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AL Code § 45-8A-111.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 2 - Development.|Section 45-8A-111.11 - Refunding Bonds.

Section 45-8A-111.11Refunding bonds. (a) Any bonds issued by the authority may from time to time be refunded by the issuance, by sale, or exchange, of refunding bonds payable from the same or different sources for the purpose of paying all or any part of the principal of the bonds to be refunded, any redemption premium required to be paid as a condition to the redemption prior to maturity of any such bonds that are to be so redeemed in connection with such refunding, any accrued and unpaid interest on the bonds to be refunded, any interest to accrue on each bond to be refunded to the date on which it is to be paid, whether at maturity or by redemption prior to maturity, and the expenses incurred in connection with refunding; provided, that unless duly called for redemption pursuant to provisions contained therein, the holders of any such bonds then outstanding and proposed to be refunded shall not be compelled without their consent to surrender their outstanding bonds for such refunding. Any refunding bonds may be sold by the authority at public or private sale at such price or prices as may be determined by its board to be most advantageous, or may be exchanged for the bonds or other obligations to be refunded. Any such refunding bonds may be executed and delivered by the authority at any time and from time to time, shall be in such form and denominations and have such tenor and maturities, shall contain such provisions not inconsistent with this part, and shall bear such rate or rates of interest, payable and evidenced in such manner, as may be provided by resolution of its board. (b) Any refunding bonds issued by the authority shall be issued and may be secured in accordance with Section 45-8A-111.09. (Act 85-318, p. 223, §12.)
AL Code § 45-8A-111.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 2 - Development.|Section 45-8A-111.12 - Notice of Bond Resolution.

Section 45-8A-111.12Notice of bond resolution. (a) Upon the adoption by the board of the authority of any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds, such authority may, in its discretion, cause to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks, in a newspaper published or having a general circulation in the city, a notice in substantially the following form (the blanks being properly filled in) at the end of which shall be printed the name and title of either the chairman or secretary of such authority: "The Oxford Downtown Development Authority, a public corporation under the laws of the State of Alabama, on the ___ day of __________, authorized the issuance of $ ______ principal amount of bonds of the public corporation for purposes authorized in the act of the Legislature of Alabama under which the public corporation was organized. Any action or proceeding questioning the validity of the bonds, or the pledge and the mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture to secure the same, or the proceedings authorizing the same, must be commenced within 30 days after the first publication of this notice." A newspaper shall be deemed to be published in the city, within the meaning of this section, if its principal editorial office is located in the city. (b) Any action or proceeding in any court to set aside or question the proceedings for the issuance of the bonds referred to in the notice or to contest the validity of any such bonds, or the validity of any pledge and mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture made therefor, must be commenced within 30 days after the first publication of such notice. After the expiration of the period no right of action or defense questioning or attacking the validity of the proceedings or of the bonds or the pledge or mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture shall be asserted, nor shall the validity of the proceedings, bonds, pledge, mortgage, and deed of trust or trust indenture be open to question in any court on any ground whatsoever except in an action commenced within such period. (Act 85-318, p. 223, §13.)
AL Code § 45-8A-111.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 2 - Development.|Section 45-8A-111.13 - Exemption From Taxation.

Section 45-8A-111.13Exemption from taxation. The authority formed under this part, the property and income of the authority (whether used by it or leased to others), all bonds issued by the authority, the income from such bonds or from any other sources, the interest and other profits from such bonds enuring to and received by the holders thereof, conveyances by and to the authority and leases, mortgages, and deeds of trust by and to the authority shall be exempt from all taxation in the state. The authority shall not be obligated to pay any fees, taxes, or costs to the Judge of Probate of Calhoun County in connection with its incorporation or with any amendment to its certificate of incorporation or otherwise or to any judge of probate of any county in connection with the recording by it of any document or otherwise, the authority being hereby exempted from the payment of any such fees, taxes, and costs. No license or excise tax may be imposed by any authority with respect to the privilege of engaging in any of the activities authorized by this part, provided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed to exempt the property of the authority from any ad valorem taxes levied by the State of Alabama or exempt the authority from sales and use taxes levied by the state but this proviso shall only apply to such taxes levied by the state and shall not apply to such taxes levied by any county, municipality, or other political subdivision. (Act 85-318, p. 223, §14.)
AL Code § 45-8A-111.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 2 - Development.|Section 45-8A-111.14 - Liability of City.

