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AL Code § 45-42-162.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 16 - Government Operations.|Part 3 - Metropolitan-Government|Section 45-42-162.13 - Appointment of Metropolitan Manager.

Section 45-42-162.13Appointment of metropolitan manager. (a) The mayor shall appoint, subject to commission approval, a metropolitan manager, who shall be an officer of the metropolitan-government, and shall have the powers to perform the duties required. No sitting member of the metropolitan-government shall be appointed manager. Any civil service act (applicable to the municipality) shall not apply to the appointment or the removal of the manager. (b) A temporary or acting manager may be designated, subject to commission approval, to serve for not more than four months in these events, but only under the following circumstance: (1) When the first mayor takes office after adoption of this part; or (2) following the removal of any permanent metropolitan manager. (c) Such temporary acting manager shall perform the duties and assume the obligations of the office of manager and may be removed by the commission at any time. If the commission shall permit the temporary or acting manager to serve for longer than four months, he or she shall become the permanent manager. (d) Any person appointed as acting manager or as manager need not be a resident of the county (metropolitan jurisdiction) nor a resident of the State of Alabama at the time of his or her appointment. (e) The metropolitan manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term, and may be removed by a vote of the commission. Any such removal shall be subject to any agreements contained in a written contract between the mayor and the manager, as approved by the commission. (Act 87­324, p. 442, § 14.)
AL Code § 45-42-162.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 16 - Government Operations.|Part 3 - Metropolitan-Government|Section 45-42-162.14 - General Officers.

Section 45-42-162.14General officers. The offices of sheriff, revenue commissioner, license commissioner, and judge of probate as established by the constitution or by statute shall be maintained. The salary of each office shall be set by the commission in accordance with general law. The terms of office of these officers shall not be affected by this part and their subsequent elections shall be conducted according to the general election laws of the state. (Act 87­324, p. 442, § 15.)
AL Code § 45-42-162.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 16 - Government Operations.|Part 3 - Metropolitan-Government|Section 45-42-162.15 - Elective Officers.

Section 45-42-162.15Elective officers. (a) The sheriff shall have such duties as prescribed by Alabama law except that the sheriff shall not be the chief conservator of peace. The function of chief conservator of peace is transferred to the chief of police as provided for by the metropolitan-government. The sheriff shall be responsible for the jail(s) and the serving process. All fees, commissions, emoluments, and perquisites of the office of sheriff shall accrue to the metropolitan-government. (b) The revenue commissioner shall have such duties as prescribed by Alabama law including the appraisal, assessment, and collection of real and personal property taxes. (c) The license commissioner shall have such duties as are now assigned to that function and such duties relating to licenses and fees as may be assigned by the policy body of the metropolitan-government in the future.  (Act 87­324, p. 442, § 16.)
AL Code § 45-42-162.16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 16 - Government Operations.|Part 3 - Metropolitan-Government|Section 45-42-162.16 - Judge of Probates.

Section 45-42-162.16Judge of probates. Nothing in this part shall have effect upon the judicial powers and functions of the judge of probate as provided by the general laws. All fees, commissions, emoluments, and perquisites of the office of judge of probate shall accrue to the metropolitan-government. (Act 87­324, p. 442, § 17.)
AL Code § 45-42-162.18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 16 - Government Operations.|Part 3 - Metropolitan-Government|Section 45-42-162.18 - Planning and Land Use Controls.

Section 45-42-162.18Planning and land use controls. (a) A planning commission shall be established and shall have authority to institute, under the general laws of the state, land use controls for the metropolitan-government. The planning commission shall consist of nine members, one member appointed from each of the nine election districts. (b) The planning commission shall be the comprehensive planning agency and shall administer a metropolitan-wide planning program which includes zoning subdivision regulations in accord with municipal laws of the State of Alabama. Such shall have effect in each service district established. (Act 87­324, p. 442, § 19.)
AL Code § 45-42-162.19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 16 - Government Operations.|Part 3 - Metropolitan-Government|Section 45-42-162.19 - Schools.

