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AL Code § 45-7-130.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 7 - Butler County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-7-130.10 - Inspection and Approval of Materials, Supplies, etc., Prior to Payment.

Section 45-7-130.10Inspection and approval of materials, supplies, etc., prior to payment. It shall be the further duty of the county engineer to inspect and approve on delivery all materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies, purchased by Butler County for the use on public roads, bridges, and ferries prior to payment. Any deviation from this policy shall be reported by the engineer to the Butler County Commission. (Act 92-667, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 45, §11.)
AL Code § 45-7-130.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 7 - Butler County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-7-130.11 - Employment of Road Supervisor in Emergency.

Section 45-7-130.11Employment of road supervisor in emergency. In the event of an emergency in which it would be impossible for the commission to employ an engineer, the commission shall employ a competent road supervisor who need not be an engineer, but, when so employed shall have all the duties and authority of the engineer, and be subject to this act. An emergency employment of a competent road supervisor shall not exist longer than necessary to employ a qualified engineer who will accept employment by the commission under the terms of this article. It is the intention of this article to provide that when county roads, bridges, and ferries are to be maintained or constructed in the county, the supervision thereof shall be under a qualified engineer. (Act 92-667, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 45, §12.)
AL Code § 45-7-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 7 - Butler County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Section 45-7-170 - Services Provided by County Health Department, Fees.

Section 45-7-170Services provided by County Health Department, fees. (a) The Butler 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. Any fees to be charged under the authority of this section by the county health department shall be subject to approval by the respective county commission prior to implementation. 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 State 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. (d) All fees collected pursuant to this section are hereby appropriated to the respective health department which collected such fees. (Act 89-515, p. 1061, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-7-220 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 7 - Butler County.|Article 22 - Parks, Historic Preservation, Musuems, and Recreation.|Section 45-7-220 - Hunting and Taking of Raccoons and Opossums at Night.

Section 45-7-220Hunting and taking of raccoons and opossums at night. Raccoons and opossums may be legally hunted and taken at night by catching or killing with the use of dogs, a light and a 22-caliber rimfire rifle using 22-caliber-short ammunition, and/or number six size shot used in shotguns. (Act 79-262, p. 401, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8 - Calhoun County.|Article 3 - Boards and Commissions.|Section 45-8-30 - Fort Mcclellan Joint Powers Authority.

Section 45-8-30Fort McClellan Joint Powers Authority.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section, to make the deliberative process of the Fort McClellan Joint Powers Authority open to the public during meetings as defined in the Alabama Open Meetings Act, Chapter 25A (commencing with Section 36-25A-1) of Title 36, that all meetings of the Fort McClellan Joint Powers Authority shall be open to the public, and that no meetings of the Fort McClellan Joint Powers Authority may be held without providing notice pursuant to the requirements of Section 36-25A-3. (b) The Fort McClellan Joint Powers Authority shall be subject to all of the requirements of the Alabama Open Meetings Act, Chapter 25A (commencing with Section 36-25A-1) of Title 36. (Act 2008-40, p. 59, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-8-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8 - Calhoun County.|Article 5 - Constables.|Section 45-8-50 - Office Abolished.

Section 45-8-50Office abolished. In Calhoun County, effective at the end of the current term of office, the office of constable provided for in each election precinct pursuant to Chapter 23, Title 36, is abolished. (Act 2003-173, p. 480, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8 - Calhoun County.|Article 6 - Coroners.|Section 45-8-60 - Expense Allowance.

Section 45-8-60Expense allowance. The coroner shall be entitled to an allowance of not more than three hundred dollars ($300) per month for expense incurred in and about the performance of the duties of his or her office. The amount of the allowance shall be determined by the county governing body and shall be paid at the end of each month from any funds in the county treasury not otherwise appropriated. The allowance shall be in addition to all compensation, fees, and allowances heretofore provided by law. (Act 87-203, p. 290, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8-90.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8 - Calhoun County.|Article 9 - Economic Development and Tourism.|Section 45-8-90.01 - Economic Development Council - Contracts, Leases, Compacts, Etc.

