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AL Code § 45-2-110.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 11 - Elections.|Part 1 - Board of Registrars.|Section 45-2-110.01 - Health Insurance Coverage.

Section 45-2-110.01Health insurance coverage. The Baldwin County Commission, by resolution duly adopted, may authorize the members of the Baldwin County Board of Registrars to be covered under the county health insurance program and may pay the full cost of the county's share of the cost to the same extent as it pays for a full-time regular county employee or may pay the amount permitted under the county health insurance program for the member to be covered in the same manner as a county employee is covered under the county health insurance program. (Act 2005-129, p. 214, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-111 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 11 - Elections.|Part 2 - Compensation of Election Officers and Poll Workers.|Section 45-2-111 - Compensation - Poll Workers.

Section 45-2-111Compensation - Poll workers. In Baldwin County, each poll worker shall receive compensation payable out of the general fund of the county as set by the county commission from time to time. The compensation shall be in lieu of any and all prior or subsequent compensation provided by local law. (Act 80-498, p. 772, §1; Act 92-670, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 50, §1; Act 2007-265, p. 357, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-111.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 11 - Elections.|Part 2 - Compensation of Election Officers and Poll Workers.|Section 45-2-111.01 - Compensation - Election Officials.

Section 45-2-111.01Compensation - Election officials. In Baldwin County, election officials who work at polling places are hereby entitled to an additional per diem allowance in such an amount as will, together with any amount paid by the state, make the total paid to such officials thirty dollars ($30) for each day they work at the polls. If the amount paid to such officials as compensation or expense allowance by the state increases in the future, then the amount paid by the county under this section shall automatically decrease in a like amount. In addition, the returning officer shall be entitled to a mileage allowance in the amount of eighteen cents ($.18) per mile. The expense allowances provided for in this section shall be paid from the general fund of the county. (Act 81-100, p. 119, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-112 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 11 - Elections.|Part 3 - Polling Places.|Section 45-2-112 - Designation of Fire Stations as Polling Places.

Section 45-2-112Designation of fire stations as polling places.  In addition to the authority granted in Chapter 46 of Title 11 and Article 1, commencing with Section 17-6-1, of Chapter 6 of Title 17, the Baldwin County Commission or any Baldwin County municipal governing body may designate any fire station whose fire department receives any portion of the tax proceeds derived from Section 45-2-242, as a voting place for any voting precinct, district, center, or ward for elections held in Baldwin County, whether primary, general, or special or federal, state, district, county, or municipal. When so designated by the Baldwin County Commission or any Baldwin County municipal governing body, no fire department shall deny access to a fire station for an election pursuant to this section and the access shall be free of charge. (Act 2013-324, p. 1139, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-140 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Access to Property.|Section 45-2-140 - Emergency Services.

Section 45-2-140Emergency services. In Baldwin County, the county or any municipality or any of its respective agents, contractors, agencies, or departments may access property using privately owned roads for purposes of providing emergency services and debris cleanup when the Governor declares a state of emergency or declares any portion of Baldwin County a disaster area. (Act 2002-130, p. 347, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-142 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - Funding.|Section 45-2-142 - Civil Air Patrol, Daphne and Hub City Search and Rescue Squads.

Section 45-2-142Civil air patrol, Daphne and Hub City Search and Rescue Squads. The Baldwin County Commission is hereby authorized to appropriate the combined sum of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) each year to the Baldwin County civil air patrol, the Daphne Search and Rescue Squad and/or the Hub City Search and Rescue Squad for the purpose of assisting said organizations in purchasing equipment and supplies. Such appropriation shall be made from any funds in the county treasury which are not otherwise appropriated and shall be made upon the warrant of the chairman of the county governing body. (Act 79-725, p. 1286, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-142.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - Funding.|Section 45-2-142.01 - Search and Rescue Squads.

Section 45-2-142.01Search and rescue squads. (a) This section shall apply to voluntary nonprofit search and rescue units or squads which are operated as a public service for the benefit of the citizens of Baldwin County. It is declared that those search and rescue squads are quasi-public entities that are entitled to receive and use public funds or property appropriated to them by the county. (b) The Baldwin County Commission is hereby authorized to appropriate county money or equipment to duly organized and established search and rescue squads or units which are approved by the county commission. (c) Any money or property transferred to a volunteer search and rescue squad under the provisions of this section shall be used exclusively for search and rescue purposes. The use of any such money or property other than on behalf of the volunteer search and rescue squad is expressly prohibited. (Act 84-498, p. 1118, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-2-143 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 4 - Records.|Section 45-2-143 - Recordkeeping; Audits.