Section 45-42-162.19Schools. (a) Within 18 months from the time metropolitan-government is placed in effect, the respective school boards of the city and the county shall plan for and implement a metropolitan-government school district which effects the merger of the two existing districts in accordance with existing procedure in Alabama statutes for such mergers. (b) The plan for merger shall include provisions for an equitable collection and distribution of tax for educational funding. The plan for merger shall also include provisions for nine elected board members, one from each of the metropolitan election districts, and a superintendent appointed by the board. The superintendent shall not be a member of the board. The metropolitan school board shall have the power to do all things necessary and proper for the operation of an accredited school system within the framework of Alabama laws and regulations governing schools. (Act 87­324, p. 442, § 20.)
AL Code § 45-42-162.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 16 - Government Operations.|Part 3 - Metropolitan-Government|Section 45-42-162.20 - Budgeting; Tax Levies; Bonds.

Section 45-42-162.20Budgeting; tax levies; bonds. (a) The budget and tax levy of the former City of Athens shall serve as the budget and tax levy for the urban service district for the fiscal year in which metropolitan-government is implemented. The budget and tax levy of the former County of Limestone shall serve as the budget and tax levy for the general service district for the fiscal year in which metropolitan-government is implemented. Amendments to both the operating and capital improvements budgets during the 1987–1988 fiscal year may be made by the mayor and approved by the commission for either the urban service district or the general service district in accordance with general law. (b) All bonds issued by the City of Athens prior to the effective date of this part shall be assigned to the urban service district. All bonds issued by Limestone County prior to the effective date of this part shall be assigned to the general service district. In the event that the boundaries of the urban service district are expanded prior to the redemption of all bonded indebtedness incurred prior to the effective date of this part, the commission shall insure through the provision of special service districts that the outstanding bonds are redeemed by a property tax within the area where the bond was originally issued. (c) The first proposed budgets for the government shall be prepared by the mayor and submitted to the commission by the mayor on the first commission meeting after taking office and shall be adopted by October 1, 1988. (Act 87­324, p. 442, § 21.)
AL Code § 45-42-162.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 16 - Government Operations.|Part 3 - Metropolitan-Government|Section 45-42-162.21 - Employees.

Section 45-42-162.21Employees. (a) All permanent full-time and permanent part-time employees of the city or county including employees of any department, board, commission, authority, or agency shall become employees of the metropolitan-government and shall be assigned duties as similar in nature as may be practicable within the metropolitan-government upon the effective date of this part. Employees of boards, commissions, or authorities, which have been established in response to federal or state legislation who are not employees of the city or county governments at the time of the adoption of this part shall not be employees of the metropolitan-government. In no case shall any permanent full-time or permanent part-time employee receive salary, wage, or benefits lower than that received immediately prior to the effective date of this part. Nor shall any permanent full-time employee be subject to any civil service examination or certification requirements except those pertaining to promotion or change of classification after initial entry into the classified civil service. Employees not previously covered by civil service status six months after the effective date of the metropolitan implementation. (b) All of the permanent full-time employees shall continue as appointees of the unit to which the power and duties of the unified unit are transferred and shall continue to perform their usual duties until otherwise directed. When employees from two or more units are combined in a single department, office, or division, particular attention shall be paid to the level of training and experience of the employee who is being assigned in relation to others within the unit. The holding of a specific title within either of the units to be combined shall not guarantee the maintenance of that title within the new unified unit. In no case should job qualifications or specifications be lowered simply to provide placement of an employee of the present governmental unit. Any employees aggrieved by their assignment shall be entitled to appeal. (c) All questions and problems arising under this section shall be resolved by the mayor until personnel policies and rules have been established and adopted by the commission; provided no actions shall impair or diminish the salary and benefits of employees. (Act 87­324, p. 442, § 22.)
AL Code § 45-42-171 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 2 - Health.|Section 45-42-171 - Schedule of Fees; Rulemaking Authority; Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-42-171Schedule of fees; rulemaking authority; disposition of funds. (a) The Board of Health of Limestone County may annually fix a schedule of fees which shall cover the actual cost or a portion thereof involved in the performance of services rendered, pursuant to the duties, functions, and programs required by law or by regulation or of the county or State Board of Health. Any fee schedule fixed pursuant to this section shall be effective upon approval of the county commission. (b) The Limestone County Board of Health is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary and proper for the administration of this section. Such regulations shall include but not be limited to the furnishing of services without charge to documented indigent residents, or persons of the county, and matters pertaining to payment of the fee for personal health services, permits, and inspections. (c) All fees and receipts collected shall be paid over to the county health officer of Limestone County and deposited in a depository of the county and shall be expended for the support, maintenance, and operation of the public health services in the county. (d) Funds collected under this section may be utilized to match funds from other available sources. (Act 84­541, p. 1166, §§ 1­4.)
AL Code § 45-42-200 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - License Commissioner.|Section 45-42-200 - Appointment; Compensation.