Section 45-8A-111.14Liability of city. The city shall not in any event be liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds of the authority or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation, or agreement of any kind whatsoever which may be undertaken by the authority, and none of the bonds of the authority or any of its agreements or obligations shall be construed to constitute an indebtedness of the city within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision whatsoever. (Act 85-318, p. 223, §15.)
AL Code § 45-8A-111.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 2 - Development.|Section 45-8A-111.15 - Exemption From Usury and Interest Laws.

Section 45-8A-111.15Exemption from usury and interest laws. The authority shall be exempt from the laws of the State of Alabama governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates, including, but without limitation to, the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 8. (Act 85-318, p. 223, §16.)
AL Code § 45-8A-111.16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 2 - Development.|Section 45-8A-111.16 - Exemption From Competitive Bid Laws.

Section 45-8A-111.16Exemption from competitive bid laws. The authority and all contracts made by it shall be exempt from the laws of the State of Alabama requiring competitive bids for any contract to be entered into by municipalities or public corporations authorized by them, including, but without limitation to, the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 16 of Title 41. (Act 85-318, p. 223, §17.)
AL Code § 45-8A-111.17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 2 - Development.|Section 45-8A-111.17 - Freedom of Authority From State Supervision and Control.

Section 45-8A-111.17Freedom of authority from state supervision and control. This part is intended to aid the state through the furtherance of the purposes of the part by providing an appropriate and independent instrumentality of the state with full and adequate powers to fulfill its functions. Except as expressly provided in this part, no proceeding, notice, or approval shall be required for the incorporation of the authority or the amendment of its certificate of incorporation, the issuance of any bonds, the execution of any mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture, or the exercise of any other of its powers by the authority. Neither a public hearing nor the consent of the State Department of Finance shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of bonds by the authority. The authority shall hold a public hearing before approving or obligating the expenditure of any tax revenues received by the authority from the city, any county, the state, or federal governments. Such notice shall be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in Calhoun County, Alabama, and the notice shall be published not less than seven days prior to the hearing. (Act 85-318, p. 223, §18.)
AL Code § 45-8A-111.18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 2 - Development.|Section 45-8A-111.18 - Earnings of the Authority.

Section 45-8A-111.18Earnings of the authority. The authority shall be a nonprofit corporation and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any individual, firm, or corporation, except that in the event a board shall determine that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of the expenses, bonds, and other obligations of the authority, then any net earnings of the authority thereafter accruing shall be paid to the city. (Act 85-318, p. 223, §19.)
AL Code § 45-8A-111.19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 2 - Development.|Section 45-8A-111.19 - Dissolution of the Corporation and Vesting of Title to Property in the City.

Section 45-8A-111.19Dissolution of the corporation and vesting of title to property in the city. At any time when the authority has no bonds or other obligations outstanding, its board may adopt a resolution, which shall be duly entered upon its minutes, declaring that the authority shall be dissolved. Upon filing for record a certified copy of the resolution in the office of the Judge of Probate of Calhoun County, the authority shall thereupon stand dissolved and in the event it owned any property at the time of its dissolution, the title to all its properties shall thereupon pass to the city. (Act 85-318, p. 223, §20.)
AL Code § 45-8A-111.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 2 - Development.|Section 45-8A-111.20 - Existence of the Authority to Prevent Incorporation of Another by the City.

Section 45-8A-111.20Existence of the authority to prevent incorporation of another by the city. The existence of the authority incorporated under the provisions of this part shall prevent the subsequent incorporation hereunder of another authority pursuant to authority granted by this part. (Act 85-318, p. 223, §21.)
AL Code § 45-8A-111.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 2 - Development.|Section 45-8A-111.21 - Power of Eminent Domain.

Section 45-8A-111.21Power of eminent domain. The authority is hereby granted the power of eminent domain and may exercise such power for the purpose of obtaining real property or any interest therein for any project it undertakes in the manner provided by law for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by municipalities. (Act 85-318, p. 223, §22.)
AL Code § 45-8A-111.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 2 - Development.|Section 45-8A-111.22 - Loans, Sales, Grants, etc., of Money Property, Etc. to Authority by Counties, Municipalities, Etc.

