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AL Code § 11-101A-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 101A - Acquisition of Real and Personal Property for Lease to United States.|Section 11-101A-24 - Dissolution.

Section 11-101A-24Dissolution. At any time when the authority does not have any securities outstanding, and when there shall be no other obligations assumed by the authority that are then outstanding, the board may adopt a resolution, which shall be duly entered upon its minutes, declaring that the authority shall be dissolved. Upon the filing for record of a certified copy of the resolution in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the certificate of incorporation of the authority was filed, the authority shall thereupon stand dissolved. In the event that the authority owned any assets or property at the time of its dissolution, the title to all its assets and property shall, subject to any constitutional provision to the contrary, vest in one or more counties or municipalities in such manner and interests as may be provided in the certificate of incorporation. If the certificate of incorporation contains no provision respecting the vesting of title to the assets and property of the authority, title to all assets and property shall, subject to any constitutional provision to the contrary, vest in its authorizing subdivisions as tenants in common. (Act 2001-642, p. 1317, §1.)
AL Code § 11-101A-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 101A - Acquisition of Real and Personal Property for Lease to United States.|Section 11-101A-25 - Effect of Formation or Dissolution on Incorporation of Another Authority.

Section 11-101A-25Effect of formation or dissolution on incorporation of another authority. The formation or dissolution of one authority shall not prevent the subsequent incorporation of another authority pursuant to the authority granted by one or more of the same authorizing subdivisions. (Act 2001-642, p. 1317, §1.)
AL Code § 11-101A-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 101A - Acquisition of Real and Personal Property for Lease to United States.|Section 11-101A-26 - Authorities Governed Exclusively by Chapter.

Section 11-101A-26Authorities governed exclusively by chapter.  Any authority organized under this chapter shall, insofar as the subject matter of this chapter is concerned, be governed exclusively by this chapter, which shall not be construed in pari materia with any other statute. (Act 2001-642, p. 1317, §1.)
AL Code § 11-101A-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 101A - Acquisition of Real and Personal Property for Lease to United States.|Section 11-101A-27 - Construction of Chapter.

Section 11-101A-27Construction of chapter. This chapter shall not be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any power, right, or remedy which any county, municipality, or public corporation now in existence or hereafter formed may have in the absence of this chapter. The provisions of this chapter are cumulative and shall not be deemed to repeal existing laws, except to the extent those laws are clearly inconsistent with this chapter. (Act 2001-642, p. 1317, §1.)
AL Code § 11-102-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 102 - Common Service Contracts by Counties and Municipalties.|Section 11-102-1 - Joint Exercise of Powers or Services Authorized.

Section 11-102-1Joint exercise of powers or services authorized. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or as otherwise prohibited by law, any county or incorporated municipality of the State of Alabama may enter into a written contract with any one or more counties or incorporated municipalities for the joint exercise of any power or service that state or local law authorizes each of the contracting entities to exercise individually. For purposes of this chapter, it is sufficient if each of the contracting entities has the authority to exercise or perform the power or service which is the subject of the contract regardless of the manner in which the power or service shall be exercised or performed, provided that at least one of the contracting parties has the authority to exercise the power or service in the manner agreed upon by the parties. The joint contract may provide for the power or service to be exercised by one or more entities on behalf of the others or jointly by the entities.  (Act 98-471, p. 911, §1.)
AL Code § 11-102-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 102 - Common Service Contracts by Counties and Municipalties.|Section 11-102-2 - Contract Specifications.

