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AL Code § 45-22-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 1 - Board of Education.|Section 45-22-100 - Commission on Education - Established.

Section 45-22-100Commission on education - Established. The board of education and the office of superintendent of education of Cullman County are hereby abolished, and there is created in lieu of the board of education the Cullman County Commission on Education. The commission on education shall administer the school laws of the state and county, supervise the public schools and public school system of the county, and shall have and exercise all the rights, powers, duties, and privileges vested in and required of county boards of education, except that the commission shall have no jurisdiction over schools which are subject to and come under the jurisdiction of the City of Cullman or any of its instrumentalities.  (Acts 1955, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 18, p. 45, §1.)
AL Code § 45-22-100.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 1 - Board of Education.|Section 45-22-100.01 - Commission on Education - Composition.

Section 45-22-100.01Commission on education - Composition. (a) The Cullman County Commission on Education shall be composed of seven members elected by districts as follows: One member shall be elected from each of the school attendance areas hereinafter described and shall be a qualified elector of and shall reside in the district, and each member shall be elected by the qualified electors residing in his or her district, the districts being described as follows: District one, the West Point area, shall consist of election precincts 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 33; district two, the Fairview area, shall consist of election precincts 19, 28, and 32, and also, election district one of precinct 20 and election district one of precinct 21; district three, the Holly Pond area, shall consist of election precincts 22, 23, and 24 and also election district two of precinct 20 and election district two of precinct 21; district four, the Hanceville area, shall consist of election precincts three, four, five, six, 25, 27, and 31; district five, the Cold Springs area, shall consist of election precincts 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 26; district six, the Vinemont area, shall consist of election precinct 18, districts 1 and 2, and precinct 30; district seven, the Good Hope area, shall consist of election precinct 2, districts 1 and 2, and election precincts 11 and 29. (b) The members of the commission for districts two and four shall each be elected at the general election in November 1970, and every four years thereafter. The members for districts one, three, and five shall be elected at the general election in November 1968, and every four years thereafter. The first members of the commission for districts six and seven shall be appointed by the Governor, and their successors shall be elected at the general election in November 1970, and every four years thereafter. Members of the commission shall take office on the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January next succeeding their election. They shall qualify and be removed in the same manner as members of county boards of education. All members of the commission shall be, at the time of their election or appointment, and during their continuance in office, qualified electors of Cullman County and of the district for which elected or appointed. The members of the commission shall elect a chair from among their own number, and any four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of its business. (Acts 1955, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 18, p. 45, §2; Acts 1967, No. 193, p. 558, §1.)
AL Code § 45-22-100.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 1 - Board of Education.|Section 45-22-100.02 - Superintendent of County Schools.

Section 45-22-100.02Superintendent of county schools. Repealed by Act 2013-439, 2, effective May 24, 2013. (Acts 1955, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 18, p. 45, §3.)
AL Code § 45-22-100.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 1 - Board of Education.|Section 45-22-100.03 - Compensation of Commissioners.

Section 45-22-100.03Compensation of commissioners. The members of the Cullman County Commission on Education shall receive from the public school funds of the county seven dollars fifty cents ($7.50) a day for attending commission meetings, and actual traveling and hotel expenses incurred. They shall not be allowed payor expenses for more than 24 days in anyone year.  (Acts 1955, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 18, p. 45, §4.)
AL Code § 45-22-100.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 1 - Board of Education.|Section 45-22-100.04 - Powers and Duties of Commission.

Section 45-22-100.04Powers and duties of commission. The general administration and supervision of the public schools of Cullman County, with the exception of the schools of the City of Cullman, shall be vested in the Cullman County Commission on Education. The commission shall determine the educational policy of the county, and shall prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct and management of the county schools. All the powers, rights, privileges, prerogatives, jurisdiction, and duties vested in or imposed on county boards of education are hereby vested in or imposed on the Cullman County Commission on Education. (Acts 1955, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 18, p. 45, §5.)
AL Code § 45-22-100.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 1 - Board of Education.|Section 45-22-100.05 - Powers and Duties of Superintendent.

Section 45-22-100.05Powers and duties of superintendent. Repealed by Act 2013-439, 2, effective May 24, 2013. (Acts 1955, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 18, p. 45, §6.)
AL Code § 45-22-100.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 1 - Board of Education.|Section 45-22-100.06 - Election Precincts.

