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AL Code § 45-49-140.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Services Districts.|Division 1 - Creation.|Section 45-49-140.09 - Powers of District; Taxation Exemption.

Section 45-49-140.09Powers of district; taxation exemption. (a) The district shall constitute a public corporation, which shall have the power to do any and all acts or things necessary and convenient for carrying out the purposes for which it is created including, but not limited to: To sue and be sued; to have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; to acquire, hold, and dispose of property, real and personal, tangible and intangible, or interests therein and to pay therefor in cash or on credit, and to secure and procure payment of all or any part of the purchase price thereof on such terms and conditions as the board shall determine; to acquire, own, operate, maintain, and improve a system or systems; to pledge all or any part of its revenues, or mortgages, or otherwise encumber, all or any part of its property for the purpose of securing the payment of the principal of and interest on any of its obligations; to sell, lease, mortgage, or otherwise encumber or dispose of all or any of its property, as hereinafter provided; to contract debts, borrow money, and to issue or assume the payment of obligations; to levy and collect service charges, as herein provided in this subpart, subject to limitations prescribed in this subpart; to negotiate and enter into contracts with residents of areas outside the district or with other districts to furnish fire or emergency medical protection, or both, and to charge fees for such service; to employ agents, servants, and attorneys; to perform any and all of the foregoing acts and to do any and all of the foregoing things under, through, or by means of its own officers, agents, and employees, or by contracts with any person, federal agency, or municipality. (b) The property and income of the district, all bonds issued by the district, the income from such bonds, conveyances by or to the district, and leases, mortgages, and deeds of trust by or to the district shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Alabama, including specifically the tax imposed by Section 40-21-82. The district shall be exempt from all taxes levied by any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state, including, but without limitation to, license and excise taxes imposed in respect of the privilege of engaging in any of the activities that a district may engage in. The district shall not be obligated to pay or allow any fees, taxes, or costs to the judge of probate of any county in respect of its incorporation, the amendment of its certificate of incorporation, or the recording of any document. The provisions of this section shall be retroactive and shall apply from the date the district was first established.  (Act 90-697, p. 1352, § 11.)
AL Code § 45-49-140.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Services Districts.|Division 1 - Creation.|Section 45-49-140.10 - Service Charges - Levy and Collection.

Section 45-49-140.10Service charges - Levy and collection. (a) The expense of establishing and maintaining a district shall be paid for by the proceeds of a service charge which shall be levied and collected in an amount sufficient to pay the expense. The service charge shall be levied upon and collected from persons and properties served by the system. Such charge shall be a personal obligation of the owner of the property served by the system, and to secure the collection of the charge there shall be a lien against the property in favor of the district, which lien shall be enforceable by sale thereof in the same manner in which the foreclosure of a municipal assessment for public improvements is authorized. (b) A property owner who owns a structure, used solely as a residence, which at the time of its original construction was situated on a county line, may avoid the payment of a service charge which is based upon the presence of such structure, if all of the following: (1) Between January 1, 1990, and December 28, 1990, such structure was not assessed for taxes in Mobile County. (2) Between January 1, 1990, and December 28, 1990, any homestead exemption was not claimed for such structure in reduction of taxes assessed in Mobile County. (3) The property owner furnishes proof to the district, of an agreement between such property owner and another district or municipality located in the county within whose boundaries the remaining portion of the structure is located, to provide fire fighting and emergency medical services to such property owner's property so long as the structure is existent. (4) The property owner furnishes to the district all of the following: a. An irrevocable waiver of liability absolving the district from any and all liability for failure to respond to calls for fire fighting or emergency medical services to any portion of such owner's property contiguous to the aforesaid structure. b. An agreement that any service charges imposed with respect to future construction on the property shall constitute a lien upon the entire property located within the district, including the property upon which the residence is situated. (c) Subsection (b) may be applied retroactively in respect of unpaid service charges if (1) in the opinion of the board of trustees the waiving of previously imposed service charges will have no significant impact on the financial viability of the district; and (2) the district has long term debt outstanding, the aggregate amount of which is such that retroactive waiver for all properties covered by subsection (b) is no more than one-tenth of one percent of the amount of such long term debt then outstanding.  (Act 90-697, p. 1352, § 12.)
AL Code § 45-49-140.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Services Districts.|Division 1 - Creation.|Section 45-49-140.11 - Service Charges - Election.

