thereafter. (b) The initial election and the initial runoff election, if necessary, and all subsequent elections held pursuant to this subpart shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and the results declared in the same manner as provided for the election of members of the city council, unless otherwise required in this subpart. The city council may set a qualifying fee. (c) The initial elected members of the board of education shall assume office immediately upon the certification of the election results and shall serve initial terms of office corresponding in duration with the remaining portion of the terms of office of the members of the city council elected in 2018. The members elected to the board of education in 2022 shall assume office immediately upon the certification of the election results and shall serve terms of office that correspond in duration with the terms of office of the members of the city council elected in 2022. Thereafter, all members of the board shall be elected to serve terms of four years. (Act 2018-565, §5.)
AL Code § 45-28A-41.25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 2 - Education.|Division 2 - Board of Education, Election.|Section 45-28A-41.25 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2019 Regular Session, Effective April 6, 2018. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 45-28A-41.25THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (a) Upon the assumption of office of the initially elected members of the board of education, the Gadsden City Board of Education as provided in this subpart shall be constituted and the terms, powers, duties, responsibilities, and emoluments of office of the prior members of the board of education shall end. (b)(1) Upon assumption of office of the initial elected members of the board of education, these members shall have the powers, authority, duties, and responsibilities as are otherwise provided by law for members of city boards of education as set forth in Chapter 11, commencing with Section 16-11-1, of Title 16, and as otherwise provided by law. (2) At the first meeting after the board takes office, and every year thereafter, the board shall by majority vote of those voting, select a chair and a vice chair from among its members. The vice chair shall preside over meetings of the board in the absence of the chair. (3) All property, records, supplies, and equipment of the prior board of education shall be vested in the board created by this subpart. (c) The establishment of the board of education as provided in this subpart shall not affect or impair any of the following: (1) Existing rights or privileges of employees of the board including, but not limited to, employment, personnel, salary, and retirement rights and privileges. (2) Existing contractual obligations of the board of education. (3) Existing civil and criminal actions. (Act 2018-565, §6.)
AL Code § 45-28A-41.26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 2 - Education.|Division 2 - Board of Education, Election.|Section 45-28A-41.26 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2019 Regular Session, Effective April 6, 2018. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 45-28A-41.26THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  A vacancy on the board of education shall be filled by appointment by a majority of the remaining members of the board of education for the unexpired term. If the vacancy is not filled by the remaining members of the board of education within 60 days, the city council, or a designee of the city council, shall notify the State Superintendent of Education who shall fill the vacancy by appointment. A person filling a vacancy on the board shall be a resident of the City of Gadsden and the district the person is appointed to represent. (Act 2018-565, §7.)
AL Code § 45-28A-41.27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 2 - Education.|Division 2 - Board of Education, Election.|Section 45-28A-41.27 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2019 Regular Session, Effective April 6, 2018. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 45-28A-41.27THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  The compensation for each member of the board of education, including the chair, shall be six hundred dollars ($600) per month payable from city school system funds. The board may adjust such compensation for succeeding terms of office. (Act 2018-565, §8.)
AL Code § 45-28A-41.28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 2 - Education.|Division 2 - Board of Education, Election.|Section 45-28A-41.28 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2019 Regular Session, Effective April 6, 2018. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 45-28A-41.28THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  An annual audit of the financial records of the city school system and of the board of education shall be conducted by a reputable certified public accountant or auditing firm as selected by the board. The audit results shall be made a matter of public record. All monies of the school system shall be accounted for whether reserved for capital outlay or held for any other purpose.  (Act 2018-565, §9.)
AL Code § 45-28A-41.29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 2 - Education.|Division 2 - Board of Education, Election.|Section 45-28A-41.29 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2019 Regular Session, Effective April 6, 2018. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 45-28A-41.29THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  Any member of the board of education who fails to attend more than two regularly scheduled monthly board meetings without an authorized excused absence as recognized by the board through written policy shall receive a written request from the city superintendent of education to attend the meetings. If the board member persists in his or her unexcused absence for two additional regularly scheduled monthly board meetings, then the position shall be declared vacant by the chair of the board, subject to review and approval by the city council.  (Act 2018-565, §10.)
AL Code § 45-28A-41.30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 2 - Education.|Division 2 - Board of Education, Election.|Section 45-28A-41.30 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2019 Regular Session, Effective April 6, 2018. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 45-28A-41.30THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  The chair of the board shall have all of the following duties:  (1) To preside over all board meetings.  (2) To set the meeting dates and times of all board meetings consistent with state law. The chair shall endeavor to set meeting times at a time which will afford citizens the best opportunity to attend. (3) To set the agenda of the board meetings in consultation with the city superintendent of education.  (4) To ensure proper and adequate notice to the public for public hearings on the budget of the school system.  (5) To maintain order at all board meetings.  (6) To assist the superintendent in seeking public input into the operations and support of the city school system.  (7) To vote on all matters which come before the board if he or she so desires.  (8) To ensure due process for the employees of the city school system according to duly adopted written policies and applicable state laws.  (9) To promote the city school system as authorized by the board. (Act 2018-565, §11.)
AL Code § 45-28A-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 3 - Employees.|Division 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-28A-42 - Applicability.

