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AL Code § 45-30-243 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30 - Franklin County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 4 - Tax, Oil and Gas Severance.|Section 45-30-243 - Disposition of Privilege Tax on Production.

Section 45-30-243Disposition of privilege tax on production. The proceeds of the oil and gas severance tax provided by Sections 40-20-1 to 40-20-13, inclusive, which are distributed to the county General Fund of Franklin County, or to the general fund of any municipality therein shall be distributed only one time in a four-year period or at any time when the proceeds equal ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more as follows: (1) Fifty percent of the money shall be distributed to the Franklin County Commission and expended at the discretion of the county commission. (2) Thirty percent of the money shall be distributed to the city and county boards of education on an average daily attendance basis using the State Department of Education’s percentage distribution ratio for dividing funds between the Franklin County and Russellville City school systems. (3) Five percent shall go to the county sheriff’s department for law enforcement purposes and for use in alcohol and drug abuse programs. (4) Three percent shall be distributed by the county commission to the municipal and volunteer fire departments for fire protection purposes. (5) Two percent shall be distributed by the county commission to the rescue squads and public libraries. (6) Ten percent shall be used for additional construction and expansion of a countywide water system, this is the desire of the county legislative delegation to have a countywide water system. (Act 86-308, p. 457, §1; Act 98-122, p. 149, §1.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.01 - Division Into Exempt and Classified Services.

Section 45-30A-50.01Division into exempt and classified services. (a) All offices and positions of the city shall be divided into the exempt service and the classified service. (b)(1) The exempt service shall include: a. The positions of all elected officials of the city. b. The positions of voluntary personnel and personnel appointed to serve without pay. c. The positions of consultants rendering temporary professional services. d. All positions involving seasonal or part-time employment. e. The positions of attorneys rendering legal service. (2) Positions in the exempt service held by employees of boards and commissions may be placed in the classified service by resolution of the governing body, after favorable recommendation by such other board or commission, and the governing body in such resolution shall prescribe the conditions under which the employees holding such positions so transferred may acquire permanent status in such positions so long as such positions remain in the classified service. (c) The classified service shall include all positions in the city service that are paid out of the general fund of the city and out of funds of boards and commissions whose employees are placed in the classified service, and which are not specifically placed in the exempt service or excluded from this part as provided in Section 45-30A-50.23. Unless otherwise specifically provided or clearly implied, this part shall apply only to the classified service. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §2.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.02 - Status of Employees.

Section 45-30A-50.02Status of employees. All employees who have acquired permanent status, subject to this part, shall have permanent status in their present positions so long as such positions remain in the classified service. All other employees shall be eligible to acquire permanent status in their present positions so long as such positions remain in the classified service in the manner provided in Section 45-30A-50.13, upon completing six months’ service in such positions, such time to be computed from the beginning of such service, rather than from August 22, 1973. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §3.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.03 - Organization of Board.

Section 45-30A-50.03Organization of board. The personnel program established by this part shall be administered by the board. The board shall consist of five members who are residents of the city and who shall be appointed by the governing body. No member of the board shall be employed by or be an official of the city, nor hold any elective public office. The composition of the board shall be designated as Place No. 1, Place No. 2, Place No. 3, Place No. 4, and Place No. 5. The person appointed as a member of the board in Place No. 1 shall serve a term of two years; the person so appointed for Place No. 2 shall serve a term of four years; the person appointed for Place No. 3 shall serve a term of six years. The initial person appointed as a member of the board in Place No. 4 shall serve a term of four years; and the person appointed for Place No. 5 shall serve a term of six years. Thereafter each term shall be for a period of six years. Vacancies occurring during a term shall be filled for the balance of the term by governing bodies. Members of the board shall receive compensation each month for their services on the board in an amount to be set by the city council. Members shall be entitled to receive their reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of board business and all such compensation and expenses shall be paid out of the general fund of the city. The board shall elect from its own members a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary-treasurer. The board shall meet as often as necessary to carry out the purpose of this part, but shall meet at least once each quarter, however, the governing body shall have the right to control the appropriations to the board and to regulate the expenses of the board as it deems necessary. A majority of the members of the board shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and no action shall be taken without the affirmative vote of a majority of the quorum present at a meeting. The board, with the approval of the governing body shall have the right to engage such full- or part-time personnel as shall be necessary to carry out this part. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §4; Act 2006-626, p. 1711, §1; Act 2007-501, p. 1067, §1; Act 2017-329, §1.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.04 - General Duties of Board.

Section 45-30A-50.04General duties of board. In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this part, the board shall do all of the following: (1) Advise the governing body on matters of personnel administration, including the development of personnel rules, a job classification plan, and a systematic pay plan. (2) Represent the public interest in the improvement of personnel administration in the city service. (3) Make any inquiry which it may consider desirable concerning personnel administration in the city service. (4) Make recommendations to the governing body with respect to any of the foregoing duties. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §5.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.05 - Rules, Classification Plans, and Pay Plans.

