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AL Code § 45-31-101 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 2 - Superintendent of Education.|Section 45-31-101 - Expense Allowance; Salary.

Section 45-31-101Expense allowance; salary. (a) The Geneva County Board of Education is authorized to set a monthly expense allowance, payable from the county treasury in equal monthly installments. Such expense allowance shall be in no greater percentage, each year, than the cost-of-living increase made for public school teachers by the Alabama Legislature, if any be made. (b) The Geneva County Board of Education is authorized to set the maximum salary of the Geneva County Superintendent of Education, at the next term of office and thereafter, at an index of 150 percent of the then current State Minimum Salary Schedule for teachers in Geneva County with equivalent academic degree or degrees, certification level, and related experience. The Geneva County Superintendent of Education is eligible for all increases applied to the State Minimum Salary Schedule for teachers. (Act 85-583, p. 896, §1; Act 85-618, p. 945, §1; Act 2002-446, p. 1160, §1.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.01 - Division Into Exempt and Classified Services.

Section 45-31-120.01Division into exempt and classified services. All offices and positions of Geneva County shall be divided into the exempt service and the classified service. (1)a. The exempt service shall include: 1. The positions of all elected officials of Geneva 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. The positions of attorneys rendering legal service. 6. Employees not paid exclusively by Geneva County. b. Such positions in the exempt service held by employees of boards and commissions may be placed in the classified service by resolution of the personnel board after favorable recommendation by such other board or commission, and the personnel board in such resolution shall prescribe the conditions under which the employees holding such positions so transferred may acquire permanent status in such positions so long as such positions remain in the classified service. (2) Classified service:  The classified service shall include all positions in the service of Geneva County who are paid out of the general fund and all other funds of Geneva County and out of funds of boards and commissions whose employees are placed in the classified service, and which are not specifically placed in the exempt service; provided, however, the personnel board may by resolution, pursuant to a recommendation by the boards, remove any position from the classified service and place it in the exempt service. Unless otherwise specifically provided or clearly implied, this part shall apply only to the classified service. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §2.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.02 - Status of Employees.

Section 45-31-120.02Status of employees. All employees who have acquired permanent status shall, subject to this part, have permanent status in their present positions so long as such positions remain in the classified service. All other employees shall be eligible to acquire permanent status in their present positions so long as such positions remain in the classified service in the manner provided in Section 45-31-120.13, upon completing six months’ service in such positions, such time to be computed from the beginning of such service, rather than from October 1, 1985. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §3.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.03 - Board Members.

Section 45-31-120.03Board members. (a) The personnel program established by this part shall be administered by the board. The board shall be composed of five members who shall be appointed as follows: (1) One member shall be appointed by the judge of probate and the initial term shall be for two years. (2) One member shall be appointed by the sheriff and the initial term shall be for three years. (3) One member shall be appointed by the revenue commissioner and the initial term shall be for five years. (4) Effective January 1, 1997, the member appointed by the circuit clerk shall be replaced by a successor selected by a committee of employees. The employee representative selection committee shall be composed of one employee from the sheriff’s office, one employee from the probate office, one employee from the office of revenue commissioner, and two employees from the road and bridge department. The employees on the committee shall be selected by the employees of the appropriate office by a secret ballot at a meeting called for that purpose. The employee representative on the board shall be a registered voter in the county, but shall not be an employee of the county or related by blood or marriage to an employee of the county or any county elected official. (5) One member shall be appointed by the county commission. (b) Upon the expiration of the initial term of each member, the successor shall be appointed by the original appointing authority for a term of five years (c) No person shall be appointed to the personnel board unless he or she is of recognized good character and ability, and is an actual resident in and qualified elector of the county. No person shall be eligible to appointment or shall continue to be a member of a board created under this part who holds an elective office under the state, county, or any city therein, or who is a candidate for elective office. Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the unexpired terms in the same manner as original appointments are made. The board shall elect a chair from among its members, who shall preside at its meetings. Three members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business which may properly come before the board. Each person so appointed shall, within 15 days after appointment, qualify by making oath that he or she will faithfully execute the duties of office to the best of his or her ability and knowledge, which oath shall be recorded as provided by law. The board shall adopt reasonable rules regulating the procedure of the board. Notice of all meetings of the board shall be given to each member by the clerk of the board. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §4; Act 96-857, p. 1665, §1.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.04 - Meetings; Personnel, Compensation.

Section 45-31-120.04Meetings; personnel, compensation. (a) The personnel board shall meet at least once each month at a time fixed by the board, or on the call of the chair, or upon call of three members of the board. Such meetings shall be held in the county courthouse in an office which the county commission shall provide. The board shall designate a clerk of the board. The county commission shall authorize the employment of a personnel director and such additional clerks to assist the clerk as it may deem necessary for the administration of this part. (b) Each member of the board shall be paid from the General Fund of Geneva County for each meeting of the board the sum of fifty dollars ($50). In addition, each member of the board shall be paid from the General Fund of Geneva County the sum of fifty dollars ($50) for each day, or part thereof, for attendance at a personnel board hearing for employees. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §5.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.05 - Rules, Classification Plans, and Pay Plans.

