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AL Code § 45-39-250.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 25 - Utilities.|Part 1 - Cable and Telecommunication Systems.|Section 45-39-250.05 - Construction and Application.

Section 45-39-250.05Construction and application. This part shall be regarded as supplementary and additional to and cumulative of powers conferred by other laws and shall not be regarded as being in derogation of any powers now existing, including without limitation, powers previously conferred upon specific municipalities or municipal instrumentalities in Lauderdale County by local acts or other means. (Act 99-646, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 87, §6.)
AL Code § 45-39-251 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 25 - Utilities.|Part 2 - Tennessee River Basin Preservation.|Section 45-39-251 - Transfer of Water From Tennessee River Basin.

Section 45-39-251Transfer of water from Tennessee River Basin. (a) This section shall apply only in Lauderdale County. (b) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds the following: (1) It is in the best interest of the State of Alabama and the people of Lauderdale County to protect the Tennessee River and its watershed to promote the beneficial purposes of maintaining a clean drinking water supply, hydroelectric power generation, navigation, industry, agriculture, environmental quality, and recreation. (2) The Tennessee River has been identified by the people of Alabama and the nation as a unique resource lying in seven states and by Congress through the establishment of a special authority known as the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for the promotion of the best interests of the Tennessee Valley. (3) That it is in the best interest of the people of the State of Alabama and Lauderdale County to protect and preserve the Tennessee River as set forth in this part in the absence of statewide legislation and that this part shall remain in effect until statewide legislation addressing interbasin transfers of water becomes effective. (c) This part shall be known as the Lauderdale County Tennessee River Preservation Act. (d) For the purposes of this part, the term Tennessee River Basin means the entire topographic extent of the watershed of the Tennessee River and all of its tributaries. (e)(1) In Lauderdale County, no water may be withdrawn from the Tennessee River Basin for transfer to any other river basin outside of the Tennessee River Basin in an amount greater than the amount being withdrawn on June 6, 2007. (2) For the purpose of this part, the amount of the existing transfer of water from the Tennessee River is 150 percent the average daily amount calculated for the highest continuous 90-day period from January 1, 2000, until June 6, 2007. (Act 2007-252, p. 339, §§1-5.)
AL Code § 45-39A-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 1 - Alcoholic Beverages.|Section 45-39A-10 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverage Sales on Sunday.

Section 45-39A-10Regulation of alcoholic beverage sales on Sunday. (a) This section only applies in the City of Florence in Lauderdale County. (b) The sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises and off-premises consumption during certain hours after 12:00 p.m. on Sundays is authorized within the corporate limits of the City of Florence. The governing body of the City of Florence, by ordinance, may regulate and permit the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises and off-premises consumption after 12:00 p.m. on Sundays by properly licensed retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. (Act 2005-38, p. 53, §§1-3; Act 2017-425, §1.)
AL Code § 45-39A-10.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 1 - Alcoholic Beverages.|Section 45-39A-10.01 - Sale of Draft or Keg Beer or Malt Beverages.

Section 45-39A-10.01Sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages. (a) This section only applies within the corporate limits of the City of Florence. (b) The sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages for on-premises consumption by retail licensees of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is authorized within the corporate limits of the city. The sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages for off-premises consumption in kegs by retail licensees of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is authorized within the corporate limits of the city only if such beverages are sold in kegs. The city council, by ordinance, may implement this section. (c) All ordinances relating to the sale, consumption, and possession of bottled or canned beer shall apply to draft or keg beer or malt beverages. (Act 2007-378, p. 754, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-39A-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 2 - Civic Center.|Section 45-39A-11 - Definitions.

Section 45-39A-11Definitions. (a) The words and terms defined in this section when used in this part shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein, unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended. (1) AUTHORITY. The Civic Center Authority created by this part. (2) MAYOR. The mayor or other chief executive officer of a municipality. (3) PERSON. Includes a natural person, a corporation, a partnership, an association, or any other entity. (b) The masculine shall include the feminine and neuter; and the neuter shall include the masculine and the feminine. (Act 89-699, p. 1383, §1.)
AL Code § 45-39A-11.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 2 - Civic Center.|Section 45-39A-11.01 - Legislative Findings.