Section 45-49-140.11Service charges - Election. (a) No service charge shall be levied unless the same has been first approved by the majority of the votes cast at an election held hereunder by the qualified electors residing within the district, or within the proposed district. (b) An election on the question of levying a service charge in a proposed district may be held at the same time that the election is held on the creation of the district, provided that the petition for the election on the question of the service charge accompanies the petition for the election on the establishment of the proposed district as provided in Section 45-49-140.02. An election on the question of a service charge may be held upon the board of trustees of a district submitting to the judge of probate a petition for such election as hereinafter provided. The board of trustees shall file in the office of the judge of probate a petition that he or she call an election in the district on the question of whether the service charge proposed by the trustees shall be levied. (c) The petition shall state specifically the charge proposed to be levied. The petition may request that an election be held on more than one proposed charge. Upon the petition being filed with the judge of probate, he or she shall order an election to be held within the time provided for by Section 45-49-140.03. Notice of election shall be given as provided by Section 45-49-140.05.  (Act 90-697, p. 1352, § 13.)
AL Code § 45-49-140.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Services Districts.|Division 1 - Creation.|Section 45-49-140.12 - Enlargement of District.

Section 45-49-140.12Enlargement of district. (a) A district may be enlarged, provided, that no area lying within a municipality at the time of the enlargement shall be brought within the district. (b) No area shall be brought within a district by enlargement unless the majority of the votes cast at the election provided for by subsection (c), approve the inclusion of the area within the district and also approve every service charge in effect within the district at the time of election. (c) The term proposed area, as used in this subsection, means an area proposed to be brought within a district by enlargement of the district. When the board of trustees of a district determines that the inclusion of a proposed area within the district would be to the advantage of the district and also to the advantage of the majority of the property owners of the proposed area, the board of trustees may file in the office of the judge of probate a petition, signed by two-thirds of property owners, that there be an election in the proposed area at which there shall be submitted to the qualified electors residing within the proposed area the question of whether the proposed areas shall be included within the district and also the question of whether every service charge in effect within the district at the time of the election is approved. Upon such petition being filed, the judge of probate shall order an election to be held within the proposed area, within the time provided for in Section 45-49-140.03, at which election the qualified electors residing within the proposed area shall vote on the two foregoing questions. Unless the majority of votes cast at the election vote in the affirmative on each of the foregoing questions, the proposed area shall not be included within the district. Upon the officers’ canvassing the returns of the election certifying that a majority of votes cast was in favor of the inclusion of the proposed area in the district, and that the majority of the votes cast approved every service charge in effect within the district at the time of the election, the proposed area shall become a part of the district.  (Act 90-697, p. 1352, § 14.)
AL Code § 45-49-140.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Services Districts.|Division 1 - Creation.|Section 45-49-140.13 - Abolition of District.

Section 45-49-140.13Abolition of district. (a) Any district may be abolished in the manner provided for in this section; provided, however, that no district shall be abolished or diminished when it has any indebtedness. (b) Upon the petition for abolition of a district, being filed with the judge of probate, he or she shall order an election on abolition of the district to be held in the district within the time provided for by Section 45-49-140.02. The qualified electors residing within the district shall be entitled to vote in the election. The petition shall be signed by at least 100 qualified property owners of the district. It shall contain a recital that the district is not indebted, and it shall request the judge of probate to order an election on whether the district shall be abolished. Upon the officers' canvassing the returns of the election certifying that abolition of the district was approved by a majority of the votes cast at the election, the district shall be abolished.  (Act 90-697, p. 1352, § 15.)
AL Code § 45-49-140.30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Services Districts.|Division 2 - Turnerville Fire Protection District.|Section 45-49-140.30 - Scope.