Section 11-102-2Contract specifications. Any contract entered into pursuant to this chapter shall be in writing. The contract shall specify the duration of the contract, which shall not exceed three years. The parties may renew the contract for another term of not more than three years on the same or amended terms by the same method by which the original contract was adopted. Any party to the contract shall have the power to refuse to renew the contract. The refusal shall not affect the authority of the remaining parties to enter into a contract with each other with the same or similar terms of the original contract as provided in this chapter. The contract shall also specify the purpose of the contract; the method to be used to partially or completely terminate the contract; the method to be used to dispose of any property belonging to the parties as a result of the contract upon termination of the contract; the manner of financing the joint undertaking and of establishing and creating a budget for the undertaking, except that no party to the contract shall have any power to incur any debt which shall become the responsibility of any other contracting party; and any other matter necessary and proper to jointly exercise the contract.  (Act 98-471, p. 911, §2.)
AL Code § 11-102-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 102 - Common Service Contracts by Counties and Municipalties.|Section 11-102-3 - Approval of Contract.

Section 11-102-3Approval of contract. No contract entered into pursuant to this chapter shall take effect until the contract has been approved by the governing body of each of the contracting municipalities or counties. Approval by a county governing body shall be by adoption of a resolution and approval by a municipal governing body shall be by adoption of an ordinance of general and permanent operation.  (Act 98-471, p. 911, §3.)
AL Code § 11-102-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 102 - Common Service Contracts by Counties and Municipalties.|Section 11-102-4 - Implementation.

Section 11-102-4Implementation. The contracting parties may specify the method or methods which shall be used to implement the contract. (Act 98-471, p. 911, §4.)
AL Code § 11-102-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 102 - Common Service Contracts by Counties and Municipalties.|Section 11-102-5 - Taxing and Zoning Contracts Excepted.

Section 11-102-5Taxing and zoning contracts excepted. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the joint exercise of the power to levy taxes or to zone real property. Additionally, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the joint exercise of the power to tax, the power to exercise planning authority, or the power to zone real property in the unincorporated areas of a county unless authorized by act of the Legislature. Notwithstanding this prohibition, counties and municipalities may contract with each other to zone flood prone areas as mandated by the federal government pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 19. (Act 98-471, p. 911, §5.)
AL Code § 11-102-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 102 - Common Service Contracts by Counties and Municipalties.|Section 11-102-6 - Construction.

Section 11-102-6Construction. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect or alter any other law which authorizes joint cooperative power between any public entities and this chapter shall be supplemental to these laws.  (Act 98-471, p. 911, §6.)
AL Code § 11-102-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 102 - Common Service Contracts by Counties and Municipalties.|Section 11-102-7 - Performance of Contract.

Section 11-102-7Performance of contract. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and as limited by the contract between the contracting parties, any entity which contracts to perform or exercise any service or power pursuant to this chapter shall have the full power and authority to act within the jurisdiction of all contracting entities to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of the contract. Each municipality or county which is a party to the contract shall adopt all ordinances, resolutions, or policies necessary to authorize the other contracting entities to carry out their contractual duties and responsibilities.  (Act 98-471, p. 911, §7.)
AL Code § 11-102-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 102 - Common Service Contracts by Counties and Municipalties.|Section 11-102-8 - Solid Waste Contracts Excepted.

Section 11-102-8Solid waste contracts excepted. The provisions of this chapter are not applicable to contracts for the collection, transportation, storage, or disposal of solid waste. (Act 98-471, p. 911, §8.)
AL Code § 11-103-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 103 - Credit Card Payments for County and Municipal Services.|Section 11-103-1 - Authorization of Payment by Credit Cards.

