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AL Code § 45-2A-30.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2A - Baldwin County Municipalities.|Article 3 - Daphne.|Section 45-2A-30.02 - Adoption of Ordinances and Resolutions; Veto Override.

Section 45-2A-30.02Adoption of ordinances and resolutions; veto override. The affirmative vote of five of the seven council persons shall be required to override the veto vote of the mayor, the adoption of all ordinances and resolutions of a permanent nature, the approval of expenditures for the relocation or construction of city offices, complexes, civic centers, jails, fire stations, parks, and recreational facilities, the approval of street and road expenditures that are not budgeted annually on a pro rata mileage basis to council districts and the approval of surface water drainage expenditures that are not budgeted annually on a pro rata acreage basis to council districts. (Act 88-615, p. 955, §3.)
AL Code § 45-2A-30.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2A - Baldwin County Municipalities.|Article 3 - Daphne.|Section 45-2A-30.03 - Incumbent Officials.

Section 45-2A-30.03Incumbent officials. The incumbent elected officials of the City of Daphne shall remain in office and carry out the legislative and executive and administrative functions of government until a mayor and council can be elected as provided by this article upon it being signed into law and approved by the Justice Department. (Act 88-615, p. 955, §4.)
AL Code § 45-2A-30.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2A - Baldwin County Municipalities.|Article 3 - Daphne.|Section 45-2A-30.04 - Application of Certain State Statutes.

Section 45-2A-30.04Application of certain state statutes.  All other statutes and parts of statutes of the State of Alabama applying to all municipalities in the state, and to municipalities over 12,000 inhabitants, governing the incorporation, organization, and operation of cities that are not in conflict with Sections 45-2A-30 to 45-2A-30.03, inclusive, shall apply to the City of Daphne and those areas annexed under Act 88-615. (Act 88-615, p. 955, §5.)
AL Code § 45-2A-136 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2A - Baldwin County Municipalities.|Article 13A - Silverhill.|Section 45-2A-136 - Warrant Recall Fee.

Section 45-2A-136Warrant recall fee.  (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a municipal magistrate of the Town of Silverhill may assess a defendant with a warrant recall fee that shall be paid in order for a municipal judge or magistrate to recall a failure to appear warrant arising from any municipal ordinance violation against the Town of Silverhill. (b) The warrant recall fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and is to be paid by the defendant at the time the warrant is recalled. (c) Nothing herein shall be construed to require the Town of Silverhill to recall a warrant that has been issued. All orders to recall a warrant shall be issued solely in the discretion of the municipal judge or magistrate. (d) All fees received by the Town of Silverhill Municipal Court for the warrant recall fee shall be deposited into the Town of Silverhill Corrections Fund and allocated in conformity with subsection (a) of Section 11-47-7.1. (Act 2013-363, p. 1310, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-2A-140 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2A - Baldwin County Municipalities.|Article 14 - Spanish Fort.|Section 45-2A-140 - Boundaries; Exemption From Certain Building Codes.

Section 45-2A-140Boundaries; exemption from certain building codes. (a) The boundaries of the municipality of Spanish Fort, in the County of Baldwin, and the State of Alabama, are hereby altered and rearranged so as to include within the corporate limits of the municipality all of that territory lying within and included in the following boundaries: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Blakeley Square Shopping Center Subdivision, as per plat thereof recorded in Slide #1560B, of the records in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Baldwin County, Alabama. (b) Any improvements and signage located within the boundaries of the property as set out in subsection (a), but which was not a part of the City of Spanish Fort prior to the passage of this section fixing the above boundaries, shall not for a period of 25 years be subject to any changes subsequently enacted by the City of Spanish Fort to the building codes, ordinances, and regulations, the electrical codes, ordinances, and regulations, mechanical codes, ordinances, and regulations, plumbing codes, ordinances, and regulations, and the signage codes, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the construction of buildings and the erection of signs within the municipality of Spanish Fort. As of May 17, 1996, the property described in subsection (a) is subject to the provisions of the 1991 version of the Standard Building Code. (c) This section shall apply only to improvements existing on the property described in subsection (a) prior to May 17, 1996. Any new construction or substantial alteration made with respect to the above described property or improvements thereon shall be subject to all laws and ordinances of the City of Spanish Fort in existence at the time of such construction or alteration. For the purposes hereof, normal repairs and maintenance shall not be regarded as new construction or substantial alteration. (d) This section shall not apply to any ordinances or resolutions subsequently enacted by the City of Spanish Fort which are designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens thereof, nor shall this section apply to any law, rule, or regulation adopted by the State of Alabama, the United States of America, or any agency or department thereof. (Act 96-500, p. 633, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-3-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 1 - General and Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 45-3-10 - Disclaimer.