Section 45-49-140.30Scope. For purposes of this subpart, the term affected area shall mean that portion of the Turnerville fire protection district that is proposed to be included within the boundaries of an expanding municipal police jurisdiction.  (Act 98-619, p. 1364, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-49-140.31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Services Districts.|Division 2 - Turnerville Fire Protection District.|Section 45-49-140.31 - Election to Expand Police Jurisdiction.

Section 45-49-140.31Election to expand police jurisdiction. A municipal police jurisdiction shall not expand into the Turnerville fire protection district unless the expansion into the affected area is approved by unanimous consent of all of the owners of property located and contained within the affected area, pursuant to Section 45-49-140.32, or approved by a majority of the votes cast at an election by the qualified electors residing in the affected area of the Turnerville fire protection district, pursuant to Section 45-49-140.33.  (Act 98-619, p. 1364, § 2.)
AL Code § 45-49-140.32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Services Districts.|Division 2 - Turnerville Fire Protection District.|Section 45-49-140.32 - Approval of Expansion.

Section 45-49-140.32Approval of expansion. If the planned expansion of a municipal police jurisdiction includes any portion of the Turnerville fire protection district, the owners of property located and contained within the affected area may approve the expansion by petition. (1) If all of the owners of property located and contained within the affected area sign and file a written petition with the city clerk of the municipality requesting that the affected area be included within the expanding municipal police jurisdiction of the municipality, the governing body of the municipality may adopt an ordinance assenting to the inclusion of the affected area in the municipal police jurisdiction. The affected area shall become a part of the expanded municipal police jurisdiction upon the date of publication of the ordinance. (2) The petition required by this section shall contain an accurate description of the affected area together with a map of the area showing its relationship to the municipal police jurisdiction to which the property is proposed to be included and the signatures of all the owners of property located and contained within the affected area. (3) If the expansion of a municipal police jurisdiction into an affected area is approved, pursuant to this section, by unanimous consent of all of the owners of property located and contained within the affected area and by the adoption of an ordinance by the municipality, the governing body shall file a description of the expanded municipal police jurisdiction in the office of the Judge of Probate of Mobile County.  (Act 98-619, p. 1364, § 3.)
AL Code § 45-49-140.34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 1 - Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Services Districts.|Division 2 - Turnerville Fire Protection District.|Section 45-49-140.34 - Election to Be Omitted From Police Jurisdiction.

Section 45-49-140.34Election to be omitted from police jurisdiction. The owners of property located and contained within an affected area created before May 6, 1988, pursuant to the unanimous petition and election procedures specified in Sections 45-49-140.32 and 45-49-140.33, respectively, may choose to be omitted from that police jurisdiction. If the election procedures of Section 45-49-140.33 are followed, the Judge of Probate of Mobile County shall order an election to be held in the affected area at the request of at least 10 percent of the qualified electors who reside within the boundaries of the affected area.  (Act 98-619, p. 1364, § 5.)
AL Code § 45-49-151 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151 - Creation; Composition; Public Records.

Section 45-49-151Creation; composition; public records. (a) There is created and established the Mobile County Racing Commission, the same being referred to as the racing commission or the commission. The commission shall consist of three members who shall be appointed as follows: (1) One member (Place Number One) shall be appointed by a vote of two- thirds of the members of the Mobile County Legislative Delegation. (2) One member (Place Number Two) shall be appointed by the Mobile County Foundation for Public Higher Education created pursuant to Acts 1962, No. 41, 1962 Special Session (Acts 1962, p. 51), if such foundation has been created in the county and if there is not such a foundation, then such member shall be appointed in the same manner as Place Number Three. (3) One member (Place Number Three) shall be appointed by a majority vote of the municipalities of the county, each municipality being entitled to one vote and a majority of the governing body of such municipality determining how the vote is cast. (b) No position may be filled more than six months prior to the expiration of the current term thereof. Each member shall hold office for a term of four years from the effective day of the appointment. (c) Each member shall serve until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified. All books, records, maps, documents, and papers shall constitute public records, and be available for copying, examining, and inspecting during all normal business hours by any agency, official, or person.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 1; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 1; Act 2007-411, p. 840, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.01 - Qualifications of Members.