Section 45-8A-111.22Loans, sales, grants, etc., of money property, etc. to authority by counties, municipalities, etc. For the purpose of effecting the revitalization and redevelopment of the central business district of the city, any county, municipality, or other political subdivision, public corporation, agency, or instrumentality of this state may, upon such terms and with or without consideration, as it may determine: (1) Lend or donate money to or perform services for the benefit of the authority; (2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to the authority, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind, any interest therein and any franchise; and (3) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this part and not otherwise prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient in connection with aiding and cooperating with the authority in its efforts to revitalize and redevelop the central business district of the city. (Act 85-318, p. 223, §23.)
AL Code § 45-8A-111.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 2 - Development.|Section 45-8A-111.23 - Provisions of Part Are Cumulative.

Section 45-8A-111.23Provisions of part are cumulative. The provisions of this part are cumulative and shall not be deemed to repeal existing laws, except to the extent such laws are clearly inconsistent with this part. (Act 85-318, p. 223, §24.)
AL Code § 45-8A-112 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 3 - Employees.|Section 45-8A-112 - Applicability.

Section 45-8A-112Applicability. This part shall apply only in the City of Oxford in Calhoun County, Cleburne County, and Talladega County. (Acts 1975, No. 963, p. 1996, §1; Act 2015-336, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-112.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 3 - Employees.|Section 45-8A-112.01 - Definitions.

Section 45-8A-112.01Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. In the case of the employees in the offices of the elected officers of the city, the elected officers. In the case of all other city employees, the mayor. (2) BOARD. The Civil Service Board created by this part. (3) CITY. The City of Oxford in Calhoun County, Cleburne County, and Talladega County. (4) EMPLOYEE. Any person, including firefighters and police officers, not excepted by Section 45-8A-112.02, who is employed in the service of the City of Oxford. (5) SEASONAL WORKERS. An employee who works less than 700 hours per 12-month period. (Acts 1975, No. 963, p. 1996, §2; Act 2015-336, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-112.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 3 - Employees.|Section 45-8A-112.02 - Exemptions.

Section 45-8A-112.02Exemptions. This part shall apply to all officers and employees in the service of the city, or any board, agency, or instrumentality of the city, except any of the following: (a) Elective officers. (b) Members of appointive boards, commissions, and committees. (c) All employees of the city board of education. (d) Attorneys, physicians, surgeons, nurses, and dentists employed in their professional capacities and employees under the direct or indirect supervision of the Oxford Hospital Board. (e) The judge of any court. (f) Independent contractors receiving their remuneration from public funds under contracts awarded by competitive bidding.  (g) All employees of the water and sewer board. (h) All employees of the Oxford emergency medical services. (i) Seasonal workers. (Acts 1975, No. 963, p. 1996, §3; Act 97-563, p. 997, §1; Act 2015-336, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-112.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 3 - Employees.|Section 45-8A-112.03 - Employees Governed by Civil Service Rules and Regulations.

Section 45-8A-112.03Employees governed by civil service rules and regulations. All employees of the city shall be governed by civil service rules and regulations prescribed in or promulgated pursuant to this part and administered by a civil service board created under Section 45-8A-112.04. Present employees shall remain in their respective employments during good behavior; but nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent or preclude the removal of an employee for cause as provided for in this part; and the employees, except for appointment, shall be subject fully to this part. (Acts 1975, No. 963, p. 1996, §4; Act 2015-336, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-112.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 3 - Employees.|Section 45-8A-112.04 - Civil Service Board - Appointment; Oaths, Vacancies, and Officers.