Section 45-39A-11.01Legislative findings. The Legislature hereby finds and determines that the following conditions exist: (1) That it is to the interest of the citizens of the City of Florence that there be established in that city a civic center; (2) that such civic center will be a great cultural asset and constitute a great civic betterment for all of the people of Florence; and (3) that it is desirable that there be established to operate, control, and manage the civic center a public corporation created by this part, vested with the powers conferred on the corporation by this part. The Legislature declares that it is the purpose of this part to facilitate, in the manner hereinafter prescribed, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a civic center in the City of Florence and to provide for the operation and management of such civic center by the public corporation created by this part. (Act 89-699, p. 1383, §2.)
AL Code § 45-39A-11.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 2 - Civic Center.|Section 45-39A-11.02 - Civic Center Authority - Creation; Composition.

Section 45-39A-11.02Civic Center Authority - Creation; composition. (a) There is hereby established a public corporation for the purposes hereinafter specified, which corporation shall be vested with the powers conferred upon it by this part. The public corporation is at times hereinafter referred to as the authority. (b) Subject to the conditions and qualifications hereinafter stated, the name of the corporation shall be Civic Center Authority of the City of Florence. The board of directors of the authority may choose some name other than that above specified at any time it elects to do so; provided, however, that if the board of directors chooses any other name there shall be filed for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county a copy of the resolution of the board of directors stating the name adopted by the authority, which resolution shall be followed by a certificate, signed by the chair of the board of directors, stating the date on which the resolution was adopted and stating that the copy of the resolution preceding the certificate is a true and correct copy of the resolution adopted by the board of directors. (c) The affairs of the authority shall be managed and controlled by a board of directors consisting of five members. Three members shall be appointed by the city council for a period of four years and two members shall be appointed by the mayor for a period of five years. The chair of the board shall be elected by the board after all five members have been appointed and have qualified and shall serve as chair until the expiration of the term he or she is then currently serving as a member of the board. (d) No person shall be appointed as a member of the board of directors of the authority unless he or she is a qualified elector of the municipality. The members of the board of directors shall serve without compensation except that they shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in and about the performance of their duties hereunder. (e) In case a directorship held by an appointed director becomes vacant during his or her term a successor to him or her shall be appointed in the same manner in which the person vacating the directorship was appointed. The successor shall be appointed for the remainder of the term during which the vacancy occurred; provided, however, that if a person is elected to any vacant directorship during the last six months of any term he or she shall be deemed appointed for the remainder of such term and for the next succeeding term of such directorship. (Act 89-699, p. 1383, §3.)
AL Code § 45-39A-11.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 2 - Civic Center.|Section 45-39A-11.03 - Civic Center Authority - Powers; Officers, Contracts.

Section 45-39A-11.03Civic Center Authority - Powers; officers, contracts. (a) The power of the authority shall be vested in and exercised by a majority of the members of the board of directors; however, the board may delegate to one or more of its members or its officers, agents, and employees such duties as it may deem proper. The board of directors shall elect a vice chair of the board, who shall serve as chair in the event of the chair’s absence. The board of directors shall also elect a treasurer and a secretary. The same person may serve as secretary and treasurer. The secretary and treasurer may or may not be a member of the board. The treasurer shall act as custodian of all the funds, from whatever sources derived, received by the authority. The treasurer shall deposit the monies in a separate account or accounts in one or more bank or banks or trust companies which are duly qualified and doing business in the State of Alabama; provided, however, that the authority may by resolution or by trust indenture securing the issuance of bonds then authorized designate a fiscal agent or trustee who shall be a bank or trust company duly qualified to do business in the State of Alabama and upon such terms and conditions, and subject to such exceptions, if any, as may be specified in such resolution or trust indenture may authorize the fiscal agent or trustee to receive and disburse all funds applicable to payment of the sums. (b) The treasurer of the authority shall execute a fidelity bond with a company authorized to write such bonds in the State of Alabama being surety thereon, which bond shall be in an amount approved by the board of directors of the authority. (c) Contracts of the authority shall be executed in the name of the authority by the chair of the board of directors and attested by the secretary of the authority. Except for bonds, it is not required that the seal be impressed or printed on contracts. It is further provided hereby that, except for bonds, the board of directors may provide by resolution for a different form for the execution of contracts, and for the execution thereof by an officer or agent other than the chair and secretary. But in no event shall a contract, irrespective of its form and of the persons executing the same, be binding unless such contract was authorized or ratified by the board of directors. (d) The authority shall have authority to hire an architect or architects and enter into contracts for their services in designing and supervising the construction of any building, civic center, auditorium, arena, convention hall, music hall, art museum, places of recreation, art exhibits, office buildings, and other structures that it shall desire to construct. (Act 89-699, p. 1383, §4.)
AL Code § 45-39A-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 3 - Education.|Section 45-39A-12 - Board of Education - Creation; Composition.

