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AL Code § 45-44-72.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 3 - Membership.|Section 45-44-72.03 - Employees.

Section 45-44-72.03Employees. Employees to be employed in the office of the county commission shall be recommended by the chair of the commission to the county commission. The county commission shall approve by a majority vote all personnel employed in the office of the commission.  (Act 97-663, p. 1272, § 4.)
AL Code § 45-44-72.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 3 - Membership.|Section 45-44-72.04 - Powers and Duties of Commissioners.

Section 45-44-72.04Powers and duties of commissioners. Each member of the county commission may inspect the roads and bridges of his or her district from time to time. The members of the county commission may also assist in securing right-of-way and assist in public relations generally. Each member of the county commission may elect to direct a crew to maintain the unpaved roads in his or her district and to address the complaints and concerns of the citizens of his or her district. The personnel and equipment for any such crew shall be determined by the county commission in session, and the expenses for any crew shall come out of the overall budget for the construction, maintenance, and repairs of the county roads, bridges, and ferries of Macon County. Any commissioner electing to direct a crew shall be the custodian and accountable to the county commission for all road machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, and repair parts owned by Macon County and used by his or her crew. The county commission shall establish necessary policies and regulations governing accountability for the county owned equipment. Request for requisitions for all materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies necessary for the operation of any crew shall be routed through the county engineer, or presented to the commission in session.  (Act 97-663, p. 1272, § 16; Act 2010-525, p. 886, § 1; Act 2011-599, p. 1330, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-44-81.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 2 - Court Costs.|Section 45-44-81.01 - Juvenile Court Services Fund and Judicial Administration Fund.

Section 45-44-81.01Juvenile Court Services Fund and Judicial Administration Fund. (a) In addition to all other costs and charges in circuit and district court cases in Macon County, a fee of three dollars ($3) shall be charged and collected by the clerk of the court. This charge shall not be collected on small claims cases. When collected by the clerk of the court, two dollars ($2) shall be remitted monthly to the Juvenile Court Services Fund and one dollar ($1) shall be remitted monthly to the Judicial Administration Fund. (b) A monthly supervision fee may be assessed in juvenile court cases at the discretion of the juvenile court judge. The supervision fee shall be collected by the juvenile office and deposited in the Juvenile Court Services Fund. (c) There is established a Juvenile Court Services Fund for the deposit of proceeds from two-thirds of the court costs imposed by subsection (a). The fund shall be maintained in an interest-bearing account in a bank of known responsibility under the supervision of the Juvenile Court Judge of Macon County.  (d) The funds appropriated from this fund shall be expended solely for juvenile programs and for subsistence for the juvenile court staff in the county, to aid the functions of the juvenile court, and for the benefit of the children of Macon County. The funds expended shall be authorized by the Juvenile Court Judge of Macon County. (e) There is established a Judicial Administration Fund for the deposit of the proceeds from one-third of the court costs imposed by subsection (a). The fund shall be maintained in an interest-bearing account in a bank of known responsibility by the Presiding Circuit Court Judge for the Fifth Judicial Circuit. (f) The funds appropriated from the Judicial Administration Fund shall be expended for increasing the efficiency of judicial administration in Macon County, to include, but not be limited to, training and education enhancement of judicial personnel and of juvenile court staff in Macon County. The funds expended shall be authorized by the Presiding Circuit Court Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit. (Act 95-675, p. 1470, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-44-81.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 2 - Court Costs.|Section 45-44-81.02 - Solicitor's Fee.