Section 45-22-100.06Election precincts. (a) The qualified electors of Cullman County residing outside of the City of Cullman but within the boundaries of newly created election precincts 34, 35-1, 35-2, and 36 are hereby authorized to vote in elections pertaining to county board of education matters in certain education commission election districts as defined in Section 45-22-100.01, in accordance with the following procedures: (1) Such electors residing in election precinct No. 34 shall vote in the Good Hope district referred to as "district seven" in Section 45-22-100.01. (2) Such electors residing in election precinct No. 35-1 shall vote in the Fairview district referred to as "district two" in Section 45-22-100.01. (3) Such electors residing in election precinct No. 35-2 shall vote in the Holly Pond district referred to as "district three" in Section 45-22-100.01. (4) Such electors residing in election precinct No. 36 shall vote in the Hanceville district referred to as "district four" in Section 45-22-100.01.  (b) The provisions of this section are supplemental. It shall be construed in pari materia with Sections 45-22-100 to 45-22-100.05, inclusive, and all other laws pertaining to elections relating to the Cullman County Board of Education; however, those laws or parts of laws which are in direct conflict or inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. (Act 89-389, p. 746, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-22-100.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 1 - Board of Education.|Section 45-22-100.07 - Operation, Management, and Preservation of Former Garden City School Property.

Section 45-22-100.07Operation, management, and preservation of former Garden City school property. (a) In Cullman County, the governing body of the Town of Garden City may own, operate, manage, and preserve the former Garden City school property in the Town of Garden City, including any ball fields and other historical structures, owned by the Cullman County Board of Education. To the extent allowed under Section 36-1-12, members of the governing body are immune from civil liability for actions taken in the conduct of their duties relating to the Garden City school property. (b)(1) The governing body of the Town of Garden City may accept title to the former Garden City school property owned by the Cullman County Board of Education and may hold the property for the benefit and use of the public, particularly the Town of Garden City. The governing body of the Town of Garden City may receive state, local, and other governmental funding and may accept charitable donations for the operation, management, and preservation of the former Garden City school property. (2) The governing body of the Town of Garden City may not sell or transfer ownership of the property unless approved by majority vote of the governing body and then by a majority vote of the qualified electors in the Town of Garden City at a referendum called by the Judge of Probate of Cullman County and held during the following general election. (Act 2020-165, §1.)
AL Code § 45-22-101 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 2 - Superintendent of Education.|Section 45-22-101 - Compensation.

Section 45-22-101Compensation. (a) The Cullman County Commission on Education shall reimburse the office of the county superintendent of education from the general fund of the county, allocated for schools, the amount of any monetary loss, not to exceed a total for each office of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per annum, arising or caused by error, if the mistake or omission was caused without personal knowledge, including loss arising from acceptance of worthless or forged checks, drafts, money orders, or other written orders for money or its equivalent. (b) It shall be the duty of the county superintendent of education to insure that employees exercise due care in performing their duties and to make a diligent effort to correct the error, mistake, or omission and collect the amount subject to potential loss immediately upon becoming aware of the potential loss. This section shall not apply to any deliberate misuse or misappropriation of funds by the official or by any clerk or employee under the superintendent's jurisdiction. (Act 89-477, p. 1000, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-22-101.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 2 - Superintendent of Education.|Section 45-22-101.01 - Appointment; Qualifications; Compensation.

Section 45-22-101.01Appointment; qualifications; compensation.  (a) Beginning at the time of expiration of the current term of office of the Cullman County Superintendent of Education, and thereafter, the Cullman County Superintendent of Education shall be appointed by the Cullman County Board of Education in accordance with Chapter 9 of Title 16. The appointed superintendent shall take office on the date prescribed by general law, and shall serve for a term of two years to four years from the first day of July next succeeding his or her appointment. Any vacancy in the office of county superintendent of education in the time interim between the vacation of the office due to expiration of the term of the prior county superintendent of education or due to other causes and the assuming of office by the first county superintendent of education appointed pursuant to this section shall be filled for the duration of the unexpired term by the county board of education in the manner prescribed by general law. The appointment shall terminate on the date the first county superintendent of education appointed pursuant to this section assumes office. The compensation of the interim appointee shall be set by the county board of education and the interim appointee shall serve at the pleasure of the county board of education. (b) The Cullman County Superintendent of Education shall possess all the qualifications prescribed for county superintendents of education by the general laws of the state, shall possess all the powers granted by the general laws of the state, and shall perform and discharge all the duties of county superintendents of education prescribed by the general laws of the state. (c) The Cullman County Superintendent of Education shall receive compensation in an amount as set by the Cullman County Board of Education. (Act 2013-439, §1.)
AL Code § 45-22-160 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 16 - Government Operations.|Part 1 - Liability for Monetary Loss.|Section 45-22-160 - Reimbursement; Due Care in Performance of Duties.