Section 45-3-10Disclaimer. (a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Barbour County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Barbour County prior local laws that were amended or affected by a local law enacted after 1978. (b) It is the purpose of this chapter to state current applicable law. To this end: (1) This chapter shall not affect the compensation, terms, pension and retirement benefits and rights, and other benefits and rights otherwise provided by law enacted prior to the codification of this chapter. (2) A condition or requirement for operation or effect of a law included in this chapter, including, but not limited to, voter approval at a referendum, is not superseded by the inclusion of the law in this chapter, and such condition or requirement remains applicable. (3) This chapter shall not be construed as validating, reenacting, or enacting laws otherwise superseded or repealed by a legislative enactment. (4) This chapter shall have no affect on any law that is not included or otherwise treated and that law shall have the same effect as the law had prior to the codification of this chapter. The inclusion or exclusion of a law in this chapter is not an implication, inference, or presumption affecting the validity of that law. (5) This chapter shall not affect any existing right, remedy, or defense. As to all such cases, the applicable laws in force at the adoption of this chapter shall continue in force and application. (c)(1) The classification and organization of this chapter, the parts, subparts, sections, and other hierarchy units of this chapter, and the headings thereto, are made for the purpose of convenient reference and orderly arrangement, and no implication, inference, or presumption of a legislative construction shall be drawn therefrom. (2) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the descriptive headings or catchlines immediately preceding or within the text of the various hierarchy units, except the hierarchy unit numbers included in the headings or catchlines immediately preceding the text of such units, do not constitute part of the law, and shall in no manner limit or expand the construction of any such unit. All historical citations and effective notes set out in this chapter are given for the purpose of convenient reference, and do not constitute part of the law.
AL Code § 45-3-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Section 45-3-70 - Membership; Qualifications; Chairperson; Terms.

Section 45-3-70Membership; qualifications; chairperson; terms. After May 2, 2001, the Barbour County Commission shall continue to be composed of seven members elected from seven districts as currently provided and each member shall be a resident and qualified elector of the district he or she represents. The chair of the commission shall continue to be elected from among the membership in the same manner as elected on May 2, 2001. The term of the members of the commission shall continue to be six years. The composition of the county commission on May 2, 2001, is ratified and confirmed. (Act 2001-360, p. 465, §1.)
AL Code § 45-3-70.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Section 45-3-70.01 - Expense Allowance.

Section 45-3-70.01Expense allowance. The members of the Barbour County Commission, upon approval by a recorded roll call vote of the commission, may receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300) per month to be paid out of the county general fund. This expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided for by law. (Act 2007-493, p. 1050, §1.)
AL Code § 45-3-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 10 - Education.|Section 45-3-100 - Board of Education; Monthly Compensation.

Section 45-3-100Board of education; monthly compensation. In lieu of all other compensation authorized by law, including expenses incurred in attending meetings, each member of the Barbour County Board of Education shall receive from the public school funds of Barbour County the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) for each month or portion of a month that he or she serves as a member of the Barbour County Board of Education. (Act 82-834, p. 348, §1.)
AL Code § 45-3-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-3-120 - Purpose.

Section 45-3-120Purpose. It is the purpose of this article to create and establish a county-wide personnel system in Barbour County based on principles of human resource management which shall include equity, fairness, and compliance with all applicable state and federal laws. (Act 92-679, p. 61, §1.)
AL Code § 45-3-120.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-3-120.01 - Definitions.