Section 45-44-81.02Solicitor's fee. (a) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in the juvenile, district, circuit, and municipal courts in Macon County, a docket fee, hereinafter referred to as a solicitor's fee, shall be assessed in each case. The fees, when collected, shall be distributed monthly as follows: Three dollars ($3) of the fee assessed in each case shall be distributed to the Macon County Circuit Clerk for operation of the office of the circuit clerk, three dollars ($3) of the fee assessed in each case prosecuted in the Notasulga Municipal Court shall be distributed by the municipal court to the Town of Notasulga to be used by the town for payment of expenses incurred by the town for training and continuing education expenses for the Notasulga Municipal Court Clerk and Magistrate, and the remainder of any fees shall be distributed to the Solicitor's Fund or District Attorney's Fund in the county where the fee is collected or to the fund that may be hereafter prescribed by law for the solicitor's fee, and such funds shall be expended in Macon County. The solicitor's fee shall be in an amount equal to all docket fees or court costs which are assessed upon an adjudication of guilt in a criminal case and distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund. (b) The solicitor's fee shall be collected in all criminal cases where the defendant is adjudged guilty, a bond forfeited, a penalty imposed, or where there is issued any alias or capias warrant of arrest. The solicitor's fee shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other fees or costs. The solicitor's fee shall not be waived or remitted unless the defendant proves to the reasonable satisfaction of the sentencing judge that the defendant is not capable of paying the fee within the reasonably foreseeable future. (c) The solicitor's fee may be expended, as the district attorney sees fit, for the payment of any and all expenses incurred by the district attorney for law enforcement and in the discharge of the duties of the office.  (Act 2009-341, p. 660, §§ 1-3; Act 2009-347, p. 670, §§ 1-3; Act 2012-328, p. 776, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-44-82 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-44-82 - Expense Allowance for Assistant District Attorney.

Section 45-44-82Expense allowance for assistant district attorney. The assistant district attorney serving Macon County shall receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of three hundred fifty dollars ($350) per month to be paid from the county general fund. The expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other salary, compensation, and expense allowances provided for by law. (Act 82-159, p. 191, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-44-83 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - District Court.|Section 45-44-83 - Expense Allowance.

Section 45-44-83Expense allowance. The Judge of the District Court of Macon County shall receive an annual expense allowance of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. The expense allowance hereinabove provided for shall be the only expense allowance payable to such judge out of the county treasury of Macon County. Provided, however, that the implementation of this section shall be completely discretionary with the county commission. (Act 80-556, p. 865, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-44-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 1 - Board of Education.|Section 45-44-100 - Travel Allowance.

Section 45-44-100Travel allowance. In Macon County, each member of the county board of education is hereby entitled to receive a travel allowance in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) per month. The allowance shall be in addition to any and all other salary, allowances, or compensation heretofore provided by law and shall be payable from the general fund of the county. (Act 81-601, p. 1013, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-44-101 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 2 - Superintendent of Education.|Section 45-44-101 - Election; Qualifications; Vacancies; Compensation.

Section 45-44-101Election; qualifications; vacancies; compensation. (a) That at the next general election and every four years thereafter, there shall be elected a County Superintendent of Education for Macon County by the qualified voters of the county, who shall hold office for a term of four years from the first day in July and until a successor is elected and qualified. (b) Candidates for office of county superintendent of education shall be nominated and elected as candidates for other county offices of Macon County are nominated and elected under the general laws of this state regulating primary and general elections. (c) The county superintendent of education shall be a qualified elector of the county and possess all the other qualifications required under the general laws of this state for county superintendents of education, and he or she shall perform and discharge all the duties of county superintendent of education, required under the general laws of this state. If there be a vacancy in the office from any cause whatever, the county board of education is authorized to fill the vacancy as is provided by the general law of the state and the appointee shall hold office until the next general election. (d)(1) The county superintendent of education shall devote his or her entire time to the public schools of Macon County. (2) All laws to the contrary notwithstanding, the Macon County Board of Education is authorized, from time to time, to fix, regulate, and alter the salary of the Macon County Superintendent of Education pursuant to Section 16-9-12. The Macon County Board of Education shall increase or set expense allowances and any other compensation or supplement for the Macon County Superintendent of Education as provided by law. (e) All general laws of the state relating to the office of county superintendent of education shall apply to the office of County Superintendent of Education of Macon County, except such parts of laws as are in conflict with this section.  (Acts 1935, No. 102, p. 38, §§ 1-5; Act 79-579, p. 1041, § 1; Act 81-586, p. 972, § 1; Act 91-502, p. 891, § 1; Act 2002-336, p. 905, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-44-140 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Protection Program.|Section 45-44-140 - Participation Authorized.