Section 11-103-1Authorization of payment by credit cards.  (a) The use of credit cards for any payments made to a county or municipal office, department, agency, board, or commission may be authorized by the county commission or municipal governing body in which the office, department, agency, board, or commission is located as provided in Section 11-103-2, and if authorized, shall be accepted pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the county commission or municipal governing body in which the office, department, agency, board, or commission is located. The rules and regulations shall include specific procedures for the acceptance of credit card payments, including, but not limited to, provision for the payment of any discount or administrative fee charged by the credit card issuer or processor. The county or municipal governing body is authorized, but not required to impose the assessment of a surcharge or convenience fee from the person paying by credit card in an amount not greater than the transaction fee charged by the credit card issuer or processor. If no such election is made, the county or municipal governing body may withhold the cost of any discount or administrative fee charged by the credit card issuer or processor from each governmental entity entitled to the proceeds from the payment made by the credit card issuer. In this event, each governmental entity shall be assessed the percentage of the cost equivalent to its pro rata share of the payment. (b) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter shall be construed to allow acceptance of credit card payments of any types of amounts payable to a county or a municipality as authorized by the county commission or municipal governing body, including, but not limited to, taxes, license and registration fees, fines, and penalties. For purposes of this chapter, the term "credit card" shall include credit cards, charge cards, and debit cards issued by any bank, foreign lender, domestic lender, or credit card bank as defined in Section 5-20-3. (Act 2000-154, p. 219, §1; Act 2000-314, p. 483, §1.)
AL Code § 11-103-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 103 - Credit Card Payments for County and Municipal Services.|Section 11-103-2 - Agreements With Credit Card Issuers, Etc.

Section 11-103-2Agreements with credit card issuers, etc.  The county commission or municipal governing body may enter into appropriate agreements with one or more credit card issuers or other appropriate parties as needed to facilitate the acceptance of credit card payments, provided that no agreement may provide for the receipt of payments at a discount from the amount that would be owed were credit cards not accepted for the payment or withholding of administrative fees from the actual amount of the payments. Except as otherwise specifically provided, the provisions of the competitive bid law found in Section 41-16-1 et seq., shall not apply to the agreements between the county commission or municipal governing body and credit card issuers or processors. Any agreement shall provide that it may be canceled without penalty at any time by the county commission or municipal governing body upon reasonable notice. No agreement shall exceed three years as provided in Section 41-16-27. (Act 2000-154, p. 219, §2; Act 2000-314, p. 483, §1.)
AL Code § 11-103-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 103 - Credit Card Payments for County and Municipal Services.|Section 11-103-3 - Liability for Final Payment.

Section 11-103-3Liability for final payment. (a) When a party elects to make a payment to a county or municipal agency, office, department, board, or commission by credit card and a surcharge or convenience fee is imposed, the payment of the surcharge or convenience fee shall not be refundable. (b) No person making payment to any county or municipal agency, office, department, board, or commission by credit card shall be relieved from liability for the face amount of the payment except to the extent that the county or municipal agency, office, department, board, or commission realizes final payment of the underlying obligation in cash or the equivalent. If final payment is not made by the credit card issuer or other guarantor of payment in the credit card transaction, the underlying obligation shall survive and the county or municipal agency, office, department, board, or commission shall retain all remedies for enforcement which would have applied if the credit card transaction had not occurred. No contract may modify the provisions of this subsection. (c) A county or municipal agency, office, department, board, or commission officer or employee who accepts a credit card payment in accordance with this chapter and any applicable policies, rules, or regulations of a county commission or a municipal governing body shall not thereby incur any personal liability for the final collection of such payments. (Act 2000-154, p. 219, §3; Act 2000-314, p. 483, §1.)
AL Code § 11-103-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 103 - Credit Card Payments for County and Municipal Services.|Section 11-103-4 - Acceptance of Credit Cards by Individual Offices, Agencies, Etc.

Section 11-103-4Acceptance of credit cards by individual offices, agencies, etc. If a county governing body has authorized the use of credit cards and has entered into an agreement with one or more credit card issuers or processors, each office or agency within a county may elect whether or not to accept credit card payments in its office or agency, and may establish its own policies and procedures for acceptance of any credit cards permitted within the county pursuant to an agreement executed under Section 11-103-2. No office or agency shall be required to accept credit card payments, and may elect which credit cards to accept, provided that the county governing body has executed an agreement with the credit card issuer or processor. If an office or agency within the county desires to accept a credit card issued or processed by a company with which the county governing body does not have an agreement under Section 11-103-2, the office or agency may petition the governing body to execute an agreement with that credit card issuer or processor; provided, however, that the county governing body shall not be required to execute an agreement with any credit card issuer or processor that will not agree to the terms and conditions required by the county governing body and by this chapter. (Act 2000-154, p. 219, §4; Act 2000-314, p. 483, §1.)
AL Code § 11-103-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 103 - Credit Card Payments for County and Municipal Services.|Section 11-103-5 - Applicability.