Section 45-8-90.01Economic Development Council - Contracts, leases, compacts, etc. (a) This section shall be operative only in Calhoun County. (b)(1) The Calhoun County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) is authorized and empowered to enter into contracts, leases, compacts, or other form of agreement with the United States of America or its agencies, departments, bureaus, divisions, or institutions, with the State of Alabama or its agencies, departments, bureaus, divisions, or institutions, and with any other county or economic development authority, within or without the state, for the purpose of receiving or acquiring funds, matching funds, services, land, materials, supplies, buildings, structures, waterways, docking facilities, and any and all other benefits deemed for the public interest in the promotion of regional industrial and economic development. (2) The contracts, leases, compacts, or other forms of agreement may contain covenants and considerations as considered reasonable and necessary and for public use only, including, but not limited to, contributions by the CCEDC either in funds or materials, supplies, machinery, services, land, labor, rights-of-way, easements, buildings, terminals, and related facilities for waterway improvements and expansion and may contain other provisions of maintenance, indemnification, and utility facilities as shall be required by the contracting agencies to provide a useful and feasible development for use by the public. (Act 93-538, p. 885, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-8-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8 - Calhoun County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-8-120 - County Civil System Created.

Section 45-8-120County civil system created. The selection and employment of all individuals in the service of Calhoun County, Alabama, except for those exempted in Section 45-8-120.01 shall be subject to the provisions of the Calhoun County Civil Service System as established herein and the rules and regulations established by the Calhoun County Civil Service Board as required to implement the intent of the article. This article and the county civil service system it creates shall specifically apply to employment in the offices and activities of the tax assessor, tax collector, judge of probate, sheriff, county commission, commissioner of licenses, county engineer, and other departments of the county whose employees are paid from county controlled funds, regardless of the source of such funds, but it shall not apply to those employees exempted in Section 45-8-120.01. All employees who are covered by this article shall be selected and hold their positions pursuant to this article and the board's implementing rules and regulations. Any current employee of Calhoun County who is subject to the provisions of this article and who has satisfactorily completed a probationary period previously required by the county civil service system in effect at the time that this article becomes law and has been determined by the board to have standing under such civil service system shall be considered to be a regular status classified service employee under this article and shall not be required to stand an examination in order to retain his or her position and shall remain in his or her employment so long as he or she continues to meet the conditions of employment established by this article and the board's implementing rules and regulations. Those individuals who are still serving a probationary period under previous civil service system requirements must complete the probationary period required by this article before they may be designated regular status classified service employees. (Act 96-479, p. 595, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8-120.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8 - Calhoun County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-8-120.01 - Exempt Employment.

Section 45-8-120.01Exempt employment. The employment of the following individuals is exempted from the provisions of this article (a) elective officers; (b) members of appointive boards, commissions, and committees; (c) persons engaged in the profession of teaching or in supervising teaching in the public schools; (d) attorneys, physicians, surgeons, dentists, and similar individuals performing duties for the county in a professional capacity; (e) the judge of any court; (f) independent contractors under contract with the county; (g) any person whose employment is subject to the approval of the United States Government, or any agency thereof; (h) the county engineer and any assistant county engineer; (i) any individual who is not paid exclusively by Calhoun County; (j) mappers and appraisers assigned to the tax assessor's office; (k) county electrician/maintenance superintendent; (l) county administrator/treasurer; (m) cooks and kitchen help; (n) common laborers who are employed less than 180 days; (o) clerical aides who are employed less than 180 days; (p) interns employed for less than one year; and (q) any employee associated with the operators at the Calhoun County Land Fill and Transfer Station. (Act 96-479, p. 595, §2.)
AL Code § 45-8-120.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8 - Calhoun County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-8-120.04 - Categories of Service.

Section 45-8-120.04Categories of service. All employees and positions covered by this article shall be assigned by the board, in coordination with the county commission and the responsible appointing authority, to one of the following categories of service: (a) classified service, (b) part-time service, or (c) temporary service. Assignments shall be made in accordance with the definitions established in Section 45-8-120.02. (Act 96-479, p. 595, §5.)
AL Code § 45-8-120.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8 - Calhoun County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-8-120.06 - Civil Service Board - Oath.