Section 45-22-160Reimbursement; due care in performance of duties. (a) The Cullman County governing body shall reimburse the office of the revenue commissioner and the judge of probate from the general fund of the county the amount of any monetary loss, not to exceed a total for each office of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500) per annum, arising or caused by error, if the mistake or omission was caused without personal knowledge, including loss arising from acceptance of worthless or forged checks, drafts, money orders, or other written orders for money or its equivalent. (b) It shall be the duty of the revenue commissioner and the judge of probate to insure that their employees exercise due care in performing their duties and to make a diligent effort to correct the error, mistake, or omission and collect the amount subject to potential loss immediately upon becoming aware of the potential loss. This section shall not apply to any deliberate misuse or misappropriation of funds by the officials or any clerk or employee of the offices. (Act 87-521, p. 786, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-22-161 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 16 - Government Operations.|Part 2 - Tennessee Valley Authority in Lieu of Taxes.|Section 45-22-161 - Tva Payments Fund.

Section 45-22-161TVA Payments Fund. (a) Any payments coming into the treasury of Cullman County that are derived, directly or indirectly, from payments by the Tennessee Valley Authority in lieu of the payment of ad valorem taxes shall be placed in a separate fund to be known as the "TVA Payments Fund." Except as provided in subsection (b), the monies in the fund shall be paid out and used in the following percentages and manner: (1) Fifty percent shall be used exclusively for the maintenance, repair, construction, and reconstruction of the public roads and bridges in Cullman County. (2) Twenty-five percent shall be distributed directly to the incorporated municipalities in Cullman County on the basis of population. (3) Twenty-five percent shall be paid into the general fund and may be used for any of the lawful purposes of Cullman County. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), commencing October 1, 2001, from the amounts received in the "TVA Payments Fund," directly or indirectly, there shall be paid out and used in the following manner: (1) A minimum of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) shall be distributed directly to the county board of education. (2) A minimum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to the Cullman City Board of Education. (3) The remainder shall be used and distributed as provided in subsection (a). (4) Cullman County and the municipalities of Cullman County may allocate funds for education purposes from their TVA payments in addition to the funds provided in this subsection. (Acts 1978, No. 896, p. 1333, §1; Act 95-570, p. 1193, §1; Act 2001-963, 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 851, §1.)
AL Code § 45-22-220 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 22 - Parks, Historic Preservation, Museums, and Recreation.|Part 1 - Game and Billiard Rooms.|Section 45-22-220 - Hours of Operation.

Section 45-22-220Hours of operation. Any town or municipality in Cullman County, regardless of whether or not such entity has a police force, is authorized and empowered to regulate the business hours of game and billiard rooms within its town or city limits either through the adoption of ordinances, rules, or regulations or through the imposition of local license fees.  (Act 84-491, p. 1111, §1; Act 84-603, p. 1238, §1.)
AL Code § 45-22-221 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 22 - Parks, Historic Preservation, Museums, and Recreation.|Part 2 - Park and Recreation Board.|Section 45-22-221 - Retirement.

Section 45-22-221Retirement. The Cullman County Park and Recreation Board as a participating employer in the Employees Retirement System under Section 36-27-6 shall assume liability limited solely to the employer cost necessary to fund all cost-of-living adjustments granted under the Employees' Retirement System after September 30, 1995, to persons who retired from service to the Park and Recreation Board of Cullman County which was dissolved in 1995, and subsequently succeeded by the current Cullman County Park and Recreation Board. Such persons shall be treated the same as all other persons retired from services with Cullman County. (Act 2000-451, p. 813, §1.)
AL Code § 45-22-222 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 22 - Parks, Historic Preservation, Museums, and Recreation.|Part 3 - Park Use.|Section 45-22-222 - Use of Land Owned or Controlled as a Park; Collection and Disposition of Fees.