Section 11-103-5Applicability. Except where otherwise provided by local law, this chapter shall apply in any county or municipality where credit cards are accepted for any payments made to a county or municipal office, department, agency, board, or commission. (Act 2000-154, p. 219, §5; Act 2000-314, p. 483, §1.)
AL Code § 11-104-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 104 - Post-Employment Benefits Act of 2008.|Section 11-104-1 - Short Title.

Section 11-104-1Short title. The name of this chapter is the Post-Employment Benefits Act of 2008. (Act 2008-503, p. 1109, §1.)
AL Code § 11-104-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 104 - Post-Employment Benefits Act of 2008.|Section 11-104-2 - Definitions.

Section 11-104-2Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) DEPENDENTS. The spouse, children, or other dependents of the retired employee, as defined by and covered under the documents governing the governmental entities' benefit plans that provide post-employment benefits. (2) EMPLOYEE. Any person who is an employee of any governmental entity located in the state who may become eligible for post-employment benefits from the governmental entity. (3) EMPLOYER. Any governmental entity that sponsors, in whole or in part, post-employment benefits. (4) FISCAL YEAR. The annual period at the end of which a governmental entity determines its financial condition. (5) GASB. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board. (6) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. Any political subdivision of the state, any department, agency, board, commission, or authority of any such political subdivision, or any public corporation, authority, agency, instrumentality, board, commission, state college, university, or other governmental entity controlled by or otherwise associated with any political subdivision. (7) POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. Non-pension benefits sponsored in whole or in part by a governmental entity and paid in whole or in part by a governmental entity on behalf of retired employees or their dependents after separation from service in accordance with the terms of the relevant plan providing such benefits. Such benefits include, but are not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits; life insurance; long-term health care benefits; disability benefits and any other benefits as may now or hereafter be defined by GASB as subject to Statements 43 and 45, or similar statements, as may be amended from time to time. (8) RETIRED EMPLOYEE. A former employee of a governmental entity who is eligible for post-employment benefits from the governmental entity.  (9) STATE. The State of Alabama. (10) TRUSTEE. The trustee of a trust. (11) TRUST. Any single-employer or multiple-employer trust or fund established for the purpose of funding post-employment benefits and includes, but is not limited to, an Internal Revenue Code Section 115 trust, 26 U.S.C. §501(c)(9) trust, also known as a Voluntary Employee Benefits Association trust, or 26 U.S.C. §401(h) fund. (Act 2008-503, p. 1109, §2.)
AL Code § 11-104-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 104 - Post-Employment Benefits Act of 2008.|Section 11-104-4 - Trustees.

Section 11-104-4Trustees. (a) A governmental entity or entities may retain as a trustee any financial institution, committee, association, person, or persons which it deems capable, competent, experienced, and appropriate for serving in such capacity. (b) The powers and duties of the trustee shall be evidenced in and determined by the written trust agreement between the trustee and the governmental entity or entities. (c) The trustee shall cause the annual financial statements of the trust to be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and an audit by a qualified independent certified accounting firm to be conducted of those financial statements of each respective trust for each fiscal year in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. (d) Reasonable trustee fees and the reasonable expenses of holding, making, and disposing of investments, such as brokerage commissions, legal expenses referable to a particular transaction, transfer taxes, and other customary transactional expenses with respect to a trust may be payable out of the funds of such trust, if so allowed by the written trust agreement. (Act 2008-503, p. 1109, §4.)