Section 45-44-140Participation authorized. The County Commission of Macon County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Macon County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified. (Act 81-845, p. 1520, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-44-140.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Protection Program.|Section 45-44-140.01 - Finance Charge or Tax Assessed on Forest Lands.

Section 45-44-140.01Finance charge or tax assessed on forest lands. (a) After the Macon County Commission has determined that such a need does exist in Macon County, the county commission, in the manner hereinafter specified, may provide for a financial charge or tax to be paid by the owners of forest lands located in Macon County for the use of the land for timber growing purposes amounting to the whole or any part of the cost of such fire protection program, but not in excess of ten cents ($.10) per acre, provided such financial charge or tax is not greater than the benefit accruing to such forest lands due to availability of such fire protection. (b) Forest lands as used in this part, shall mean any land which supports a forest growth, or which under prevailing natural and economic conditions may be expected to support such a growth in the future, or which is being used or reserved for any purpose. Forest lands as used in this part, shall not include any lands primarily used for residential purposes nor shall it include any publicly owned lands.  (Act 81-845, p. 1520, § 2.)
AL Code § 45-44-140.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Protection Program.|Section 45-44-140.02 - Hearing; Determination of Amounts.

Section 45-44-140.02Hearing; determination of amounts. The need for such financial charge or tax to provide forest fire protection within the county shall be determined by the county commission after a public hearing is held thereon. Notice of such public hearing shall be given by the county commission for a period of two consecutive weeks by advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in Macon County. Such advertisement shall indicate the date, time, and place of the hearing, the manner proposed to finance such fire protection program, and the part of the cost of such that is proposed to be paid by the owners of forest lands. Any person owning forest land in Macon County may appear in person or by attorney at such time and place and make defense against such financial charge or tax or the amount thereof. After such hearing the county commission shall determine whether or not a need exists for such a charge or tax; and if a need is found to exist for such financial charge or tax, the county commission shall determine the amount of such financial charge or tax and enter on the minutes of the county commission an order fixing such financial charge or tax. (Act 81-845, p. 1520, § 3.)
AL Code § 45-44-140.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Protection Program.|Section 45-44-140.03 - Payment of Finance Charge or Tax; Reporting.

Section 45-44-140.03Payment of finance charge or tax; reporting. Any such financial charge or tax fixed as provided in Section 45-44-140.02 shall be payable at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes and the owners of the forest lands, as herein defined, shall make reports of same to the Tax Assessor of Macon County at the time fixed by law for making return of the property of such property owner. Financial charges or taxes levied shall constitute a lien on the property against which they are charged or taxed.  (Act 81-845, p. 1520, § 4.)
AL Code § 45-44-140.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Protection Program.|Section 45-44-140.04 - Determination of Affected Areas and Owners; Notice and Hearing.

Section 45-44-140.04Determination of affected areas and owners; notice and hearing. The County Commission of Macon County is authorized to appoint agents and delegate authority to individuals to search out forest lands in Macon County, determine the area and owners thereof, and report same to the Tax Assessor of Macon County who shall be authorized after notice by certified mail to such owners, and hearing before the county commission if so requested by such owners, to place said financial charge or tax against said forest lands as may be determined by the report of such agents or the determination of the county commission. (Act 81-845, p. 1520, § 5.)
AL Code § 45-44-140.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Protection Program.|Section 45-44-140.05 - Collection and Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-44-140.05Collection and disposition of funds. The tax herein imposed shall be due and payable quarterly to the Macon County Tax Collector, and shall, when collected, be paid by such Macon County Tax Collector to the Treasury of Macon County. All monies collected in accordance with this part shall be spent in participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s forest fire protection program in Macon County. (Act 81-845, p. 1520, § 6.)
AL Code § 45-44-140.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Protection Program.|Section 45-44-140.06 - Removal of Finance Charge or Tax.