Section 45-22-222Use of land owned or controlled as a park; collection and disposition of fees. (a) Cullman County currently owns or operates several parks, more specifically described as follows: Agricultural Trade Center, Clarkson Covered Bridge, Smith Lake Park, Sportsman Lake Park, and Stony Lonesome OHV Park. The Cullman County Commission or the authorized agents of the Cullman County Commission or Cullman County may operate all parks now owned or hereafter owned by Cullman County. (b) The Legislature recognizes that the operation of parks mentioned in subsection (a) by Cullman County provides and serves a substantial public purpose and has a significant economic impact and benefit to Cullman County. (c) Given the economic impact, the Cullman County Commission or an authorized agent of the Cullman County Commission or Cullman County may conduct events requiring the collection of fees and disbursements to the winners of the events. (d) The Cullman County Commission shall establish and maintain a Cullman County Park Event Disbursement Fund in a bank located in Cullman County. All monies collected as provided above pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Cullman County Park Event Disbursement Fund. The fund may be drawn upon by the Cullman County Commission or the authorized agent of the Cullman County Commission or Cullman County for disbursements to the winners of a conducted event. Any funds remaining in the Cullman County Park Event Disbursement Fund after disbursement to the winners of an event may be transferred to the individual park fund responsible for the event and thereafter are considered public funds or may be held in reserve in the Cullman County Park Event Disbursement Fund for the payment of future disbursements. (e) The Cullman County Commission shall keep an account of all fees collected and disbursements for audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The Cullman County Park Event Disbursement Fund shall be audited at the same time other accounts of the Cullman County Commission are audited. (f) This section is not intended to affect the immunity granted to Cullman County or any of its authorized agencies or agents. (Act 2015-287, p. 890, §§1, 2; Act 2018-128, §1.)
AL Code § 45-22-223 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 22 - Parks, Historic Preservation, Museums, and Recreation.|Part 4|Section 45-22-223 - Creation of Board; Composition; Powers; Funding.

Section 45-22-223Creation of board; composition; powers; funding. (a) In Cullman County, there is established the Joppa Historical Board to own, operate, manage, and preserve the former Joppa School property in the unincorporated community of Joppa, including any ball fields and other historical structures, owned by the Cullman County Board of Education. The Joppa Historical Board shall be composed of five members appointed by the Cullman County Legislative Delegation for terms of four years. Members of the board shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed. Members of the board are immune from civil liability for actions taken in the conduct of their duties to the extent allowed under Section 36-1-12. (b)(1) The Joppa Historical Board may accept title to the former Joppa School property owned by the Cullman County Board of Education and may hold the property for the benefit and use of the public, particularly the unincorporated community of Joppa. The Joppa Historical Board may receive state, local, and other governmental funding and may accept charitable donations. (2) The board may not sell or transfer ownership of the property unless approved by majority vote of the board and then by a majority vote of the qualified electors in the unincorporated community of Joppa at a referendum called by the judge of probate and held during the following general election. (c) The Joppa Historical Board may be reorganized as an unincorporated nonprofit association or other entity authorized by law by unanimous consent of the board. (Act 2019-435, §1; Act 2020-145, §1.)
AL Code § 45-22-224 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22 - Cullman County.|Article 22 - Parks, Historic Preservation, Museums, and Recreation.|Part 5 - Battleground School Historical Board.|Section 45-22-224 - Creation of Board; Composition; Powers; Funding.

Section 45-22-224Creation of board; composition; powers; funding. (a) In Cullman County, the Battleground School Historical Board is established to own, operate, manage, and preserve the former Battleground School property in the unincorporated community of Battleground, including any ball fields and other historical structures, owned by the Cullman County Board of Education. The Battleground School Historical Board shall be composed of five members appointed by the Cullman County Legislative Delegation for terms of four years. Members of the board shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed. Members of the board are immune from civil liability for actions taken in the conduct of their duties to the extent allowed under Section 36-1-12. (b)(1) The Battleground School Historical Board may accept title to the former Battleground School property owned by the Cullman County Board of Education and may hold the property for the benefit and use of the public, particularly the unincorporated community of Battleground. The Battleground School Historical Board may receive state, local, and other governmental funding and may accept charitable donations. (2) The board may not sell or transfer ownership of the property unless approved by majority vote of the board and then by a majority vote of the qualified electors in the unincorporated community of Battleground at a referendum called by the judge of probate and held during the following general election. (c) The Battleground School Historical Board may be reorganized as an unincorporated nonprofit association or other entity authorized by law by unanimous consent of the board. (Act 2020-160, §1.)