Section 45-42-200Appointment; compensation. The Limestone County Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint in lieu of the county license commission authorized under Act 746, 1978 Regular Session (Acts 1978, p. 1089) a county license commissioner, who shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the county merit system, except that the commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the county commission. Any vacancy in such license commissioner’s office shall be filled in like manner to the original appointment. The county commission shall set the license commissioner’s salary at an amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per annum payable from funds collected by his or her office.  (Act 84­804, p. 221, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-42-200.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - License Commissioner.|Section 45-42-200.01 - Seal; Oath; Bond.

Section 45-42-200.01Seal; oath; bond. The county license commissioner shall have an official seal of office and shall maintain a permanent office in the county. Before commencing the duties of his or her office, the county license commissioner shall take the oath prescribed by Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and shall execute bond in such penal sum as prescribed by the county governing body, giving as surety thereon a bond issued by a bonding company authorized to do business in this state. The bond shall be conditioned as other official bonds, shall be approved by the county commission, and shall be filed and recorded in the office of the Judge of Probate of Limestone County. A certified copy of such bond shall be furnished by the judge to the Comptroller. All premiums on the bond shall be paid from the general fund of the county. (Act 84­804, p. 221, § 2.)
AL Code § 45-42-200.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - License Commissioner.|Section 45-42-200.02 - Office; Supplies; Personnel.

Section 45-42-200.02Office; supplies; personnel. The county commission shall furnish suitable quarters for the county license commissioner, and provide the necessary forms, books, stationery, records, equipment, and supplies, except such stationery, forms, and supplies as are furnished pursuant to law by the State Department of Finance, the Comptroller, or otherwise. The county commission shall also provide such clerks, deputies, and other assistants for the commissioner as shall be necessary from time to time for the proper and efficient performance of the duties of the office. The commissioner shall recommend employment and discipline, subject to commission approval, of such clerks, deputies, and other assistants. The number and compensation of such clerks and other assistants shall be subject to the approval of the county governing body. The compensation of the clerks, deputies, and assistants shall be paid monthly out of the general fund of the county in the same manner as other county employees are paid. (Act 84­804, p. 221, § 3.)
AL Code § 45-42-200.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - License Commissioner.|Section 45-42-200.03 - Chief Clerk.

Section 45-42-200.03Chief clerk. The county license commissioner shall recommend to the commission a chief clerk who, in the absence of the commissioner, shall exercise the same powers and authority herein granted to the commissioner. Such chief clerk before entering upon his or her duties, must take the oath directed to be taken by the constitutional officers of the state and give bond payable to the commissioner in such sum as he or she may prescribe conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her duties. The surety on such bond shall be a bond issued by a bonding company authorized to do business in this state. Such bond shall be approved by the commissioner, filed and recorded in the office of the judge of probate. The premiums on this bond shall be paid out of the general fund of the county. (Act 84­804, p. 221, § 4.)
AL Code § 45-42-200.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - License Commissioner.|Section 45-42-200.04 - Transfer of Duties From Tax Assessor and Tax Collector.

Section 45-42-200.04Transfer of duties from Tax Assessor and Tax Collector. The county license commissioner shall perform all duties relative to the assessment and collection of taxes on motor vehicles in such county, which have heretofore been performed by the tax assessor and tax collector. The commissioner shall also issue all motor vehicle license tags and driver's license, collect for and issue all other licenses for exercising any right or privilege for which a license is now or hereafter may be required by law to be paid to the State of Alabama or the county, except marriage licenses, and may perform all the duties required by the general law of judges of probate relative to notations on license stubs of the transfer of ownership of motor vehicles, and the replacement of lost or mutilated license tags and driver's licenses, and the notation of change of location of business on privilege licenses and stubs. The Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Limestone County are hereby relieved of all duties and responsibilities relative to the assessment and collection of taxes on such motor vehicles, and the judge of probate is hereby relieved of all duties and responsibilities relative to issuance of motor vehicle licenses, driver's licenses, and privilege licenses and all other licenses except marriage licenses.  (Act 84­804, p. 221, § 5.)
AL Code § 45-42-200.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - License Commissioner.|Section 45-42-200.05 - Business License.