Section 45-3-120.01Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following words and terms shall have meanings ascribed to them as follows: (1) CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE. An individual who is assigned to an on-going position, full or part-time, authorized by the county commission and whose salary is paid with funds allocated by the county commission, regardless of the source of those funds, and who must initially complete a probationary period. (2) FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE. An individual who works for the county on an on-going basis and is regularly scheduled to work the county's established full-time work week as defined by the county commission. (3) PART-TIME EMPLOYEE. An individual who works for the county on an on-going basis but is regularly scheduled to work less than the hours established for full-time employees as defined by the county commission. (4) TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE. An individual who works for the county for a predetermined time period that is no more than 12 months. (5) UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE. An individual who works for the county and whose employment is the same as a classified employee except that he or she serves at the pleasure of an elected official. (6) VACANCY. A position approved and funded by the county commission which is currently unoccupied. (Act 92-679, p. 61, §2.)
AL Code § 45-3-120.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-3-120.02 - Establishment and Guidelines.

Section 45-3-120.02Establishment and guidelines. There is established a personnel system for Barbour County based on the following principles: (1) Recruiting, selecting, and advancing employees based on their ability, knowledge, and skills, including the open competition of qualified applicants for initial and subsequent appointment. (2) Providing fair and equitable pay based on a compensation schedule consistent with the principle of pay equity. (3) Providing training for employees, as needed, to assure quality job performance. (4) Retaining employees on the basis of county needs, adequacy of their performance, and meeting reasonable standards of conduct. (5) Disciplining employees, to include discharge, when such action is in the best interests of the county. (6) Providing classified employees and other employees, as defined by the county commission, a grievance procedure for appealing final personnel actions, to include disciplinary and administrative actions. (7) Assuring fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to political affiliation, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, or age. (Act 92-679, p. 61, §3.)
AL Code § 45-3-120.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-3-120.03 - Personnel System.

Section 45-3-120.03Personnel system. All personnel activities required to create and administer the personnel system authorized by this article shall be based upon rules, policies, and procedures adopted by the Barbour County Commission. All county employees shall be hired, retained, and separated based on such rules, policies, and procedures. The personnel system established herein shall apply to all employees except: (1) Elected officials. (2) Members of appointed boards and commissions. (3) Volunteer personnel who receive no compensation from the county. (4) Persons performing work under contract with the county and not carried on the payroll as employees. (5) Persons whose employment is subject to the approval of the United States government or the State of Alabama. (6) Unclassified employees. (Act 92-679, p. 61, §4.)
AL Code § 45-3-120.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-3-120.04 - Continuation of Employment.

Section 45-3-120.04Continuation of employment. The employment of all individuals covered by this article shall be contingent upon: (1) Availability of funds. (2) Need for the work to be done. (3) Compliance with all rules, policies, and procedures established in accordance with this article. (4) Completion of a satisfactory probationary period. (5) Continued satisfactory job performance by the employee. 45-3-120.05. The Barbour County Commission shall have the authority to develop, adopt, and administer rules, policies, procedures, and other documents as may be necessary to implement the intent of this article. The commission may employ, at its discretion, personnel it deems necessary to assist in the administration of the county personnel system. (Act 92-679, p. 61, §5.)
AL Code § 45-3-120.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-3-120.05 - Administration by the County Commission.

Section 45-3-120.05Administration by the county commission. Under the personnel system, the appointing authority in Barbour County shall be the Barbour County Commission. The county commission may also designate other appointing authorities. Appointing authorities shall be authorized to hire individuals to fill approved vacancies and to supervise, discipline, and separate employees from county employment so long as such actions are consistent with this article and the rules, policies, and procedures established by the county commission. (Act 92-679, p. 61, §6.)
AL Code § 45-3-120.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-3-120.06 - Appointing Authority.

Section 45-3-120.06Appointing authority. Under the personnel system, the appointing authority in Barbour County shall be the Barbour County Commission. The county commission may also designate other appointing authorities. Appointing authorities shall be authorized to hire individuals to fill approved vacancies and to supervise, discipline, and separate employees from county employment so long as such actions are consistent with this article and the rules, policies, and procedures established by the county commission. (Act 92-679, p. 61, §7.)
AL Code § 45-3-120.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-3-120.08 - Personnel Board - Procedure for Appeals.

