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AL Code § 45-22-120.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-22-120.03 - Personnel System.

Section 45-22-120.03Personnel system. All employees of the county as herein defined shall be subject to the personnel rules and regulations in or promulgated pursuant to this article. Present employees and those who may hereafter be employed shall remain in their respective employments during good behavior, efficiency, and adherence to such rules and regulations as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the commission. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent or preclude the transfer or removal of an employee, in the sole discretion of the commission, for the purposes of cost or budget reduction, and no present employee shall be subject to any examination in order to hold his or her present job. (Act 79-574, p. 1022; Act 80-549, p. 851, §4.)
AL Code § 45-22-120.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-22-120.04 - Powers and Duties of Commission Regarding Personnel.

Section 45-22-120.04Powers and duties of commission regarding personnel. (a) The commission shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out this article, and to provide for advertising of vacancies, recruitment, selection, hiring, classification, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, suspension, removal, disciplinary action, appeal, hearings, grievances, and training, and the commission may, from time to time, make changes in its rules, regulations, and procedures, provided, however, that no rule, regulation, procedure, or policy may be adopted, promulgated, or amended so as to affect a single employee or group or class of employees either adversely or favorably at the expense or to the detriment of other employees. All promotions shall be made by the commission upon the recommendation of the head of the department/office in which the vacancy for the promotion occurs. The commission shall: (1) Classify the different types of service to be performed in the departments and offices of the county. (2) Prescribe qualifications, including those of character, education, training, and acquired and demonstrated skills and experience, for appointees of each class. (3) Define compensation schedules for the classifications of service. (4) Allocate each job in the service of the county to its proper classification. (b) The commission shall establish rules, regulations, and procedures governing hiring, employee performance review and evaluation, probationary period, suspension, dismissal, demotion, termination, grievances, appeals, hearings, leave and use of leave, and such rules, regulations, and procedures shall have the full force and effect of law and shall govern in all such matters. (Act 79-574, p. 1022; Act 80-549, p. 851, §5.)
AL Code § 45-22-120.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-22-120.05 - Personnel Board.

Section 45-22-120.05Personnel board. (a) There is created the Cullman County Personnel Board, which shall be composed of three members appointed by members of the legislative delegation representing Cullman County. One member shall be appointed initially for a term of two years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of six years. Their successors shall be appointed to terms of six years. All appointees shall be residents and qualified electors of Cullman County and not less than 25 years of age.  (b) Members of the board shall take the constitutional oath of office, which shall be filed in the office of the judge of probate. Vacancies on the board shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments and for the remaining unexpired term of the vacancy. The members of the board shall elect a chair and secretary annually from among their number. Any member of the board who becomes a candidate for or is elected or appointed to another public office shall thereby vacate his or her office as a member of the board. (Act 79-574, p. 1022; Act 80-549, p. 851, §6.)
AL Code § 45-22-120.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-22-120.06 - Powers and Duties of Board.

Section 45-22-120.06Powers and duties of board. In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this article, the board shall: (1) Advise the commission on matters of personnel administration, including the development of personnel rules, a job classification plan, and a systematic pay plan. (2) Represent the public interest in making recommendations for the improvement of personnel administration in the county service. (3) Make any inquiry which it may consider desirable concerning personnel administration in the county service. (4) Make recommendations to the commission with respect to any of the foregoing duties in a regular or special called meeting of the commission, with such recommendations becoming matters of public record. The commission shall, within 60 days after the presentation of a recommendation of the board, act upon the same. (5) Maintain adequate records of its proceedings and of its own official acts.  (Act 79-574, p. 1022; Act 80-549, p. 851, §7.)
AL Code § 45-22-120.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-22-120.07 - Rules, Regulations, and Policies.

Section 45-22-120.07Rules, regulations, and policies. All rules, regulations, and policies in effect at the time of adoption of this article which are not in conflict with the provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect after May 15, 1992, until the same are altered, amended, or repealed in the manner herein provided. Any rule, determination, regulation, or policy may be amended or repealed in whole or in part by the commission or by act of the Legislature of the State of Alabama. (Act 79-574, p. 1022; Act 80-549, p. 851, §8.)
AL Code § 45-22-120.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-22-120.08 - Compensation of Board Members.

