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AL Code § 45-29-140.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-29-140.06 - Financial Powers and Rights.

Section 45-29-140.06Financial powers and rights. (a) The authority organized or operating pursuant to this article, in addition to all other powers now or hereafter granted by law, shall have the following powers and rights: (1) To borrow money for use for any of its corporate purposes. (2) To sell, transfer, convey, grant options to purchase, or lease all or any part of its system or systems for such consideration and on such terms as it shall deem advisable and in the best interest of the authority. (3) To consent and agree to the assignment or payment of any income received from the investment of any moneys of funds of the authority to any other public corporation or public entity including, without limitation, the county or the State of Alabama. (4) To loan or advance its funds to any person at such, if any, interest as it shall determine, for the purpose of financing the construction of a system or any part thereof. (5) To contract with others for the construction of all or any part of a system or systems or any part thereof. (b) The moneys held in any special fund established by the authority may be invested in any direct obligations of the United States of America, the obligations of any agency of the United States of America, interest bearing bank deposits, or in any securities the payment of the principal of and interest on which is fully secured by direct obligations of the United States of America. (c) The authority shall be under no obligation to render service to the citizens of any municipality which shall not have granted the authority and those claiming under it a franchise for any system of the authority within such municipality without payment of any fee, charge, or cost other than the cost of publication of the ordinance granting the franchise. (d) Any transaction to which the authority or the county is a party shall be exempt from any tax levied pursuant to Article 4, commencing with Section 40-12-220, of Chapter 12 of Title 40, or any tax levied in substitution therefor or in lieu thereof. (e) Any water system, or any part thereof, leased or subleased to, or operated or managed by, the authority or county, whether the lease or sublease be by the authority or any private party including, without limitation, corporations or partnerships, shall be exempt from all state, county, and other taxes including, without limitation, ad valorem taxes, regardless of the entity that shall hold the legal title to such system or facility or any part thereof or any remainder or reversionary interest therein. (f) The county may acquire by lease or sublease any property comprising all or any part of a water system from the authority or from any vendee or lessee or sublessee of the authority, or may manage or operate the same, having all rights of the authority with respect thereto, upon mutual consent of the parties. (Act 89-188, p. 169, §7; Act 2016-251, §1.)
AL Code § 45-29-140.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-29-140.07 - Power to Contract.

Section 45-29-140.07Power to contract. (a) As security for payment of the principal of and interest on bonds or obligations assumed by it, the authority may enter into a contract or contracts binding itself for the proper application of the proceeds of bonds and other funds, for the continued operation and maintenance of any water system and fire protection facilities owned by it or any part or parts thereof, for the imposition and collection of reasonable rates for and the promulgation of reasonable regulations respecting any service furnished from any such system or facility, for the disposition and application of its gross revenues or any part thereof and for any other act or series of acts not inconsistent with this article for the protection of the bonds and other obligations being secured and the assurance that the revenues from such system or facility will be sufficient to operate such system or facility, maintain the same in good repair and in good operating condition, pay the principal of and interest on any bonds payable from such revenues, and maintain such reserves as may be deemed appropriate for the protection of the bonds, the efficient operation of such system or facility, and the making of replacements thereof and capital improvements thereto. (b) Any contract pursuant to this section may be set forth in any resolution of the board authorizing the assumption of obligations or in any mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture made by the authority under this article. (Act 89-188, p. 169, §8.)
AL Code § 45-29-140.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-29-140.08 - Rates, Fees, and Charges.

Section 45-29-140.08Rates, fees, and charges. Rates, fees, and charges for water service and fire protection service rendered by the authority from any of its water systems or fire protection facilities shall be so fixed and from time to time revised as at all times to provide funds at least sufficient to do all of the following: (1) Pay the cost of operating, maintaining, repairing, replacing, extending, and improving the systems and facilities, or either, from which such services are rendered. (2) Pay the principal of and the interest on all bonds and obligations assumed by the authority that are payable out of the revenues derived from operation of those systems and facilities together with revenues from any tax sources and fees as the principal and interest become due and payable. (3) Create and maintain such reserves for the foregoing purposes or any of them as may be provided in any mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture executed by the authority under this article or in any resolutions of the board authorizing the assumption of any obligation or the acquisition of any such system or facility. (4) Make such annual payments if any, to the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, the state, municipalities, counties, departments, authorities, agencies, and political subdivisions of the state and any public corporations organized under the laws of the state as the authority may have contracted to make. (Act 89-188, p. 169, §9.)
AL Code § 45-29-140.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-29-140.09 - Assistance From State Bodies.