Section 45-3-120.08Personnel board - Procedure for appeals. (a) The personnel board shall hear all appeals from final personnel action as requested by an affected and eligible employee. Eligible employees shall include regular status classified employees and may include other employees as authorized by the county commission so long as the inclusion does not violate the intent of this article. The board shall hear the appeals in accordance with guidelines written by the board, with the advice of the Barbour County Commission. Final personnel action shall include administrative action, action based on the rules, policies, and procedures of the county, and disciplinary action. All appeals shall be made in good faith and timely filed. Willfully filing an appeal based on false facts or solely for the purpose of harassment may be grounds for disciplinary action. (b) Hearings before the personnel board shall not be evidentiary hearings, or follow the formalities of a court of law, or require that the rules of evidence be followed. However, all testimony shall be under oath and the board shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and demand production of relevant documents and things. The personnel board shall adopt its own rules regarding the guidelines to be used in conducting hearings. The personnel board shall have the authority to render a decision at the conclusion of a hearing. The decision may uphold, reverse, or amend any prior action. All decisions shall be made within 10 days of the board's receipt of the employee's appeal and shall be supported by factual findings based on the hearing, appropriate law, and approved personnel rules, policies, and procedures. The decision of the personnel board shall be binding on all parties. Only after all administrative remedies have been exhausted may an affected party take an appeal to the Circuit Court of Barbour County. The appeal to the circuit court shall be de novo. The board shall maintain sufficient records to document its decisions and actions in any matter. (Act 92-679, p. 61, §9.)
AL Code § 45-3-120.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-3-120.09 - Employment.

Section 45-3-120.09Employment. (a) All classified employees shall be hired from a list of job applicants who meet the job related qualifications for a vacancy. Other employees will be employed in accordance with procedures established by the Barbour County Commission. (b) The judge of probate, sheriff, tax assessor, tax collector, and the county commission as a collective body shall each be authorized to employ on a discretionary basis, one employee to serve as a principal assistant in that office. The persons so employed shall be unclassified employees and need not be hired from a list of applicants, but must meet the job qualifications for the position to which they are to be appointed. The county commission may authorize additional unclassified employees, but it is the intent of this article to keep the assistants to a minimum. If two or more elected offices are combined, the elected official shall have no more than one unclassified employee unless additional unclassified employees are approved by the county commission. (Act 92-679, p. 61, §10.)
AL Code § 45-3-120.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-3-120.10 - Political Activity.

Section 45-3-120.10Political activity. Any employee may participate in city or state political activities to the same extent that any citizen of Alabama may so participate. This activity may include endorsing a candidate and contributing to campaigns. Employees may join local political organizations, and state and national political parties. Employees may also support issues of public welfare, circulate petitions and make contributions. (Act 92-679, p. 61, §11.)
AL Code § 45-3-120.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-3-120.11 - Subsequently Created Elected Office.

Section 45-3-120.11Subsequently created elected office. For the purpose of this article, the elected offices in Barbour County are: The county commission, sheriff, tax assessor, and the tax collector. Any subsequent change in the number, scope, title, or other aspect of these offices is subsumed within this article. (Act 92-679, p. 61, §12.)
AL Code § 45-3-140 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-3-140 - Applicability.

Section 45-3-140Applicability. The provisions of this article shall apply to all portions of Barbour County except that portion of Barbour County which lies within the city limits of the City of Eufaula. (Act 2007-272, p. 366, §1.)
AL Code § 45-3-140.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-3-140.01 - Legislative Findings.

Section 45-3-140.01Legislative findings.  The Legislature declares that volunteer fire departments and the Barbour County Firefighters Association that receive funds pursuant to this article are nonprofit organizations which are public in nature, as they protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the county. (Act 2007-272, p. 366, §2.)
AL Code § 45-3-140.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-3-140.02 - Purpose.

Section 45-3-140.02Purpose. The purposes and use of funds generated by this article are to enable all participating volunteer fire departments in Barbour County to lower their ISO ratings and to provide fire protection services to the citizens of the county. All volunteer fire departments are required to attain and maintain an ISO rating of "9/10" or below within two years of the approval of this article. (Act 2007-272, p. 366, §3.)