Section 45-2-143Recordkeeping; audits.  (a) This section shall only apply in Baldwin County. (b) Each volunteer fire department and each rescue squad organized as a nonprofit corporation under Chapter 3 of Title 10A, or receiving ad valorem tax revenue pursuant to Section 45-2-242, shall keep correct and complete books and records of all accounts and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of the board of directors. All books and records of a volunteer fire department or rescue squad may be inspected by any member, director, or officer, or his or her agent or attorney, for any proper purpose at any reasonable time and are subject to audit as provided in subsection (c). (c) The chair of the board of directors of each volunteer fire department and each rescue squad, at least once a year, shall appoint a certified public accountant or request the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts to conduct an audit of all books and accounts of the volunteer fire department or rescue squad since the preceding audit. Additionally, the Chief Examiner of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, pursuant to the authority granted under Section 41-5-23, may prescribe additional reporting requirements as deemed necessary. The certified public accountant or the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts shall make a full report, in writing, which shall be submitted to the board of directors. The report shall be spread upon the minutes of the volunteer fire department or rescue squad and shall immediately be made available for public view at any reasonable time. For their services, the certified public accountant or the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts shall be paid a sum as may be agreed upon by both parties. (d) Any volunteer fire department may expend funds received pursuant to Section 45-2-242, to comply with this section and the expenditures of the funds are declared to be a public purpose for the operation of the volunteer fire department. (Act 2015-418, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-2-160 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 16 - Government Finance and Operations.|Part 1 - Baldwin County Employees Fund.|Section 45-2-160 - Fund Authorized; Committee.

Section 45-2-160Fund authorized; committee. (a) The Baldwin County Commission may establish a fund known as the "Baldwin County Employees Fund." The purpose of the fund shall be to account for the receipt and expenditure of funds derived from sales from vending machines and pay telephones located in all county buildings and facilities, with the exception of the Baldwin County jail. The fund shall be established with funds presently collected from the sales. (b) Receipts and expenditures of the funds shall be separately accounted for by county location. A county location shall consist of one or more county buildings or facilities as determined by the county commission. (c) The county commission shall appoint a three member committee for each county location to oversee and approve expenditures for that location. Each committee shall consist of a county commissioner, a county supervisor employed at the location, and a county employee employed at the location. (d) Payments shall be made from the fund for a particular location upon receipt of signed documentation from the appropriate committee directing the county treasurer to make payment. Payments and expenditures from the fund shall be for any purpose, not otherwise provided for by law, that in the judgment of a committee is worthy and for the best interest of the county. (e) Each calendar year, the county commission shall be reimbursed for the electricity used by the vending machines and pay telephones. (Act 99-220, p. 279, §§1-5.)
AL Code § 45-2-161 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 16 - Government Finance and Operations.|Part 2 - Commission Discretionary Fund.|Section 45-2-161 - Established; Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-2-161Established; disposition of funds. (a) This section shall apply only in Baldwin County. The governing body of Baldwin County may appropriate out of any moneys in the county treasury not otherwise appropriated, and expend not more than the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per fiscal year for any purposes, not otherwise provided for by law, that in their judgement are worthy and for the best interest of the county. The fund shall be known as the Commission Discretionary Fund. Provided, however, the expenditure provided shall first be authorized by the governing body of the county in a resolution spread upon its minutes and for promoting the economic well-being of the citizens of Baldwin County. (b) Under the provisions of subsection (a), not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) shall be appropriated and expended in any fiscal year. Any sum or sums remaining unexpended in the fund at the end of the fiscal year, only so much shall be appropriated for the next succeeding fiscal year as will together with the sum so remaining unexpended bring the Commission Discretionary Fund up to the total sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). (Acts 1961, No. 363, p. 383, §§1, 2; Acts 1971, No. 733, p. 1448, §§1, 2; Act 99-413, p. 736, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-2-162 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 16 - Government Finance and Operations.|Part 3 - Liability for Monetary Loss.|Section 45-2-162 - Duties and Liability of Revenue Commissioner, Judge of Probate, and Sheriff.