Section 45-29-140.09Assistance from state bodies. For the purpose of securing water service and fire protection facilities or aiding or cooperating with the authority in the planning, development, undertaking, construction, extension, improvement, operation, or protection of water systems and fire protection facilities, any county, municipality, or other political subdivision, public corporation, agency, or instrumentality of this state may, upon such terms and with or without consideration, as it may determine: (1) Appropriate, lend, or donate money to or perform services for the benefit of the authority. (2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to the authority, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind including, but without limitation, any water system or fire protection facility, any interest in any thereof, and any franchise. (3) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this section, not otherwise prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with the authority in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of water systems and fire protection facilities. (Act 89-188, p. 169, §10.)
AL Code § 45-29-140.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-29-140.10 - Use of Public Roads.

Section 45-29-140.10Use of public roads. The authority is hereby authorized to use the rights-of-way of all public roads in the state without securing the prior approval of the state or of its agencies or departments or the county commission of any county and subject only to the necessity of obtaining the municipal consent required by Section 220 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt the authority from the requirements of Section 23-1-4; provided further, that the authority shall have the duty to restore at its expense all roads, highways, and public rights-of-way in which it may have made excavations or done other work in laying pipes or performing any of its other corporate functions. (Act 89-188, p. 169, §11.)
AL Code § 45-29-140.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-29-140.11 - Governmental Functions; Liability of Authority.

Section 45-29-140.11Governmental functions; liability of authority. (a) The furnishing of fire protection facilities in conjunction with the water services by the authority as well as the furnishing of water services are hereby declared to be a governmental function. (b) The authority shall not be liable for any tort, whether negligent or wilful, committed by any director, agent, servant, or employee of the authority in the furnishing of water service or fire protection facilities or service or in the construction, maintenance, or operation of any water or fire protection facility. (Act 89-188, p. 169, §12.)
AL Code § 45-29-140.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-29-140.12 - Exemption From Taxation.

Section 45-29-140.12Exemption from taxation. (a) The authority, the property and income of the authority, the income from bonds, conveyances by or to the authority, and leases, mortgages, and deeds of trust by or to the authority shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Alabama. (b) The authority shall not be obligated to pay or allow any fees, taxes, or costs to the judge of probate of any county in respect of its incorporation, the amendment of its certificate of incorporation, or the recording of any document. (c) No license or excise tax may be imposed on the authority in respect of the privilege of engaging in any of the activities authorized by this article.  (Act 89-188, p. 169, §13.)
AL Code § 45-29-140.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-29-140.13 - Exemption From Usury Statutes.

Section 45-29-140.13Exemption from usury statutes. The authority now or hereafter organized under this article is hereby exempted from the laws of the State of Alabama governing usury and prescribing or limiting interest rates including, without limitation, Chapter 8 of Title 8. (Act 89-188, p. 169, §14.)
AL Code § 45-29-140.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-29-140.14 - Dissolution of Authority.

