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AL Code § 45-48-111.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 11 - Elections.|Part 2 - Voting Machines.|Section 45-48-111.03 - Custodian of Voting Machines.

Section 45-48-111.03Custodian of voting machines. A custodian of voting machines shall be appointed by a committee composed of the senior circuit judge, who shall also be the chair, the judge of probate, tax collector, sheriff, and the county judge. Such custodian of voting machines shall have attended a recognized school that teaches the operation and handling of voting machines, or in lieu thereof must have had at least three years' experience in the operation and handling of voting machines. The custodian shall be responsible for performing all duties as set out in Section 17-9-28. The custodian of voting machines shall receive a salary in the amount of eight thousand nine hundred dollars ($8,900) per annum payable in equal monthly installments and before entering upon his or her duties shall be bonded in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the faithful performance of his or her duties as are other public officials.  (Acts 1971, No. 1899, p. 3088, § 4; Act 86-340, p. 525, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-48-111.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 11 - Elections.|Part 2 - Voting Machines.|Section 45-48-111.04 - Representative of Candidate Authorized to Observe Conduct of Election.

Section 45-48-111.04Representative of candidate authorized to observe conduct of election. Any candidate in an election shall have the right to designate one representative to be present at each polling place, and such representative shall have the right to observe the conduct of the election as a watcher at such polling place as provided by law, but shall also have the right to observe and be present at the opening of each voting machine when the totals of such machines are tabulated by the election officials. Such representative shall be appointed as provided by law.  (Acts 1971, No. 1899, p. 3088, § 5.)
AL Code § 45-48-111.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 11 - Elections.|Part 2 - Voting Machines.|Section 45-48-111.05 - Demand for Recanvass.

Section 45-48-111.05Demand for recanvass. Any candidate in an election shall have the right to make demand in writing to the body which, under the general provisions of law, now have charge of and control over ballot boxes, for an order to break the seals of voting machines for the purpose of recanvassing the vote and the request shall be honored, whereupon all other articles in the "Act to regulate and control primary elections for the nomination by political parties of candidates for public office" and in the "Election Code" shall be followed in making such recanvass and the machine shall be resealed as therein provided. Such demand in writing shall be made not later than 10 days subsequent to such election.  (Acts 1971, No. 1899, p. 3088, § 6.)
AL Code § 45-48-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 1 - Benefits.|Section 45-48-120 - Payment of Life Insurance Premiums.

Section 45-48-120Payment of life insurance premiums. The County Commission of Marshall County may pay all or any part of the cost of life insurance premiums for retired Marshall County employees that it currently pays for its active regular employees from any funds in the county treasury not otherwise appropriated.  (Act 97-506, p. 896, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-48-121 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-48-121 - Definitions.

Section 45-48-121Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. In the case of employees in the offices of the elected officials of the county, such elected officials, and means, in the case of all other county employees, the county governing body, or the board or other agency supervising their work. (2) BOARD. The personnel board created by this part. (3) COUNTY. Marshall County, Alabama. (4) EMPLOYEE. Any person, including law enforcement officers, not excepted by Section 45-48-121.02, who is employed in the service of Marshall County or any board, agency, or instrumentality thereof. (5) MERIT EMPLOYEE. Any employee who has completed his or her six months of probationary employment.  (Act 82-206, p. 242, § 2.)
AL Code § 45-48-121.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-48-121.01 - Applicability.

Section 45-48-121.01Applicability. This part shall apply to all officials and employees in the service of the county or any board paid by the Marshall County Commission or an agency or instrumentality thereof, except: (1) Persons holding elective offices. (2) Members of appointive boards, commissions, and committees. (3) All employees of the county board of education. (4) Independent contractors. (5) Any person whose employment is subject to the approval of the United States Government or any agency thereof. (6) All employees of the Marshall County Health Care Authority. (7) The county engineer and assistant county engineer, whose compensation shall be set according to the State Department of Transportation pay scale.  (Act 82-206, p. 242, § 3; Act 91-296, p. 554, § 1; Act 2003-226, p. 573, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-48-121.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-48-121.02 - Application of Rules; Removal for Cause.

Section 45-48-121.02Application of rules; removal for cause. All employees to whom this part applies shall be governed by rules and regulations prescribed in or promulgated pursuant to this part, administered by the personnel board, the creation of which is provided for in Section 45-48-121.03. Present such employees shall remain in their respective employments during good behavior; but nothing herein shall be construed to prevent or preclude the removal of such an employee for cause in the manner hereinafter provided; and such employees shall be subject fully to this part. Present such employees who have been employed by the county for less than six months shall be probationary employees as provided for in Section 45-48-121.09.  (Act 82-206, p. 242, § 4.)
AL Code § 45-48-121.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-48-121.03 - Personnel Board Created; Composition.