Section 45-49-151.01Qualifications of members. (a) The members of the commission shall be qualified electors not less than 19 years of age, who shall have resided in the county for the period of five years next preceding their appointment. Each commissioner shall take the same constitutional oath of office as other county officers, and shall give bond payable to the county in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000), conditioned that he or she will faithfully and properly perform the duties of his or her office. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the commission. The commission may employ such assistants and employees as may be necessary, but all such employees and assistants shall be subject to the county merit or civil service system, and their compensation and duties shall be prescribed in the same manner as the compensation and duties of other public employees subject to the county merit or civil service system. (b) A member of the racing commission must not be an official member of any board of directors or person financially interested in any racetrack or race meeting licensed by the commission, nor shall he or she race dogs in any race meeting licensed by the commission.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 2; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 2.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.02 - Compensation.

Section 45-49-151.02Compensation. The compensation of each member of the commission shall be two thousand one hundred dollars ($2,100) per month. One member of the commission shall be required to be in attendance at each racing event and such designated member shall receive an additional seventy-five dollars ($75) as compensation for attendance at the racing event while engaged in the performance of his or her duties. The above sums shall be paid out of the funds in the county treasury deposited to the credit of the commission, to the commissioners in the same manner as the compensation of other county officials is paid.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 3; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 3; Act 2007-411, p. 840, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.03 - Treasurer.

Section 45-49-151.03Treasurer. The Mobile County Treasurer shall be ex officio treasurer of the racing commission, and shall receive from the racing commission all funds received by the commission pursuant to this subpart, and shall deposit the funds into depositories as directed by the racing commission, and shall disburse funds by direction or warrant of the racing commission.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 4; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 4.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.04 - Legal Counsel.

Section 45-49-151.04Legal counsel. The racing commission shall have the authority to employ legal counsel of its selection to advise the commission and represent it in all proceedings. The compensation of such counsel shall be paid out of the general funds of the racing commission.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 5; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 5.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.05 - Duties of Commission.

Section 45-49-151.05Duties of commission. The racing commission shall implement this subpart and shall have the following specific duties: (1) To set dates upon which race meetings may be operated, except Sundays. (2) To make an annual report to the chair of the county legislative delegation, to the president or chair of the county foundation for higher education, and to the mayor of each municipality reflecting receipts derived under this subpart. The report may contain suggestions necessary for the implementation of this subpart. (3) To require the following information for each application for a racing license: a. The full name of the person, association, or corporation, including the state of incorporation and the names of the agents for service of process within the State of Alabama. b. The names of the stockholders and directors of a corporate applicant and the names of the officers and directors of any association. c. The exact desired location for the conduct of any race meeting, a complete set of architectural renderings, detailed construction plans showing site topography, type of construction, track design, and the concession plans, and a statement of the assets and liabilities of the applicant. d. The name and address of the owner of the racing plant, or the names of the officers and directors of a corporate owner. This subpart shall not prevent any person, association, or corporation from applying to the racing commission for a permit to conduct races where the racing plant has not been constructed. e. The kind of racing to be conducted and the dates requested. f. Any other information the commission may require. (4) To require an oath of every applicant, or of the president or executive officer of the association or corporation, stating that the information contained in the application is true. (5) To make uniform rules and regulations governing the holding, conducting, and operating of all racetracks, race meetings, and races held in the county.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 6; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 6; Act 92-105, p. 169, § 1.)