Section 45-29-140.14Dissolution of authority. At any time when no bonds or obligations theretofore assumed by the authority are outstanding, the board may adopt a resolution, which shall be duly entered upon its minutes, declaring that the authority shall be dissolved. Upon the filing for record of a certified copy of the resolution in the office of the judge of probate of the county, the authority shall thereupon stand dissolved and, in the event it owned any property at the time of its dissolution, the title to all its properties shall thereupon pass to and be divided and apportioned among Fayette County and any other county or counties in which any part of the service area may be located, all in such manner and to such extent as may be provided in the authority’s certificate of incorporation, as amended; provided, however, that in the absence of a contrary provision in the certificate of incorporation, as amended, title to real estate and tangible personal property, other than cash, shall vest in the county in which the real estate or tangible personal property is located and the title to cash on hand and in banks, accounts receivable, choses in action, and other intangible property, other than intangible interest in land, shall vest in all of the counties in which any part of the service area lies. Each such county shall have title to the cash and intangible items as a tenant in common thereof, the fractional interest of each such tenant in common in the items being represented by a fraction the numerator of which is an amount equal to the gross revenues derived by the authority during its then next preceding complete fiscal year from service rendered in that part of its service area within that county and the denominator of which is an amount equal to the gross revenues derived by the authority during the same period from services rendered or otherwise in its entire service area. (Act 89-188, p. 169, §15.)
AL Code § 45-29-140.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-29-140.15 - Validity of Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 45-29-140.15Validity of certificate of incorporation. In all cases where there is an attempt to incorporate a public corporation under this article, and a certificate of incorporation with respect to such corporation has been filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which such corporation was sought to be incorporated, but the attempted incorporation is invalid because of some irregularity in the procedure followed, the attempted incorporation of such public corporation with respect to which such a certificate of incorporation has been filed shall be and hereby is validated ab initio, notwithstanding any irregularity in the procedure for incorporation of such corporation including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (1) The failure of the judge of probate in whose office such certificate of incorporation was filed to examine such certificate of incorporation or to enter an appropriate order with respect thereto. (2) The inclusion in the certificate of incorporation of any matter not authorized to be included therein or contrary to the statutory requirements with respect to such corporation. (Act 89-188, p. 169, §16.)
AL Code § 45-29-140.16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-29-140.16 - Notice Requirements, etc.; Regulatory Control and Supervision.

Section 45-29-140.16Notice requirements, etc.; regulatory control and supervision. (a) Except as expressly otherwise provided in this article, no proceeding, notice, or approval shall be required for the incorporation of the authority or the amendment of its certificate of incorporation, the acquisition of any property, water system, or fire protection facility or the issuance of any mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture. (b) The authority, every water system or fire protection facility owned by the authority or leased or subleased to a county, and the rates and charges thereof shall be exempt from all jurisdiction of and all regulation and supervision by the Alabama Public Service Commission and neither a public hearing nor the consent of the Department of Finance shall be prerequisite to any transaction between or with the authority and the county or between the authority or the county and any vendor, vendee, lessor, or lessee to or from the authority. (Act 89-188, p. 169, §17.)
AL Code § 45-29-140.17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-29-140.17 - Auditing.

Section 45-29-140.17Auditing. The Fayette County Water Coordinating and Fire Prevention Authority shall be audited similar to and in accordance with any audit required to be performed upon the Fayette County Commission and the operations of the County of Fayette. (Act 89-188, p. 169, §18.)
AL Code § 45-29-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Section 45-29-170 - Board of Health Fees.

Section 45-29-170Board of Health fees. (a) The Fayette County Board of Health shall designate the services rendered by the county health department for which fees may be charged and shall set the fee to be charged for each service. The health department is hereby authorized to charge and collect such fees. All fees collected shall be in addition to any and all federal, state, and local appropriations. Any fees collected shall be processed in accordance with the recommendations of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. (b) No person shall be denied any service because of that person’s inability to pay. The county board of health may establish a sliding fee scale based on one’s ability to pay. (c) This section shall not apply to nor affect any fees otherwise authorized, set, or collected under state or federal law or regulations and shall not affect funding from the state in any way. (d) All fees collected pursuant to this section are hereby appropriated to the health department which collected such fees. (Act 88-557, p. 874, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-29-190 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 19 - Legislature.|Section 45-29-190 - Legislative Delegation.

Section 45-29-190Legislative delegation. (a) The county governing bodies of Fayette and Lamar Counties shall both pay one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per month expense allowance, from their respective county treasuries, to the district house member representing such counties, who shall maintain and account for a separate bank account for the purposes of establishing, maintaining, and operating a district legislative delegation office for such counties. (b) Such expense allowance may be expended on any and all necessary expenses related to establishing, maintaining, and operating such delegation office. (Act 83-695, p. 1135, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-29-200 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Section 45-29-200 - Abolition of License Inspector; Transfer of Duties.