Section 45-48-121.03Personnel board created; composition. (a) There is hereby created the Personnel Board of Marshall County, which shall be composed of five members. One member shall be appointed by the county commission, three members shall be appointed by the Marshall County Legislative Delegation, and one shall be elected by the county employees who will be subject to this part. All appointments to the board shall be made within 30 days. One of the members originally so appointed shall serve for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years, one for a term of five years, and one for a term of six years. The original members of the board so appointed shall draw lots to determine the length of term each shall serve. Thereafter, all members shall serve for terms of six years each, and until their respective successors are appointed as specified above. Any member of the board whose term shall expire shall be eligible for reappointment, but for no more than two full terms. (b) No person shall be appointed to the 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. Following the initial appointment of the board, the board shall within 15 days convene and 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, within 15 days after appointment, shall qualify by making oath (which shall be recorded as provided by law) that he or she will faithfully execute the duties of office to the best of his or her ability and knowledge. 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 secretary of the board. The personnel board is authorized and may employ clerical assistants, personnel officers, and engage legal counsel.  (Act 82-206, p. 242, § 5.)
AL Code § 45-48-121.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-48-121.04 - Expense Allowance.

Section 45-48-121.04Expense allowance. Each member of the board shall be paid an expense allowance of one hundred dollars ($100) per month by the Marshall County Commission.  (Act 82-206, p. 242, § 6.)
AL Code § 45-48-121.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-48-121.05 - Meetings.

Section 45-48-121.05Meetings. The board shall fix the times for its regular meetings which shall not be less than monthly and it may call, adjourn, or hold special meetings at any time. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All meetings of the board shall be held in the Marshall County Courthouse. The board may prescribe rules governing its procedure, not inconsistent with this part.  (Act 82-206, p. 242, § 7.)
AL Code § 45-48-121.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-48-121.06 - Recordkeeping.

Section 45-48-121.06Recordkeeping. The board shall keep minutes of its meetings and a record of all business transacted by it. Its records, except those which the rules of the board require to be held confidential for reasons of public policy, shall be open for inspection by any resident of the county at all reasonable times.  (Act 82-206, p. 242, § 8.)
AL Code § 45-48-121.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-48-121.07 - Promulgation of Rules.

Section 45-48-121.07Promulgation of rules. (a) The board shall make rules and regulations governing examinations, eligible registers, appointments, transfers, salaries, promotions, demotions, annual and sick leave, employee fringe benefits, seniority (which shall be based on actual time employed by the county), and such other matters as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this part. (b) A rule or regulation may be made effective only after a public hearing, for which a 30-day notice must be given, is held on the proposal thereof and after a certified copy thereof has been filed with the county governing body. All employees shall be appointed upon a nonpartisan merit basis. There shall not be appointed, and the board shall not examine, any person who is not a citizen of the United States. The board shall: (1) Classify the different types of services to be performed in the service of the county. (2) Prescribe qualifications, including those of education, training, and experience, for the appointees and incumbents of each class. (3) Fix a maximum and minimum salary for each class. The board shall review salaries paid by local industry and provide salary scales consistent to the extent possible with the local private sector. (4) Allocate each position in the service to its proper class. (c) The board shall provide for the periodic rating of employees according to their merit to determine whether they are maintaining standards of service. The board shall establish rules and regulations governing dismissals, suspensions, lay-offs, terminations, and leaves of absence, and the severance of any employee’s relationship with the county shall be in accordance with such regulations.  (Act 82-206, p. 242, § 9.)
AL Code § 45-48-121.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-48-121.08 - Register of Persons Eligible and Available.

Section 45-48-121.08Register of persons eligible and available. The personnel board shall make or contract with the State Merit System Board or other appropriate agency, for a register of all persons eligible and available for appointment to each class of position in the service of the county, ranked according to ability; it is provided, however, that no examination shall be given and no register kept for positions to be filled by persons designated by the board as common laborers. Veterans shall be given preference in hiring in the same manner as provided by the State of Alabama. Layoffs available for reemployment shall be placed at the head of the proper present and subsequent eligible registers in the inverse order of their terminations. Employees who voluntarily terminate their services may be granted reemployment status upon proper eligible registers under such circumstances and in such manner as may be provided for in the board’s rules and regulations subject, however, to stipulations of this section concerning layoffs. Persons desiring appointment may file applications with the board, and the board from time to time, may conduct examinations to test the ability of such applicants. All qualified applicants shall be examined, and examination shall be public, competitive, subject to limitations specified by the board, and open to all citizens of the United States. Examinations shall be practical in character and shall relate to those matters which test the ability of the person examined to discharge intelligently the duties of the position for which he or she applies. In no case shall an appointment be made from an eligible register which is more than two years old, and no eligible register shall be the result of more than one examination.  (Act 82-206, p. 242, § 10.)
AL Code § 45-48-121.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-48-121.09 - Vacancies; Appointment From Eligible Register.