Section 45-31-120.05Rules, classification plans, and pay plans. So long as the same are not inconsistent with this part, the board shall adopt rules and regulations for the operation of the civil service system established hereby, including, but not limited to, a job classification plan, a pay plan, and a plan for the mandatory or permissive retirement of employees, or both, and the same shall become operative and have the force and effect of law. All rules, regulations, and pay and classification plans in effect at the time of the adoption of this part which are not in conflict with the provisions hereof shall remain in force and effect after October 1, 1985, until the same are altered, amended, or repealed in the manner hereafter provided. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §6.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.06 - Amendments and Repeal.

Section 45-31-120.06Amendments and repeal. Any rule, determination, regulation, or plan may be amended or repealed in whole or in part in the same manner as is provided herein for making of such rules, determination, regulation, or plans. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §7.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.07 - Job Classification Plan.

Section 45-31-120.07Job classification plan. After the adoption by the personnel board of a job classification plan, allocation of each position in the classified service shall be made by the board to the end that all positions in the same class shall be sufficiently alike to permit use of a single descriptive title, the same qualification requirements, the same test of competence, and the same pay scale. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §8.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.08 - Pay Plan.

Section 45-31-120.08Pay plan. After the adoption by the personnel board of a pay plan and any rules of its administration, the board shall assign each position to one of the pay ranges provided in the pay plan to the end that the rate or range of compensation for each class provided for in the pay plan shall be such as to reflect fairly the difference in duties and responsibilities in the various classes. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §9.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.09 - Examination.

Section 45-31-120.09Examination. Eligibility for original appointment or promotion to vacancies in positions in the classified service occurring after October 1, 1985, shall be determined by the personnel board. The personnel board shall conduct such examinations as shall fairly test the abilities and aptitudes of the applicants with respect to the duties to be performed. Applicants who pass the test and otherwise qualify for original appointment or promotion, as the case may be, shall be placed on the appropriate eligible list for the vacancy. The board may refuse to examine, or after examination refuse to certify, the name of anyone who is found to lack any of the established qualification requirements for the position for which he or she applies or who is physically so disabled as to be unfit to perform duties of the position to which he or she seeks appointment, or who has been convicted of or is under indictment for any crime involving moral turpitude or who has been guilty of any infamous or disgraceful conduct or who has been dismissed from the public service for delinquency or misconduct or who has intentionally made a false statement of any material fact or practiced or attempted to practice any deception or fraud in his or her application, or in his or her examination. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §10.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.10 - Temporary Appointment.

Section 45-31-120.10Temporary appointment. Pending the availability of a list of names certified as provided in Section 45-31-120.12, positions may be filled by temporary appointment. The personnel board may grant permanent status in a position in the classified service so long as such position remains in the classified service, to any employee who has served in a vacancy in a position then in the classified service by temporary appointment for at least 12 months and who has passed his or her examination, if at the time of such action by the personnel board no such list of names has been so certified for the vacancy in which the employee is serving. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §11.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.11 - Lists of Names of Persons Available for Appointment.

Section 45-31-120.11Lists of names of persons available for appointment. Lists of names of persons available for appointment to a vacancy in a position in the classified service shall be selected for certification as provided in Section 45-31-120.12 in the order in which they appear from among the laid off persons on the reemployment list, promotional eligible list, original appointment eligible list, and reemployment list composed of former employees for the vacancy, which lists shall have priority one over the other in the order named. A former employee with probationary status with respect to the vacancy, with the approval of the appointing authority, may have his or her name placed at such position on the promotional eligible list as the appointing authority may designate. Policies and procedures for administering eligible lists and covering the duration, cancellation, replacement, and consolidation of such lists, and the removal or suspension of names therefrom shall be provided in the personnel rules. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §12.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.13 - Probation.

Section 45-31-120.13Probation. Except as provided in Sections 45-31-120.01 and 45-31-120.02, to acquire permanent status in a position in the classified service so long as such position remains in the classified service, employees shall be subject to a period of probation. The regular period of probation shall be six months; provided, however, the board may adopt rules and regulations specifying a longer period of probation for a designated class or classes, or for extension of the probation period for any individual probationary employee, but no probationary period may extend beyond 12 months. The work and conduct of employees with a probationary status shall be subject to close scrutiny and evaluation. An employee retained beyond the end of the probationary period shall have permanent status in the position in which he or she was so retained so long as that position remains in the classified service if, but only if, the appointing authority files a written statement with the personnel board affirming the fact that the services of the employee have been found to be satisfactory. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §14.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.14 - Absences; Hours of Work.