Section 45-28A-42Applicability. This subpart shall be applicable only to cities having populations of not less than 50,000 nor more than 100,000 inhabitants according to the 1950 or any subsequent decennial census of the United States. (Acts 1951, No. 671, p. 1158, §1.)
AL Code § 45-28A-42.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 3 - Employees.|Division 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-28A-42.01 - Police and Fire Departments Under Civil Service.

Section 45-28A-42.01Police and fire departments under civil service. The police department and the fire department and all officers and members of the departments, including the chiefs of the departments, the clerk of the police court, and the clerk or secretary of the chief of police, shall be governed by civil service regulations under the direction and supervision of a board as hereinafter provided, and all persons who may hereafter be elected or appointed as officers or members of such departments, or either of them, or who may hereafter be employed in either of the departments as members thereof, shall thereafter remain and continue in their respective employments of the cities during good behavior, efficiency, and obedience to such reasonable rules and regulations as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the civil service board, which is herein provided for, and as is hereafter provided. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent or preclude the removal of any officer or member of either of the departments by the civil service board for cause in the manner hereafter prescribed. (Acts 1951, No. 671, p. 1158, §2.)
AL Code § 45-28A-42.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 3 - Employees.|Division 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-28A-42.02 - Definitions.

Section 45-28A-42.02Definitions. (a) With reference to the police department the following definition shall apply as used herein: The word patrolman as used herein shall mean and apply to all motorcycle officers, drivers of automobiles used by the police department, and all other members of the police department below the grade of sergeant but shall not include detectives. The word officer as used herein shall mean and apply to all members of the police department of the grade of sergeant, detective, captain, assistant chief of police, and the chief of police. The words members of the police department shall mean and include all officers, patrolmen, and detectives, and wardens, if detailed to warden’s duty from the ranks of patrolman or officers. (b) With reference to the fire department the following definitions shall apply as used herein: The words members of the fire department, or members of the fire departments, as used herein shall mean and include the chief of the fire department, assistant chiefs of the fire department, captains, lieutenants, engineers, assistant engineers, and firemen, and all others who are regularly carried on the pay roll of such fire departments except hostlers and helpers; and in addition to those specifically named hereinbefore as members of the departments, such others as such board may find and designate to properly be such members, respectively. (Acts 1951, No. 671, p. 1158, §3.)
AL Code § 45-28A-42.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 3 - Employees.|Division 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-28A-42.03 - Selection of Board.

Section 45-28A-42.03Selection of board. Within 60 days of May 3, 1988, the civil service board for the City of Gadsden, Alabama, shall be composed of five members. The Governor shall make such appointments as shall be necessary to bring the membership of such board up to five members. At all times, at least one board member shall be a female individual and at least one other board member shall be a black individual and they shall not be the same person. Such appointees shall serve for initial terms of three years on such board. Successor terms for such new board members and current board members shall also be for three years. All vacancies on the board shall be for the unexpired term and shall be filled by appointments made by the Governor. The terms of all board members shall expire on the first Monday in April in which a term expires. Any member of the board whose term shall expire shall be eligible for reappointment to such board. Three members of such board shall constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting business before such board. No person shall be eligible to be a member of the civil service board who shall not, at the time of his or her appointment, be over 25 years of age and an actual resident in and a qualified voter of such city. No person shall be eligible to be a member of the board who holds any office of profit under the city, county, or state. The members of such civil service board who are holding office on May 3, 1988, shall continue to hold office and serve and be members of the board until the expiration of their current terms. (Acts 1951, No. 671, p. 1158, §4; Act 88-434, p. 634, §1.)
AL Code § 45-28A-42.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 3 - Employees.|Division 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-28A-42.04 - Oath of Member.