Section 45-22-120.08Compensation of board members. Each member of the board shall be paid, from the county treasury, twenty dollars ($20) per meeting of the board, and the chair shall be paid sixty dollars ($60) per meeting of the board, plus such mileage as is provided by law to the commission. The commission shall make necessary appropriations from the general fund to pay the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the board in the administration of this article.  (Act 79-574, p. 1022; Act 80-549, p. 851, §9; Act 92-485, p. 961, §1.)
AL Code § 45-22-120.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-22-120.09 - Disciplinary Action Against Employees.

Section 45-22-120.09Disciplinary action against employees. Any employee may be dismissed, suspended without pay, or demoted by the commission for, but not limited to, any violation of this article or whenever the good of the service will be served thereby or the employee's work, performance, conduct on the job, or insubordinate attitude so warrants; provided, however, that no employee may be suspended without pay for more than 15 working days at anyone time or for more than 30 working days in anyone year; and provided further, that no employee shall be dismissed, suspended without pay, or demoted for political considerations other than those enumerated in Section 45-22-120.13. Any person appointed to a position who shall have secured his or her certification therefor through fraud shall be removed by the commission and shall not thereafter be eligible for examination for or appointment to any position in the county service except by unanimous consent of the commission. Elected officials of the county shall carry out this section as such provisions shall relate to employees in their respective offices. The commission may authorize any department head or other supervisory employee to carry out this section, provided, however, that any action to terminate shall only be with the prior written order of the commission. The fact and extent of any other disciplinary action taken by any department head or other supervisory personnel shall promptly be reported to the commission and a record of the same shall be kept in the personnel file of the employee affected by such disciplinary action.  (Act 79-574, p. 1022; Act 80-549, p. 851, §10.)
AL Code § 45-22-120.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-22-120.11 - Exempt and Classified Service.

Section 45-22-120.11Exempt and classified service. (a) All employees of the county shall be divided into the exempt service and the classified service. The exempt service shall include: (1) The positions of all elected officials of the county. (2) The positions of voluntary personnel and personnel appointed to serve without pay. (3) The positions of consultants rendering temporary professional service. (4) All positions involving seasonal or part-time employment.  (5) Positions of departmental supervisors. (6) The positions of attorneys rendering legal services. (7) The chief deputy sheriff, the chief clerk of the judge of probate, the chief clerk of the revenue commissioner, and the chief clerk of the commission; provided, however, that any such person as enumerated in this subdivision who has previously attained permanent status in the service of the county shall be entitled to be retained in his or her previous permanent status position upon removal from such exempt position, provided such removal was for any reason other than for cause as provided herein. (b) The classified service shall include all positions in the county service that are paid in whole or in part out of the general fund of the county or from other funds administered or controlled by the commission and which are not in the exempt service. Unless otherwise specifically provided or clearly implied, this article shall apply only to the classified service. (Act 79-574, p. 1022; Act 80-549, p. 851, §12.)
AL Code § 45-22-120.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-22-120.12 - County Road System Employees.

Section 45-22-120.12County road system employees. In the event that the county commission shall become responsible for the construction and maintenance of the roads of the county, then in such event any employee who has previously acquired permanent status with the state personnel system with the State Department of Transportation and who shall transfer to the employ of Cullman County shall be subject to any probationary period adopted by the Cullman County Commission; provided, however, that any such employee may, within six months of such employment with the county, transfer without prejudice back to the employ of the State Department of Transportation without loss of pay status or any other benefit or right as such employee previously had as such state employee.  (Act 79-574, p. 1022; Act 80-549, p. 851, §13.)
AL Code § 45-22-120.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-22-120.13 - Political Activity of Employees.