Section 45-8A-112.04Civil Service Board - Appointment; oaths, vacancies, and officers. (a) The Civil Service Board of the City of Oxford is created. The board shall be composed of five members appointed by the members of the Legislature who represent the City of Oxford or any portion thereof. Appointees shall serve for terms of one year, two years, three years, four years, and five years respectively, or until his or her successor is appointed. Thereafter, all appointees shall serve for terms of six years. Initial terms of office shall be determined by drawing names after nominees have been appointed. No person shall be appointed to the board who is not a resident and qualified elector of the City of Oxford and over the age of 25 years. (b) Members of the board shall take the constitutional oath of office, which shall be filed in the office of the probate judge. Vacancies on the board shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. The members of the board shall elect a chairman and secretary from among their number. Any member of the board who becomes a candidate for, or is elected or appointed to another public office vacates his or her office as a member of the board. (Acts 1975, No. 963, p. 1996, §5; Act 2015-336, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-112.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 3 - Employees.|Section 45-8A-112.05 - Civil Service Board - Compensation; Clerical Assistants and Legal Counsel.

Section 45-8A-112.05Civil Service Board - Compensation; clerical assistants and legal counsel. Each member of the board and the chair of the board shall be paid two hundred dollars ($200) per month by the City of Oxford. The board may appoint clerical assistance and engage legal counsel of its own choice, except that for the purposes of Section 45-8A-112.13, the appointing authority for clerical assistance shall be the mayor. (Acts 1975, No. 963, p. 1996, §6; Act 85-316, p. 221, §1; Act 93-516, p. 849, §1; Act 2010-574, p. 1157, §1; Act 2015-336, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-112.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 3 - Employees.|Section 45-8A-112.06 - Civil Service Board - Meetings; Quorum.

Section 45-8A-112.06Civil Service Board - Meetings; quorum. The board shall fix the times for its regular meetings. The board may hold special meetings, adjourn meetings, or call meetings at any time. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All meetings of the board shall be held in a municipal building chosen by the board. (Acts 1975, No. 963, p. 1996, §7; Act 2015-336, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-112.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 3 - Employees.|Section 45-8A-112.07 - Civil Service Board - Minutes and Records of Business.

Section 45-8A-112.07Civil Service Board - Minutes and records of business. The board shall keep minutes of its meetings and a record of all business transacted by the board. All records of the board, except those records the rules of the board require to be held confidential for reasons of public policy, shall be open for inspection by any resident of the city at all reasonable times, after a written request has been submitted to and approved by the board. (Acts 1975, No. 963, p. 1996, §8; Act 2015-336, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-112.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 3 - Employees.|Section 45-8A-112.08 - Civil Service Board - Rules and Regulations.

Section 45-8A-112.08Civil Service Board - Rules and regulations. (a) The board shall have power to make rules and regulations governing examinations, eligible rosters, appointments, transfers, salaries, promotions, demotions, annual and sick leave, performance assessments, and any other matters as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this part. A rule or regulation may be made effective only after a public hearing is held on the proposal of the rule or regulation and after a certified copy of the proposed rule or regulation has been filed with the city clerk. All employees shall be appointed upon a nonpartisan merit basis. There may not be appointed, and the board may not examine, any person who is not legally authorized to work in the United States and the State of Alabama.  (b) The board , with the approval of the city governing body, shall do all of the following:  (1) Classify the different types of services to be performed in the service of the city. (2) Prescribe qualifications, including those of education, training, and experience, for the appointees and incumbents of each class. (3) Fix a minimum and maximum salary range for each class. (4) Allocate each position in the service to its proper class. The city governing body shall determine the number of positions eligible for appointment in each class through its budgetary processes. (c) The board shall establish rules and regulations governing dismissals, suspensions, layoffs, terminations, and leaves of absence, and the severance of an employee's relationship with the city. (Acts 1975, No. 963, p. 1996, §9; Act 2015-336, §1.)
AL Code § 45-8A-112.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 8A - Calhoun County Municipalities.|Article 11 - Oxford.|Part 3 - Employees.|Section 45-8A-112.09 - Salaries.

Section 45-8A-112.09Salaries. The salary to be paid each subordinate employee and department head shall be determined by his or her appointing authority. In every case the salary paid shall be within the minimum and maximum salary range established by the board. It shall be unlawful for any official or employee to draw or issue any warrant on the city treasury for the payment of salary to any employee covered by this part unless the warrant is in an amount authorized by the board to be paid to the employee. A sum paid as salary contrary to this section may be recovered in an action brought by any resident of the city against the official or employee who draws or issues the warrant, or against the sureties on his or her bond. (Acts 1975, No. 963, p. 1996, §10; Act 2015-336, §1.)