Section 45-28A-42.04Oath of member. Every person who shall be appointed as a member of such civil service board according to this subpart, shall within 15 days thereafter qualify by making oath that he or she is eligible for the office and shall execute the duties of the same according to his or her best knowledge and ability. Such oath shall be administered by any person authorized to administer oaths or by any member of the board of commissioners of such city, and a copy thereof filed with the city clerk. (Acts 1951, No. 671, p. 1158, §5.)
AL Code § 45-28A-42.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 3 - Employees.|Division 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-28A-42.05 - Rules and Regulations.

Section 45-28A-42.05Rules and regulations. The civil service board shall make rules and regulations to carry out the purpose of this subpart, and for examinations, appointments, and removals in accordance with its provisions and the board may, from time to time, make changes in the existing rules. The chief of police and the chief of the fire department shall, from the membership of their respective departments, recommend for promotion such person or persons as the occasion may call for to fill any vacancy or vacancies that may occur in the respective departments, and all such vacancies shall be filled and all such promotions shall be made by the civil service board. The board may make rules and regulations relating to the eligibility for promotion. The chief of the police department and the chief of the fire department shall have authority in their respective departments to demote any member of the respective departments by and with the consent and approval of the civil service board, provided, however, that upon written demand filed with the civil service board within five days from the date of the order of demotion the person whom it is proposed to demote shall be given a public hearing by the civil service board before any order of demotion shall be final. The chief of the police department and the chief of the fire department shall have authority to suspend any member of their respective departments pending the hearing by the civil service board. In the event any vacancy shall occur in the office of chief of the police department or chief of the fire department such vacancy shall be filled by the civil service board. In the event there is a reduction in the number of firemen or policemen employed by such cities, the men or women last employed shall be the first to be dropped, and so on in succession; provided that the number of patrolmen in the police department who are qualified as motorcycle patrolmen shall not thereby be reduced below the number which may from time to time be determined by the board of commissioners of such city as needed for motorcycle patrolmen; provided, further, that the number of men or women in the fire department who are qualified as mechanics shall not thereby be reduced below the number which may from time to time be determined by the board of commissioners of such city as needed for mechanics in the department. (Acts 1951, No. 671, p. 1158, §6.)
AL Code § 45-28A-42.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 3 - Employees.|Division 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-28A-42.06 - Application.

Section 45-28A-42.06Application. All applicants for a place or position on the police force or fire department, as the case may be, shall file their application in writing with the civil service board, the applications to be on the blank forms furnished by the board, and all applicants shall be subject to examination, which shall be public, competitive, and open to all citizens of the United States, with specified limitations as to age, residence, health, habits, and moral character. Such examinations shall be practical in their character, and shall relate to those matters which will fairly test the relative capacity of the persons examined to intelligently discharge the duties of the position to which they aspire. (Acts 1951, No. 671, p. 1158, §7.)
AL Code § 45-28A-42.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 3 - Employees.|Division 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-28A-42.07 - Examinations.

Section 45-28A-42.07Examinations. The board shall control all examinations, and whenever an examination is to take place, shall conduct such examination. Every applicant for examination shall pay to the city clerk the sum of one dollar fifty cents ($1.50), and the receipt therefor shall be attached to his or her application. (Acts 1951, No. 671, p. 1158, §8.)
AL Code § 45-28A-42.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 3 - Employees.|Division 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-28A-42.08 - Appointment.

Section 45-28A-42.08Appointment. The chief of police, as far as such police department be concerned, and the chief of the fire department, as far as such fire department be concerned, shall notify the civil service board of vacancies in the ranks of patrolmen or firemen, respectively, and the board shall furnish the respective chiefs with the name and address, or names and addresses, of the candidate or candidates standing highest on the eligible list, and same shall receive the appointment or appointments to fill such vacancy or vacancies. All appointments shall be on probation for a period of six months from date of appointment. Before the expiration of the period of probation, the chiefs of the fire and police departments, respectively, may, by and with the consent of the board, discharge any probationer in his or her respective department upon assigning in writing his or her reasons therefor to the board. If a probationer be not discharged before the expiration of his or her probation, his or her appointment shall be deemed complete. (Acts 1951, No. 671, p. 1158, §9.)