Section 45-22-120.13Political activity of employees. (a) In county elections, no employee shall make, solicit, or receive any assessment, donation, subscription, or contribution for any political purpose whatsoever except to exercise his or her right as a citizen to express his or her opinion and cast his or her vote; no employee shall assist any candidate for nomination or election to county office or make any public statement in support of or against any such candidate, or participate in any manner whatever in the campaign of any candidate in any county election; and no employee shall receive any appointment or advancement as a reward for his or her support of a candidate for office or a political party; nor shall he or her be dismissed, suspended, or reduced in rank or pay as punishment for failure to support any candidate for political office. Any employee who shall desire to become a candidate for county office shall, upon qualifying for such office, take leave of absence without pay to campaign for such office. Upon winning any such election, the employee shall resign from his or her position of employment with the county. (b) The provisions of this section notwithstanding, nothing herein contained shall be construed as limiting the activities of county employees in city, state, or national elections, nor as prohibiting an employee from being a member, officer, or beat committeeman or committeewoman of a political party; neither shall this article interfere with any duty such employee might have as such member, officer, or beat committeeman or committeewoman. (Act 79-574, p. 1022; Act 80-549, p. 851, §14.)
AL Code § 45-22-120.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-22-120.14 - Commission Rights Not Restricted.

Section 45-22-120.14Commission rights not restricted.  Nothing herein contained shall be construed as restricting the right of the commission to increase or decrease proportionately the compensation of all employees; or to use independent contractors for performance of work or the rendering of service to the county. (Act 79-574, p. 1022; Act 80-549, p. 851, §15.)
AL Code § 45-22-130 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-22-130 - Duties of County Commission.

Section 45-22-130Duties of county commission. Repealed by Act 2013-300, §3, effective May 21, 2013. (Act 79-487, p. 896, §2.)
AL Code § 45-22-130.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-22-130.01 - Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-22-130.01Disposition of funds. Any unexpended monies remaining in the fund required by law to be maintained by the State Department of Transportation for use in the construction, repair, and maintenance of county roads and bridges in Cullman County shall be paid over to the county governing body of Cullman County except as otherwise provided by this article. Thereafter all funds and monies designated by law for the use in the construction, repair, and maintenance of county roads and bridges in Cullman County may be entitled, whether from the proceeds of the state gasoline tax, the motor vehicle license tax, or other state tax, or any federal aid accruals, or from any other source whatsoever, shall be paid to the county governing body of Cullman County by the appropriate county or state official. (Act 79-487, p. 896, §3.)
AL Code § 45-22-130.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-22-130.02 - Transfer of Facilities, Properties, Etc.

Section 45-22-130.02Transfer of facilities, properties, etc. The State Department of Transportation shall transfer and turn over to the governing body of Cullman County adequate facilities and properties presently being used by the State Department of Transportation in carrying out the functions and duties in relation to roads and bridges in Cullman County, also road equipment, machinery, and supplies of like kind, amount, nature, and present value as of 1979 to the respective road equipment, machinery, and supplies which Cullman County was required to transfer and turn over to the State Department of Transportation in accordance with legislation enacted prior to the adoption of this article, which legislation required the State Department of Transportation to construct, repair, and maintain roads and bridges in Cullman County. Any dispute which may arise as a result of this section shall be resolved by the majority of the members of a committee consisting of the Director of Transportation or his or her agent, the chair of the county governing body of the respective county or his or her agent, and one member from the legislative delegation of the respective county to be selected by the legislative delegation. (Act 79-487, p. 896, §4.)
AL Code § 45-22-130.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-22-130.03 - Employee List.

Section 45-22-130.03Employee list. The State Department of Transportation shall submit to the county a list of all persons employed by the department in the construction, repair, and maintenance of county roads and bridges in Cullman County, which list shall contain the following information regarding each such employee: (1) name; (2) salary; (3) percentage of work time on county roads; (4) percentage of work time on state roads; (5) accrued sick leave and annual leave benefits; (6) years of service. The county may employ from the list not exceeding 75 percent of the total number of persons on the list, for the construction, repair, and maintenance of county roads and bridges in accordance with personnel policy adopted by the county commission. Any employee not chosen for employment by the county, and any employee chosen by the county who declines to become a county employee, or who leaves the employ of the county within six months of the effective date hereof, shall be retained by the State Department of Transportation subject to the regular employment practices of the State Department of Transportation. All present and accumulated obligations due and payable to the present employees as a result of their employment with the State Department of Transportation shall be the obligation of the State of Alabama, including, but not limited to, accumulated sick leave, vacation time, and retirement and any other accumulated benefits earned by the employees. (Act 79-487, p. 896, §5.)
AL Code § 45-22-130.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-22-130.04 - Prior Contractual Obligations.