Section 45-29-200Abolition of license inspector; transfer of duties. In Fayette County, notwithstanding Section 40-12-10, and any other general or local law of this state effective at the expiration of the current term of county license inspector, no person shall be appointed to the position of county license inspector of or for Fayette County. The position of county license inspector in the county is hereby abolished and the powers, duties, and functions of the office shall henceforth be vested in and performed by the sheriff of the county. All fines, fees, and penalties heretofore paid to the license inspector for the performance of his or her duties of office shall be paid into the general fund of the county to be utilized to aid the elderly citizens of the county. (Act 82-252, p. 323, §1.)
AL Code § 45-29A-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29A - Fayette County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Berry.|Section 45-29A-20 - Court Costs.

Section 45-29A-20Court costs. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any special, local, or general law to the contrary, there is levied additional court costs and charges of fifteen dollars ($15) upon any criminal or civil cases including, but not limited to, felony cases, misdemeanor cases, and traffic violation cases whose jurisdiction is in the Town of Berry Municipal Court of the Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit. The costs and charges levied by this section shall be in addition to all other costs and charges presently levied and shall be collected as other costs and charges. The levy of the costs and charges shall commence on July 1, 2010, and all cases pending at the time shall be subject to the levy of costs and charges. (2) All money derived from the costs and charges provided herein shall be remitted to the Town of Berry and placed in a special fund known as the hazardous duty pay fund. Hazardous duty pay, as provided in this section, shall be paid exclusively from the fund and all funds deposited shall be used pursuant to this section. (3) In the event funds collected pursuant to this section are insufficient to pay the monthly hazardous duty pay to each police officer, the Town Council of Berry shall have no responsibility or liability to pay the payments and all hazardous duty pay shall be suspended until sufficient funds are collected and deposited in the hazardous duty pay fund. (b)(1) In addition to all other compensation presently paid, each sworn officer employed full time by the Town of Berry, shall be entitled to hazardous duty pay equal to one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per month. The sum shall be paid in the same manner as the salary of police officers except that the Town Council of Berry, in its discretion, may elect to pay all of the sum in one pay period each month. (2) The Town Council of Berry shall begin paying the hazardous duty pay as provided herein the first pay period the funds are available to cover the sum needed. (3) The Town Council of Berry may increase hazardous duty payments to police officers in its discretion, provided that all increases are paid from the hazardous duty pay fund created by this section. (Act 2001-559, p. 1127, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-29A-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29A - Fayette County Municipalities.|Article 3 - Fayette.|Section 45-29A-30 - Sale of Draft or Keg Beer or Malt Beverages.

Section 45-29A-30Sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages.  (a) This section shall only apply to the City of Fayette in Fayette County. (b) The sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages by retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is authorized in the City of Fayette. All resolutions and ordinances relating to the sale, consumption, and possession of bottled or canned beer in the city shall apply to draft or keg beer or malt beverages. The Fayette City Council may adopt an ordinance regulating the sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages pursuant to this section. (Act 2015-298, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-30-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30 - Franklin County.|Article 5 - Constables.|Section 45-30-50 - Qualifications; Expenses.

Section 45-30-50Qualifications; expenses. (a) This section shall apply only to Franklin County. (b) Each constable, elected or appointed after August 1, 2001, shall have attended and completed a course of study at a police academy or similar institution and shall be in full compliance with minimum standards of the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission under Section 36-21-46. (c) Constables holding office on August 1, 2001, are exempt from this section. (d) The Franklin County Commission shall provide an annual appropriation in an amount of up to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per year to the office of the Sheriff of Franklin County to be used to reimburse constables for actual and necessary expenses in the performance of the duties of constables. Funds previously made available to the county commission for a legislative delegation office shall be used up to the amount of the annual appropriation provided for in this section to the extent funds are not otherwise provided by the county commission. (Act 2001-487, p. 828, §§1-4.)