Section 45-2-162Duties and liability of revenue commissioner, judge of probate, and sheriff.  (a) The Baldwin County Revenue Commissioner, Judge of Probate of Baldwin County, and Sheriff of Baldwin County shall not be assessed any monetary loss, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year, arising or caused by error if the mistake or omission was made in good faith or was caused without the personal knowledge of the officer, 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, judge of probate, and sheriff to insure that the employees of the respective offices exercise due care in performing their required duties and make a diligent effort to correct the error, mistake, or omission. The respective officers shall make a good faith effort to collect the amount subject to potential loss immediately upon becoming aware of the potential loss. (c) This section shall not apply to any deliberate misuse or misappropriation of funds by the revenue commissioner, judge of probate, or the sheriff, or by any clerk, or any employee of the respective officials. (d) The revenue commissioner, judge of probate, or sheriff, or any official, any clerk, or any employee of the respective officials, shall not be liable for worthless checks if the respective officers make a good faith effort to collect on the worthless checks. (e) In cases where worthless or forged checks, drafts, money orders, or other written orders for money or its equivalent given for a license to the revenue commissioner, judge of probate, or sheriff is found to be noncollectible for any reason, the revenue commissioner, judge of probate, or sheriff shall make a reasonable attempt to retrieve the license in question. In the event that the license cannot be retrieved, the revenue commissioner, judge of probate, or sheriff shall so state and that statement shall constitute authorization to void any license in question. Once the license has been voided, the revenue commissioner, judge of probate, or sheriff, if applicable, shall receive credit for the cost of the license, taxes, and all other fees from the appropriate agencies. If applicable, the appropriate state office shall mark the records pertaining to the license void and, upon inquiry by law enforcement agencies, shall notify the agencies that the party in question is operating under a void license. All violations will be prosecuted in accordance with current law. (Act 2013-254, p. 661, §§1-4; Act 2013-391, p. 1504, §§1-5.)
AL Code § 45-2-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 1 - Construction.|Section 45-2-170 - Permits for Construction Using Discoloring Materials Prohibited.

Section 45-2-170Permits for construction using discoloring materials prohibited. (a) This section shall apply only to Baldwin County, Alabama. (b) As used in this section, the term "clays, sand clays, and other materials" means all soils and fill materials exhibiting red, pink, yellow and brown, or both, characteristics, including, but not limited to, Blakely sand clays, Carnegie sand clays, Eustis loam sand, Faceville sandy clay and loams, Huckabee Aluvium, Izagora clay, Red Bay fine sand loam and clay loam, Ruston fine and sandy clay, Sunsweet fine sandy loam and clay loam, and Wahee clay. (c)(1) The Building Official of Baldwin County, Alabama, shall not issue a building permit for the construction of improvements, including, but not limited to, driveways and foundations which use clays, sand clays, and other materials which may discolor the natural white sands and waters in any of the following unincorporated areas of Baldwin County, Alabama: a. All land located south of Highway 180. b. All land located south of Highway 182. c. All land 600 feet north of Highway 182. d. All land within 500 feet of Baldwin County Highway No. 2. e. The land known as "Ono Island." (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1), the building official may issue a permit to haul or deliver clays, sand clays, and other materials for septic tank pads. A permit may also be issued to haul, deliver, or use nonclay topsoil for landscaping purposes. (Act 95-511, p. 1021, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-2-172 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 3 - Solid Waste.|Section 45-2-172 - Exemption From Mandatory Solid Waste Fee.

Section 45-2-172Exemption from mandatory solid waste fee. Pursuant to the authorization contained in Section 22-27-3, the Baldwin County Commission is authorized by this section to grant an exemption from the county mandatory solid waste collection program fee for any household whose total income does not exceed 75 percent of the federal poverty level. (Act 2000-336, p. 5343, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-181 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 18 - Highways and Bridges.|Part 2 - Personnel.|Section 45-2-181 - Highway Maintenance, Repair or Construction; Personnel; Equipment; Compensation.

Section 45-2-181Highway maintenance, repair or construction; personnel; equipment; compensation. (a) Any special, local, or general law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Baldwin County governing body, upon adoption of a resolution, is authorized to employ, supervise, and direct highway personnel necessary to construct, maintain, and repair public roads, bridges, and ferries, together with or supplemental to those persons now employed by the State Department of Transportation. (b) Any special, local, or general law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Baldwin County governing body is authorized, upon adoption of a resolution, to purchase or lease equipment and materials and to contract for the purchase or lease of equipment and materials necessary for the construction, maintenance, and repair of public roads, bridges, and ferries in Baldwin County. (c) The Baldwin County governing body is authorized to provide, upon adoption of a resolution, for the compensation of personnel, and the payment for the purchase or lease of equipment and materials in the same manner as heretofore; provided, however, that additional appropriations from the county treasury may be made therefor as prescribed in Chapter 11A of Title 11. (Act 80-705, p. 1423, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-2-182 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 18 - Highways and Bridges.|Part 3 - Wreckers.|Section 45-2-182 - Regulation of Motor Vehicle Wreckers.