Section 45-22-130.04Prior contractual obligations. Any contract for the construction, repair, or maintenance of county roads and bridges in Cullman County entered into by the State Department of Transportation prior to the adoption of this article shall remain in full force and effect until the returns thereof shall have been complied with.  (Act 79-487, p. 896, §6.)
AL Code § 45-22-130.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-22-130.05 - Prior Financial Obligations.

Section 45-22-130.05Prior financial obligations. All outstanding financial obligations which were incurred prior to the adoption of this article for the construction, repair, or maintenance of county roads and bridges in Cullman County, shall, upon adoption of this article, become outstanding financial obligations of Cullman County, and shall be retired or paid in accordance with the terms under which such indebtedness was incurred. (Act 79-487, p. 896, §7.)
AL Code § 45-22-130.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-22-130.06 - County Engineer - Employment; Requirements.

Section 45-22-130.06County engineer - Employment; requirements. The Cullman County governing body shall employ a county engineer, possessing all of the qualifications specified for county engineers under the general laws of the State of Alabama: and such engineer shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the maintenance and construction of the Cullman County public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries, and he or she shall during his or her employment, reside in Cullman County, Alabama. (Act 79-487, p. 896, §8.)
AL Code § 45-22-130.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-22-130.07 - County Engineer - Qualifications.

Section 45-22-130.07County engineer - Qualifications. The county commission may fill the position of county engineer with any person possessing the qualifications herein required, and may request the State Department of Transportation to submit a list of such qualified persons. (Act 79-487, p. 896, §9.)
AL Code § 45-22-130.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-22-130.08 - County Engineer - Duties.

Section 45-22-130.08County engineer - Duties. It shall be the duty of the county engineer, subject to the approval and direction of the county commission to: (1) Employ, supervise, and direct such assistants as are necessary to construct and maintain properly the county public roads, highways, and bridges. (2) Perform such engineering and surveying services as may be required to prepare and maintain the necessary maps, plans, and records. (3) Maintain the necessary accounting records to reflect the cost of constructing and maintaining the county highway system. (4) Perform such other duties as are necessary and incident to the operation of the county highway system as directed by the county commission. (5) It shall be his or her further duty, insofar as it is feasible, to construct and maintain all county roads on the basis of the county as a unit, without regard to any district, quadrant, or beat lines. (Act 79-487, p. 896, §10.)
AL Code § 45-22-130.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-22-130.09 - Requisitions to Be Made by County Engineer.

Section 45-22-130.09Requisitions to be made by county engineer.  The county engineer is the person authorized to make written requisitions upon the county governing body of Cullman County, or its duly designated purchasing agent, for all articles, materials, supplies, and equipment necessary for the maintenance and construction of roads, bridges, and ferries in Cullman County. (Act 79-487, p. 896, §11.)
AL Code § 45-22-130.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-22-130.10 - Compensation of Employees.

Section 45-22-130.10Compensation of employees. All county highway employees shall be compensated in substantial accordance with the state salary schedule for similar positions, provided that the county commission may adopt from time to time, in accordance with prevailing economic conditions, such scales of wages or salaries to be paid the employees as the commission deems appropriate. (Act 79-487, p. 896, §12.)
AL Code § 45-22-130.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-22-130.11 - Compensation of County Engineer.

Section 45-22-130.11Compensation of county engineer. The Cullman County governing body shall fix the amount of the salary of the county engineer, payable in equal monthly installments from the road and highway funds of Cullman County. (Act 79-487, p. 896, §13.)
AL Code § 45-22-130.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-22-130.12 - Surety Bond.

Section 45-22-130.12Surety bond. Before entering upon his or her duties, the Cullman County Engineer shall make and enter into a surety bond in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) payable to Cullman County, conditioned for the faithful discharge and performance of his or her duties as such engineer, and for the faithful accounting of all monies or property of the county, which may come into his or her possession or custody. The bond shall be executed by a surety company authorized and qualified to do business in Alabama, and shall be approved by the chair of the Cullman County governing body. The premiums on the bonds shall be paid by the county. (Act 79-487, p. 896, §14.)