Section 45-44-140.06Removal of finance charge or tax. The County Commission of Macon County is authorized to remove such financial charge or tax after the county commission has determined that the financial charge or tax is no longer needed. The county commission shall hold public hearings to determine whether or not the financial charge or tax is still needed. Procedures for such public hearings shall be the same as those in Section 45–44–140.02. (Act 81-845, p. 1520, § 7.)
AL Code § 45-44-141 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Service Charge.|Section 45-44-141 - Assessment and Collection.

Section 45-44-141Assessment and collection. (a) In Macon County, the Little Texas Volunteer Fire Department may assess and collect a service charge by action of the board on all property served by the department for fire protection services. The service charge shall not exceed seven and one-half percent of the total ad valorem taxes due and payable on the property on an annual basis. The proceeds of the service charge shall be used solely for equipment and expenses relating to the delivery of fire protection services and operation of the volunteer fire department. No portion of the service charge may be used for salaries, entertainment, or food. (b) The service charge provided for in subsection (a) shall be assessed and collected by the Macon County Revenue Commissioner on an annual basis at the same time as ad valorem taxes are collected. The service charge shall be collected in the same manner as municipal assessments. (c) Subsections (a) and (b) providing for the assessment and collection of the fire protection service charge shall not be effective unless approved by a majority of the registered voters residing in the Little Texas Volunteer Fire Department district who vote a referendum held for that purpose at the November 2014 general election.  (Act 2014-310, p. 1112, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-44-150 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 1 - Macon County Racing Commission.|Section 45-44-150 - Creation; Composition; Public Records.

Section 45-44-150Creation; composition; public records. (a) The Macon County Racing Commission is hereby created and established and is vested with the powers and duties specified in this part, and all other powers necessary and proper to enable it to execute fully and effectually the purposes of this part. The official name of the commission shall be the Macon County Racing Commission, the same being sometimes referred to herein as the racing commission or the commission. The commission shall be composed of bona fide residents of Macon County, Alabama, who shall have resided in Macon County for no less than five years prior to appointment. The commission shall consist of three members appointed as follows: The current representative from Macon County in the House of Representatives shall appoint one member for a term of six years; the current senator representing Macon County in the Alabama Legislature shall appoint one member for a term of four years; and the Macon County Commission shall appoint one member recommended by the Macon County Council of Governments for a term expiring the day following the 1984 General Election. After the expiration of the term of the initial appointments, each appointment thereafter shall be for a term of six years and shall be made in the same manner as the original appointments, except that the successor to the original appointee of the Macon County Commission shall qualify and be elected by the voters of Macon County at the 1984 General Election for a term of office beginning the day following such election of six years, and every six years thereafter. Successors to this place on the commission shall be so qualified and elected. Members of the Macon County Racing Commission are sometimes referred to herein as racing commissioners or commissioners. Initial appointments of the Macon County Racing Commission shall be made within 15 days after this part is approved by the voters of the county. Upon the occurrence of any vacancy in office, the new racing commissioner shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment. Vacancies occurring in the elected commissioner's place shall be filled by the Governor, upon recommendation of the legislative delegation representing Macon County. Commissioners shall be eligible for reappointment. (b) Appointment powers by the legislative delegation exist only while the individuals serve as members of the Legislature of the State of Alabama. (c) All books, audits, reports, records, maps, documents, and papers shall constitute public records, and be available for copying, examination, and inspection during all normal business hours by any agency, official, or person. No person shall be appointed to the racing commission who has been convicted of a felony. (Act 83-575, p. 882, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-44-150.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 44 - Macon County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 1 - Macon County Racing Commission.|Section 45-44-150.01 - Qualifications of Members.

Section 45-44-150.01Qualifications of members. (a) Each racing commissioner shall take the same constitutional oath of office as any other county officer, and shall give bond payable to Macon County in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) conditioned that such commissioner shall faithfully and properly perform the duties of such office. The premium on such bond shall be paid by the racing commission. The racing commission may employ such assistants and employees as may be necessary who shall be paid out of the funds collected by the racing commission. (b) A member of the racing commission shall not be an officer, director, or employee of any licensee or have any financial interest in any race track or race meeting licensed by the racing commission and shall not own or race greyhound dogs in any race meeting licensed by the racing commission.  (Act 83-575, p. 882, § 2.)