Section 45-42-200.05Business license. Before any person, firm, or corporation shall engage in or carry on any business activity or other non-business activity in the county for which a license is required by law, a license for such activity must be purchased from the commissioner and he or she shall be entitled to charge a fee, not to exceed two dollars ($2) for the issuance of such license, as shall be determined by the county commission. All costs, fees, and penalties which shall have accrued or for which person, firm, or corporation shall have become liable in any proceeding commenced for the collection of same shall be paid before any such license is eligible for renewal. The commissioner shall issue the license countersigned by him or her in the form and on the blank furnished to him or her by the State Department of Finance which shall set forth and specify the name of the person, firm, or the corporation applying therefor, the business or activity which it proposes to carry on thereunder, the address where it proposes to carry on the same, the time for which it is issued, and if the license is for a peddler, it shall state whether he or she proposed to travel on foot, on horseback, or on wagon, or on motor vehicle. Such license shall not be transferable except as otherwise provided by law, nor shall it entitle the holder thereof to carry on any other business or do any other act other than that named therein at any other location than that specified; provided, however, that should it become necessary to move any business from one location to another location in the county, and such business is to continue in the same kind and character and by the same person or firm as that carried on at the former location, then, another license shall not be required for the same license year.  (Act 84­804, p. 221, § 6.)
AL Code § 45-42-200.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - License Commissioner.|Section 45-42-200.06 - Sworn Statement of Value.

Section 45-42-200.06Sworn statement of value. In all cases where the amount to be paid for a license depends upon the amount of capital invested or the true value or property or real estate or the value of goods or stock, or the amount of sales and receipts, or any other facts or condition, it shall be the duty of the person applying for such license to render to the commissioner a sworn statement of the amount of the capital invested, the true value of the property or real estate or the value of the stock, the amount of sales and receipts, and such other information as may be required by the commissioner to determine the character of the license and the amount to be paid for the same. (Act 84­804, p. 221, § 7.)
AL Code § 45-42-200.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - License Commissioner.|Section 45-42-200.07 - Recordkeeping.

Section 45-42-200.07Recordkeeping. The county license commissioner shall keep at all times an accurate record of all licenses received by him or her from the Comptroller and of the disposition made of them, and of all monies received, licenses issued by him or her, and make report thereof to the Comptroller at the same time and in the same manner that the judges of probate are required to do under the general law. All unissued licenses and the stubs or duplicates or carbon copies of licenses issued shall be accounted for in the same manner that judges of probate are required by law to account for such. (Act 84­804, p. 221, § 8.)
AL Code § 45-42-200.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - License Commissioner.|Section 45-42-200.08 - Fees.

Section 45-42-200.08Fees. Except as hereinafter provided, the county license commissioner shall be entitled to charge and collect the same fees that are prescribed in the general law for like service when performed by the tax assessor, tax collector, judge of probate, or the license inspector. For the performance of duties relative to the issuance and handling of, or the recordings of the transfer of the ownership of motor vehicles as prescribed by law, or both, the commissioner shall charge and collect a fee of two dollars ($2). All such fees shall be the property of the county and shall be paid to the general fund of the county. Refunds for licenses issued by mistake of fact or law shall be made under the conditions and in the manner prescribed by law. (Act 84­804, p. 221, § 9.)
AL Code § 45-42-200.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - License Commissioner.|Section 45-42-200.09 - Payment of Tax Required for Issuance of Motor Vehicle License.

Section 45-42-200.09Payment of tax required for issuance of motor vehicle license. To prevent motor vehicles from escaping taxation and to provide for a more efficient procedure for assessment and collection of taxes due on same, no licenses shall be issued to operate motor vehicles on the public highways of this state, nor shall any transfer be made by the county license commissioner until the ad valorem tax on such vehicles shall have been paid to the county for the preceding year as evidenced by receipt from the commissioner. Every person, firm, or corporation driving or owning a motor vehicle who desires to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways of Alabama, shall first return such motor vehicle for ad valorem taxation to the commissioner who shall issue a certificate of assessment on a form prescribed by the State Department of Revenue, shall collect the taxes shown thereon, and shall make a duplicate of the tax receipt and keep same on file in his or her office. The license tag shall be evidence of the payment of the license and ad valorem tax due as provided under this part.  (Act 84­804, p. 221, § 10.)