Section 45-31-120.14Absences; hours of work. Rules shall be adopted in the manner hereinbefore provided prescribing hours of work and the conditions and length of time for which leaves of absence with pay and leaves of absence without pay may be granted. These shall cover such matters as vacancies, holidays, sick leaves, leaves for military service, and leaves granted so that the employee may seek election to public office. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §15.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.15 - Reduction in Employees.

Section 45-31-120.15Reduction in employees. Any employee may be separated from his or her position by being laid off. Reduction in employees shall be in the following order: (1) Temporary employees. (2) Probationary employees. (3) Employees having permanent status in the position in the classified service. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §16.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.16 - Dismissal, Demotion, and Suspension of Employees.

Section 45-31-120.16Dismissal, demotion, and suspension of employees. Any employee may be dismissed, suspended without pay, or demoted by his or her appointing authority for, but not limited to, any violation of this part or whenever the good of the service shall be served thereby or the employee’s work, performance, conduct on or off the job, or insubordinate attitude so warrants; provided, however, that no employee may be suspended without pay for more than 10 working days at any one time or for more than 10 working days in any one year; and provided further, that no employee shall be dismissed, suspended without pay, or demoted for political considerations other than those enumerated in Section 45-31-120.20. Any person appointed to a position who has secured his or her certification therefor through fraud shall be removed by his or her appointing authority and shall not thereafter be eligible for examination for or appointment to any position except by unanimous permission of the board. The appointing authority shall promptly report to the board in writing the fact and extent of all disciplinary action taken by the appointing authority against employees holding positions in the classified service. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §17.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.18 - Appeal to the Court.

Section 45-31-120.18Appeal to the court. Decisions of the board may be enforced by mandamus, injunction, or other appropriate proceedings. The employee, the appointing authority, or the Geneva County Commission, within 21 days after the decision of the board is rendered, may appeal to the court from any decision of the board affirming, imposing, or refusing to affirm or impose dismissal or demotion as disciplinary action by filing notice of such appeal with the court and causing a copy of such notice to be served on the appointing authority and any member of the board. Upon the filing of such notice, the board shall file with the court a certified record of the proceeding had before it with respect to the appeal, and its decision in the matter. The appeal shall be heard at the earliest possible date by the court sitting without a jury on the issues made before the board and the trial in the court shall be de novo. No bond shall be required for such an appeal and the cost of such appeal shall be taxed against the unsuccessful party or as the judge may direct. At the conclusion of such hearing the court may affirm, reverse, or modify the board’s decision, or remand the case for further proceedings before the board as the court in its discretion shall deem best. If the order of the court is that the employee shall be reinstated with pay, such pay shall be the amount earned by the employee during the period next preceding the taking of the disciplinary action in question. An appeal may be taken from any judgment of the court of the court of appeals or supreme court as provided by law. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §19.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.19 - Recordkeeping.

Section 45-31-120.19Recordkeeping. The board shall maintain adequate records of its proceedings, of its own official acts, the examination record of every candidate, and the employment record of every employee. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §20.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.20 - Political Activities Prohibited.

Section 45-31-120.20Political activities prohibited. No person holding a position in the classified service shall seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position in the classified service. No person holding a position in the classified service shall use or promise to use, directly or indirectly, any official authority or influence, whether possessed or anticipated, to secure or attempt to secure for any person an appointment or advantage in appointment to a position in the classified service, or an increase in pay or other advantage in employment in any such position, for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any person or for any consideration. No employee holding a position in the classified service shall be a candidate for nomination or election to any public office, shall take part in any political campaign in support of or opposition to the election of any candidate for a county elective office, except to exercise his or her right as a citizen privately, to express his or her opinion and to cast his or her vote, unless on authorized leave of absence for such purpose. No person in the employment of the county, whether classified or unclassified, shall be denied the right to participate in city and state political activities to the same extent as any other citizen of the State of Alabama, including endorsing candidates and contributing to campaigns of his or her choosing. All persons in the employment of the county shall have the right to join local political clubs and organizations, and state or national political parties. All persons in the employment of the county shall have the right to publicly support issues of public welfare, circulate petitions calling for and in support of referendums, and contribute freely to those of his or her choosing. Any person holding a position in the classified service who violates this section may be disciplined by dismissal, suspension without pay, or demotion as provided in Section 45-31-120.16. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §21.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.21 - Expenses of Board.

Section 45-31-120.21Expenses of board. The governing body shall make necessary appropriations from the general fund to pay the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the board and its members in the administration of this part, including the expense of defending any litigation brought against the board or its members in connection with action taken in the performance of their duties in the administration of this part. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §22.)
AL Code § 45-31-120.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 31 - Geneva County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-31-120.22 - Right of Governing Body.

Section 45-31-120.22Right of governing body. Nothing herein shall be construed as restricting the right of the governing body to refuse employment and prohibit the further service of any person who is a member of an organization which is opposed to the basic purpose of local self-government; and to increase or decrease proportionately the compensation of all employees; or to use independent contractors for performance of work or the rendering of services by the county. (Act 85-587, p. 902, §23.)