Section 45-2-182Regulation of motor vehicle wreckers. (a) In Baldwin County, all motor vehicle wreckers shall be placed upon a rotation system to be devised by the Alabama State Department of Public Safety to be used in calling wreckers to the scene of motor vehicle wrecks or where a motor vehicle is disable. Provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any municipality which has an ordinance or which enacts an ordinance contrary to the provisions herein. (b) A request system shall be used in cases where the owner or operator of the motor vehicle expresses a preference for a particular wrecker, but in cases where no preference is expressed or where the owner/operator is unconscious or otherwise unable to communicate, the trooper or other law enforcement officer shall call the wrecker at the top of the rotation list. (c) Wreckers shall not go to the scene of a wreck unsolicited; nor while en route to a wreck, shall they speed or drive recklessly. They shall not jam up the scene of a wreck, nor shall they solicit wreck victims on the scene. (d) There shall be a time limit set for how long a rotation wrecker may take in getting to the scene of a wreck. Any wrecker company which is consistently tardy in reporting to the wreck scene when summoned shall be removed from the rotation list. (e) State troopers or other law enforcement officers are forbidden to show any favoritism whatsoever in calling wreckers. (f) Wreckers on the rotation list must meet the criteria set by the Alabama State Department of Public Safety. (g) Any person who violates any provision of this section or any rule or regulation of the Alabama State Department of Public Safety promulgated hereunder shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as prescribed by law. (Act 83-687, p. 1128, §§1-7.)
AL Code § 45-2-220.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 22 - Parks, Historic Preservation, Museums, and Recreation.|Part 1 - Baldwin County Department of Archives and History.|Section 45-2-220.01 - Legislative Findings.

Section 45-2-220.01Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that Baldwin County has a legal obligation to create and maintain records which document its work and to make those records accessible to the public. The Legislature further finds that the current storage facilities and method of providing access to those records are inadequate to meet the needs of the county government and the citizens of Baldwin County. (Act 98-579, p. 1283, §2.)
AL Code § 45-2-220.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 22 - Parks, Historic Preservation, Museums, and Recreation.|Part 1 - Baldwin County Department of Archives and History.|Section 45-2-220.02 - Department of Archives and History Established; Fees and Costs.

Section 45-2-220.02Department of Archives and History established; fees and costs. (a) The Legislature hereby establishes the Baldwin County Department of Archives and History to facilitate the preservation, conservation, and accessibility of the records of Baldwin County through the operation of the Baldwin County Archives. The Baldwin County Department of Archives and History shall be a separate department of the Baldwin County government under the control of the county commission. (b) Two dollars ($2) remaining from each three dollar ($3) additional recording fee and up to two dollars ($2) from each additional recording fee imposed by the county commission, as levied and collected pursuant to Section 45-2- 220.05, shall be paid and credited to the special funds as hereinafter described. (c) In Baldwin County, the Baldwin County Commission may impose, by resolution of the county commission, additional court costs in an amount not to exceed three dollars ($3) which shall be assessed and collected in each criminal and civil court case in the circuit court. The court costs required by this part shall be in addition to all other court costs provided by law. (d)(1) The filing fees and court costs required by this part shall be collected by the judge of probate and the clerk of the circuit court and shall be paid and credited to the special funds as hereinafter described. (2) The judge of probate and the circuit clerk shall retain 10 percent of the filing fee and court costs collected by each of them and the proceeds so collected shall be deposited by the official collecting the fee and costs into two separate special funds established in a bank located in Baldwin County to be used by either or both of them for any of the following purposes: a. Developing, implementing, or operating, or any combination thereof, an improved indexing and records management program. b. Purchasing or upgrading equipment. c. Necessary operations. (3) The remaining balance shall be paid to the Baldwin County Commission and credited to a special fund to be used exclusively for establishing and operating an archives in Baldwin County. (e) It is the intent of the Legislature that expenditure by the circuit clerk and judge of probate shall be used for facilitating the establishment of the archives as it relates to documents and other items in their respective offices which will become part of the archives. (Act 98-579, p. 1283, §3; Act 2000-275, p. 437, §1.)