Section 45-48-121.09Vacancies; appointment from eligible register. Whenever a vacancy exists in any position in the service of the county, it shall be filled by appointment of one of the three persons who rank highest on the appropriate eligible register of the board or by transfer within the service of the county from another position of the same class. However, the ranking layoff of the same class shall be appointed in every instance. Whenever it is impossible for the board of certify eligible persons to a vacancy, the board may authorize the appointing authority to fill the vacancy temporarily pending the establishment of an eligible register. No such authorization may be given for longer than 120 days, and an employee shall not receive more than one temporary appointment during one calendar year, and no such employee shall have status under this part. All appointments, other than temporary appointments, shall be probationary for six months from the date of appointment. A probationary subordinate employee may be discharged by his or her appointing authority for unsatisfactory service at any time before the expiration of that period if the action is approved by the board; a probationary department head employee may be discharged or demoted similarly by his or her appointing authority upon approval by the board. After the expiration of the probationary period, an appointment shall become permanent.  (Act 82-206, p. 242, § 11.)
AL Code § 45-48-121.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-48-121.10 - Suspensions; Hearings.

Section 45-48-121.10Suspensions; hearings. An appointing authority by written notice to the merit employee shall have authority to suspend without pay a merit employee for any personal misconduct, or fact, affecting or concerning his or her fitness or ability to perform his or her duties in the public interest. In the event a merit employee is suspended without pay, he or she shall be entitled to a public hearing by the board upon written demand filed within five calendar days from the date of the order of suspension. If, after hearing, the board determines that the action of the appointing authority was not with good cause, the suspension shall be revoked, and pay reinstated to date of suspension.  (Act 82-206, p. 242, § 12.)
AL Code § 45-48-121.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-48-121.12 - Political Activity.

Section 45-48-121.12Political activity. No employee shall be required to make, solicit, or receive any assessment, donation, subscription, or contribution for any political purpose whatsoever, or be required to be a member of a committee or an officer of a political party, or take any part in its management or affairs except to exercise his or her right as a citizen to express his or her opinion and cast his or her vote; no employee shall be required to assist any candidate for nomination or election to public office, or required to make any public statement in support of or against any such candidate, or participate in any manner whatever in the campaign of any candidate in any general or primary election; and no employee shall receive any appointment or advancement as a reward for his or her support of a candidate for office or a political party; nor shall he or she be dismissed, suspended, or reduced in rank or pay as punishment for his or her failure to support any candidate for political office.  (Act 82-206, p. 242, § 14.)
AL Code § 45-48-121.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-48-121.13 - Compensation of County Employees.

Section 45-48-121.13Compensation of county employees. (a) The county shall pay the county employees the salary established by the board in accordance with the salary authorization for each classification, and no other additional compensation shall be paid to county employees except as provided in subsection (b). (b) The board may recommend to the commission a cost-of-living increase applicable to county employees. However, only the commission may establish or grant a cost-of-living increase.  (Act 82-206, p. 242, § 15; Act 93-549, p. 904, § 1; Act 2000-569, p. 1051, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-48-121.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-48-121.14 - Compensation of Board Members.

Section 45-48-121.14Compensation of board members. The compensation and all other expenses of the board arising under this part shall be paid from funds of the county on the order of the board in the same manner as other county salaries and expenses are paid.  (Act 82-206, p. 242, § 16.)
AL Code § 45-48-121.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-48-121.15 - Violations.

Section 45-48-121.15Violations. Any merit employee who willfully violates this part, or any rule or regulation issued in pursuance hereof, shall be dismissed from service under the system and shall not be reappointed or reemployed for two years.  (Act 82-206, p. 242, § 17.)
AL Code § 45-48-140 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Emergency Telephone Service.|Section 45-48-140 - Board of Commissioners.

Section 45-48-140Board of commissioners. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law including, but not limited to, Section 11-98-4, the Marshall County Emergency Telephone Service Board of Commissioners shall consist of seven members appointed as follows: (1) Three members shall be named by or serve from the membership of the Marshall County Commission. (2) Two members shall serve on a rotation basis for terms of two years as follows: a. One member from the City of Arab and one member from the City of Albertville appointed by the respective mayor of each city upon confirmation by the respective city councils for the first and second year after May 13, 1993, and every other two years thereafter. b. One member from the City of Guntersville and one member from the City of Boaz appointed by the respective mayor of each city upon confirmation by the respective city councils for the third and fourth year after May 13, 1993, and every other two years thereafter. (3) The mayors of the remaining incorporated communities shall rotate alphabetically for terms of two years, to fill one position. (4) The seventh position on the board shall rotate every two years first from the Marshall County Volunteer Fire Association and the next two years from the Marshall County Rescue Association. (b) The Marshall County Emergency Telephone Service Board of Commissioners shall administer the funds to provide the best emergency service to all the citizens of Marshall County. The board shall add, reduce, or forego the collection of fees if there are adequate reserves.  (Act 93-502, p. 841, §§ 1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-48-141 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Forest Protection Program.|Section 45-48-141 - Protection of Forests.

Section 45-48-141Protection of forests. The County Commission of Marshall County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection of forests from fires, insects, disease, and other pests in Marshall County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission's forest protection program in the manner hereinafter specified.  (Act 83-709, p. 1152, § 1.)