Section 45-39A-12Board of Education - Creation; composition. If the majority of electors voting vote in favor of changing to an elected board, an elected board of education for the City of Florence shall be established. The board shall be called the Florence City Board of Education. The board shall be composed of six members, with one member being elected from each of the six city council districts by a majority of the qualified electors voting who reside in the district. (Act 2000-656, p. 1311, §2.)
AL Code § 45-39A-12.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 3 - Education.|Section 45-39A-12.01 - Board of Education - Districts.

Section 45-39A-12.01Board of Education - Districts. A member shall reside in the district which the member represents during the entire term of office. If a member leaves the district he or she represents, that position on the board shall be considered vacant and shall be filled pursuant to Section 45–39A–12.05. If the boundaries of a city council district change, the corresponding board of education district shall automatically change accordingly for the next election of the city board of education. If redistricting places an incumbent board member outside of his or her district, the member shall nevertheless continue to serve the remainder of the term to which he or she was elected or appointed. (Act 2000-656, p. 1311, §3.)
AL Code § 45-39A-12.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 3 - Education.|Section 45-39A-12.02 - Board of Education - Qualifications of Members.

Section 45-39A-12.02Board of Education - Qualifications of members. A candidate for each place on the board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, a registered voter, a resident of the board of education district which he or she seeks to represent on the board for at least six months immediately preceding the deadline date for qualifying as a candidate, and shall not be an employee of the board or have a record of conviction for any crime involving moral turpitude. Each candidate shall pay a qualifying fee in an amount equal to that paid for candidates for general municipal elections. (Act 2000-656, p. 1311, §4.)
AL Code § 45-39A-12.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 3 - Education.|Section 45-39A-12.03 - Board of Education - Education of Members.

Section 45-39A-12.03Board of Education - Education of members. (a) The Florence City Council shall take necessary steps to ensure that this part complies with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. (b) The Florence City Council shall call an election to elect the initial members of the board of education. This election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday in August 2001. The initial runoff election, if necessary, shall be held three weeks later on Tuesday, September 18, 2001. (c) The initial election and the initial runoff election, if necessary, and all subsequent elections held pursuant to this part shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and the results declared in the same manner as provided for other general municipal elections, unless otherwise required in this part. (d) The initial elected members of the board of education shall assume office on the first Monday in October 2001, and shall serve initial terms of three years. Thereafter, terms of office shall be four years, coinciding with general municipal elections. (Act 2000-656, p. 1311, §5.)
AL Code § 45-39A-12.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 3 - Education.|Section 45-39A-12.04 - Board of Education - Powers and Duties.