Section 45-8-120.06Civil Service Board - Oath. Every person who shall be appointed a member of the Civil Service Board of Calhoun County shall within 15 days thereafter qualify by making oath that they are eligible for the office and will execute the duties of the office to the best of their knowledge and ability. The oath shall be administered by any person authorized to administer oaths, reduced to writing, and a copy filed in the office of the judge of probate. (Act 96-479, p. 595, §7.)
AL Code § 45-8-120.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8 - Calhoun County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-8-120.07 - Civil Service Board - Rules and Regulations.

Section 45-8-120.07Civil Service Board - Rules and regulations. The board shall make such rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. The rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for: (1) Classifying the different types of service to be performed in the service of the county; (2) allocating covered positions to their proper class; (3) prescribing job related qualifications for covered positions; (4) approving, in coordination with the county commission, any across-the-board increases or decreases; (5) assigning approved positions to the proper category of service; (6) announcing vacancies, establishing and conducting examinations, creating eligibility lists, and approving or authorizing initial appointments; (7) disciplining employees, to include dismissals, suspensions, demotions, and other actions; (8) hearing employee grievances; (9) separating individuals from county service and granting leaves of absence; and (10) establishing equitable pay levels for the different classifications established in the county subject to approval of the county commission. The board may, from time to time, make changes in such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to ensure effective administration of the civil service system. The board may appoint a clerk of the board who shall assist the board in the administration of the county civil service system and, upon authorization of the county commission, other clerical assistants as necessary to assist the clerk. The clerk of the board and other clerical assistants shall be assigned to the classified service and shall be subject to the same selection process and conditions of employment as other classified service employees. The board shall have reasonable access to all files, records, and data available in each activity of the county as necessary to properly perform the duties and responsibilities required by this article. Upon written request by the board to the appropriate official, the official shall furnish all records which the board desires to examine. The board shall also have the authority to select and engage legal counsel of its choice who shall be paid from funds established in the board's annual budget. (Act 96-479, p. 595, §8.)
AL Code § 45-8-120.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8 - Calhoun County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-8-120.08 - Civil Service Board - Expense Allowances.

Section 45-8-120.08Civil Service Board - Expense allowances. Each member of the board, except the chairperson, shall receive an expense allowance of at least one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) per month. The chairperson shall receive an expense allowance of at least two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225) per month. The expense allowances shall be for normal expenses incurred in the day-to-day activities of the board and shall be in lieu of any other compensation and allowances, except for reimbursement of unusual board related expenses that are approved in advance by the board to be paid from the board's budget in accordance with procedures to be established by the board. These amounts may be increased by the county commission when required to meet incurred expenses as justified in writing by the board. (Act 96-479, p. 595, §9.)
AL Code § 45-8-120.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8 - Calhoun County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-8-120.09 - Applications for Employment; Examinations; Vacancies.

Section 45-8-120.09Applications for employment; examinations; vacancies. All individuals seeking employment in positions that are covered by this article shall file their applications with the Civil Service Board of Calhoun County in accordance with guidelines to be established by the board. All applications shall be on forms furnished by the board, and all applicants for positions assigned to the classified and part-time services, except for those considered by the board to be unskilled or otherwise unsuitable for examination, shall be subject to examinations. Applicants for positions assigned to the temporary service shall not be required to undergo examinations or otherwise be tested for the position they seek unless determined by the board and appointing authority to be necessary. All examinations shall be public, competitive, and open to all individuals who meet the eligibility requirements established by the board. All examinations shall be practical in their character and relate to those matters as determined by the board, in coordination with the appropriate appointing authority, to fairly test the relative ability of an individual to discharge satisfactorily the duties of the position he or she seeks. The board shall conduct all examinations, or arrange for the examination to be conducted by an appropriate person or persons, and determine the time and location of the examinations. The board shall rank each qualified applicant on the appropriate eligibility list based upon the applicants examination results and his or her demonstrated ability to satisfactorily discharge the duties of the position he or she seeks. When an appointing authority has a vacancy in a job or position that is covered by this article, he or she shall notify the board and request names be forwarded to him or her for his or her consideration in filling the vacancy. If the vacancy is in a classified service job or position, the board shall forward the names of the top applicants from the eligibility list for the position to the appointing authority in accordance with guidelines to be established by the board. The board may, at its discretion, provide in its implementing rules and regulations for the reassignment, to include promotion, transfer, or voluntary demotion, of a qualified regular status classified employee before consideration shall be given to the employment of an individual from an eligibility list. If the vacancy is in a job or position assigned to the temporary or part-time service, it shall be filled in accordance with guidelines as established by the board in its implementing rules and regulations. (Act 96-479, p. 595, §10.)
AL Code § 45-8-120.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8 - Calhoun County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-8-120.11 - Probationary Term of Employment.