Section 45-39A-12.04Board of Education - Powers and duties. (a) Upon the assumption of office of the initially elected members of the board of education, the Florence City Board of Education as provided in this part shall be constituted and the terms, powers, duties, responsibilities, and emoluments of office of the prior members of the board of education shall end. (b)(1) Upon assumption of office of the initial elected members of the board of education, these members shall have the powers, authority, duties, and responsibilities as are otherwise provided by law for members of city boards of education as set forth in Chapter 11, commencing with Section 16-11-1 of Title 16. (2) At the first meeting after the board takes office, and every year thereafter, the board shall by majority vote of those voting, select a chairand vice chair from among its members. The vice chair shall preside over meetings of the board in the absence of the chair. (3) All property, records, supplies, and equipment of the prior board of education shall be vested in the board created by this part. (c) The establishment of the board of education as provided in this part shall not affect or impair any of the following: (1) Existing rights or privileges of employees of the board including, but not limited to, employment, personnel, salary, and retirement rights and privileges. (2) Existing contractual obligations of the board of education. (3) Existing civil and criminal actions. (Act 2000-656, p. 1311, §6.)
AL Code § 45-39A-12.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 3 - Education.|Section 45-39A-12.05 - Board of Education - Vacancies.

Section 45-39A-12.05Board of Education - Vacancies. A vacancy on the board of education shall be filled by appointment by a majority of the remaining members of the board of education for the unexpired term. The remaining members of the board shall fill the vacancy within 45 days after the vacancy occurs from qualified candidates who apply for the position on the board. If the vacancy is not filled by the remaining members of the board of education within 45 days, the city superintendent of education shall notify the State Superintendent of Education who shall fill the vacancy by appointment. A person filling a vacancy on the board shall reside in the district which the vacating member represented. (Act 2000-656, p. 1311, §7.)
AL Code § 45-39A-12.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 3 - Education.|Section 45-39A-12.06 - Board of Education - Compensation.

Section 45-39A-12.06Board of Education - Compensation. The compensation for each member of the board of education shall be in an amount as provided by state law, payable from city school system funds. (Act 2000-656, p. 1311, §8.)
AL Code § 45-39A-12.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 3 - Education.|Section 45-39A-12.07 - Board of Education - Auditing of Records.

Section 45-39A-12.07Board of Education - Auditing of records. An annual audit of the financial records of the city school system and of the board of education shall be conducted by an independent licensed certified public accountant, selected by the board, who has an office located in the City of Florence. The audit results shall be made a matter of public record. All monies of the school system shall be accounted for whether reserved for capital outlay or held for any other purpose. (Act 2000-656, p. 1311, §9.)
AL Code § 45-39A-12.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 3 - Education.|Section 45-39A-12.08 - Board of Education - Unexcused Absence of Members.

Section 45-39A-12.08Board of Education - Unexcused absence of members. Any member of the board of education who fails to attend more than two regularly scheduled monthly board meetings without an authorized excused absence as recognized by the board through written policy shall receive a written request from the city superintendent of education to attend the meetings. If the board member persists in his or her unexcused absence for two additional regularly scheduled monthly board meetings, then the position shall be declared vacant by the chair of the board, subject to review and approval by the city council. (Act 2000-656, p. 1311, §10.)
AL Code § 45-39A-12.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 3 - Education.|Section 45-39A-12.09 - Board of Education - Chair.

Section 45-39A-12.09Board of Education - Chair. The chair of the board shall have all of the following duties: (1) To preside over all board meetings. (2) To set the meeting dates and times of all board meetings consistent with state law. The chair shall endeavor to set meeting times at 7:00 p.m. or at a similar time which will afford citizens the best opportunity to attend. (3) To set the agenda of the board meetings in consultation with the city superintendent of education. (4) To ensure proper and adequate notice to the public for public hearings on the budget of the school system. (5) To maintain order at all board meetings. (6) To assist the superintendent in seeking public input into the operations and support of the city school system. (7) To vote on all matters which come before the board if he or she so desires. (8) To ensure due process for the employees of the city school system according to duly adopted written policies and applicable state laws. (9) To promote the city school system as authorized by the board. (Act 2000-656, p. 1311, §11.)
AL Code § 45-39A-12.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Florence.|Part 3 - Education.|Section 45-39A-12.10 - Board of Education - Liability of Members.

Section 45-39A-12.10Board of Education - Liability of members. Members of the Florence City Board of Education shall be immune from any civil liability whatsoever, be it in contract, tort, or otherwise, for any actions taken in their official capacity as members of the board. (Act 2000-656, p. 1311, §12.)