Section 45-8-120.11Probationary term of employment. Normally, all appointments to jobs or positions assigned to the classified service shall be probationary for a period of six months from the date of an individual's initial hire date. Before the expiration of the probationary period, the appointing authority may discharge any probationer in his or her department or office upon written notification to the board. If the probationer is not discharged before the expiration of his or her probationary period, his or her appointment shall be deemed complete and he or she shall be designated as a regular status employee in the classified service of the county. (Act 96-479, p. 595, §12.)
AL Code § 45-8-120.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8 - Calhoun County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-8-120.12 - Temporary Employees; Filing of Vacancies.

Section 45-8-120.12Temporary employees; filing of vacancies. (a) The Civil Service Board of Calhoun County may, in cases where the board and the appointing authority deem it proper, authorize the appointing authority to fill a vacancy in the classified service with a temporary individual, if an eligibility list for the position is not available, or if the appointing authority notifies the board in writing that an emergency exists and he or she may not properly operate his or her office while the normal procedures are being followed to fill the vacancy. Normally, the employment of a temporary individual to fill a classified service position shall not exceed a period of 90 calendar days, but the board may extend the appointment for an additional 90 calendar days, when the board and appointing authority determine such action to be warranted. However, all temporary appointments shall be terminated when an eligibility register has been established by the board for the vacancy and an individual has been appointed from the list. (b) An appointing authority may also, at his or her discretion, employ individuals for temporary work in his or her department so long as the employment is funded, does not involve a job assigned to the classified service, and does not exceed 180 consecutive calendar days. (Act 96-479, p. 595, §13.)
AL Code § 45-8-120.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8 - Calhoun County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-8-120.13 - Disciplinary Action.

Section 45-8-120.13Disciplinary action.  An appointing authority may take disciplinary action against any employee assigned to his or her department so long as the action is taken in accordance with the guidelines established by the board and this article. If the appointing authority's action involves the dismissal, demotion, or suspension without pay of a regular status classified service employee, the appointing authority shall ensure that a pre-determination hearing is held between the employee and appointing authority before the action is taken against the individual. Such hearing shall be held in accordance with guidelines as established by the board. The appointing authority shall, also, submit a written report to the board within five working days of the effective date of such disciplinary action giving the reason for the dismissal, demotion, or suspension without pay. A regular status classified service employee may appeal his or her dismissal, demotion, or suspension without pay to the board in accordance with Section 45-8-120.15 and guidelines as established by the board. (Act 96-479, p. 595, §14.)
AL Code § 45-8-120.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8 - Calhoun County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-8-120.14 - Charges; Investigation; Hearing.

Section 45-8-120.14Charges; investigation; hearing. Charges may be filed by any individual against any employee covered by this article as follows: The charges must be in writing, must set forth succinctly the matters complained of, and shall be sworn to before a member of the board or any other person authorized to administer oaths. Upon receipt of such charges, the board shall refer them to the appropriate appointing authority who shall make an investigation of the charges along with the county attorney and take action as determined to be warranted by the findings of his or her investigation. If the appointing authority's action involves a demotion, suspension without pay, or dismissal of a regular status classified service employee, such action shall be taken in accordance with Section 45-8-120.13. A written report of the appointing authority's findings and action shall be submitted to the board within 15 calendar days of his or her receipt of the charges from the board. If the board, or the complainant, objects to the appointing authority's findings or action, or both, the board shall hold a public hearing de novo on the charges, and take such disciplinary action as in their judgment is warranted by the evidence and under the law. If the employee objects to the appointing authority's action, he or she may file an appeal with the board in accordance with Section 45-8-120.15 and guidelines as established by the board. (Act 96-479, p. 595, §15.)