Section 45-30A-50.05Rules, classification plans, and pay plans. So long as the same are not inconsistent with this part, the board shall have the power to recommend to the governing body the adoption of rules and regulations for the operation of the civil service system established hereby, including, but not limited to a job classification plan, a pay plan, and a plan for the mandatory or permissive, or both, retirement of employees. Within 60 days after the presentation of a recommendation of the board, the governing body shall act upon the same, and if the governing body by resolution adopts the recommendation of the board, the same shall become operative and have the force and effect of law. All rules, regulations, and pay and classification plans in effect on August 22, 1973, which are not in conflict with the provisions hereof, shall remain in force and effect after August 22, 1973, until the same are altered, amended, or repealed in the manner hereinafter provided. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §6.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.06 - Amendment and Repeal.

Section 45-30A-50.06Amendment and repeal. Any rule, determination, regulation, or plan may be amended or repealed in whole or in part in the same manner as is provided herein for the making of such rules, determinations, regulations, or plans. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §7.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.07 - Job Classification Plan.

Section 45-30A-50.07Job classification plan. After the adoption by the governing body of a job classification plan, allocation of each position in the classified service shall be made by the board with the approval of the governing body to the end that all positions in the same class shall be sufficiently alike to permit use of a single descriptive title, the same qualification requirements, the same test of competence, and the same pay scale. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §8.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.08 - Pay Plan.

Section 45-30A-50.08Pay plan. After the adoption by the governing body of a pay plan and any rules of its administration, the board, with the approval of the governing body, shall assign each position to one of the pay ranges provided in the pay plan to the end that the rate or range of compensation for each class provided for in the pay plan shall be such as to reflect fairly the differences in duties and responsibilities in the various classes. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §9.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.09 - Examinations.

Section 45-30A-50.09Examinations. Eligibility for original appointment or promotion to vacancies in positions in the classified service occurring after August 22, 1973, shall be determined by the personnel board. The personnel board shall conduct such examinations as shall fairly test the abilities and aptitudes of the applicants with respect to the duties to be performed. Applicants who pass the test and otherwise qualify for original appointment or promotion, as the case may be, shall be placed on the appropriate eligible list for the vacancy. The board may refuse to examine, or after examination refuse to certify the name of anyone who is found to lack any of the established qualification requirements for the position for which he or she applies or who is physically so disabled as to be unfit to perform duties of the position to which he or she seeks appointment, or who has been convicted of or is under indictment for any crime involving moral turpitude or who has been guilty of any infamous or disgraceful conduct or who has been dismissed from the public service for delinquency or misconduct or who has intentionally made a false statement of any material fact or practiced or attempted to practice any deception or fraud in his or her application, or in his or her examination. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §10.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.10 - Temporary Appointment.

Section 45-30A-50.10Temporary appointment. Pending the availability of a list of names certified as provided in Section 45-30A-50.12, positions may be filled by temporary appointment. The governing body by resolution adopted pursuant to a recommendation of the board may grant permanent status in a position in the classified service so long as such position remains in the classified service, to any employee who has served in a vacancy in a position then in the classified service by temporary appointment for at least 12 months and who has passed his or her examination, if at the time of such action by the governing body no such list of names has been so certified for the vacancy in which the employee is serving. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §11.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.11 - List of Names of Persons Available for Appointments.

Section 45-30A-50.11List of names of persons available for appointments. List of names of persons available for appointment to a vacancy in a position in the classified service shall be selected for certification as provided in Section 45-30A-50.12 in the order in which they appear from among the laid off persons on the reemployment list, promotional eligible list, original appointment eligible list, and reemployment list composed of former employees for the vacancy, which lists shall have priority one over the other in the order named. A former employee with probationary status with respect to the vacancy may, with the approval of the appointing authority, have his or her name placed at such position on the promotional eligible list as the appointing authority may designate. Policies and procedures for administering eligible lists and covering the duration, cancellation, replacement, and consolidation of such lists, and the removal or suspension of names therefrom shall be provided in the personnel rules. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §12.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.13 - Probation.

Section 45-30A-50.13Probation. Except as provided in Section 45-30A-50.01 and Section 45-30A-50.02, to acquire permanent status in a position in the classified service so long as such position remains in the classified service, employees shall be subject to a period of probation. The regular period of probation shall be six months; provided, however, the board may adopt rules and regulations specifying a longer period of probation for a designated class or classes, or for extension of the probation period for any individual probationary employee, but no probationary period may extend beyond 12 months. The work and conduct of employees with a probationary status shall be subject to close scrutiny and evaluation. An employee retained beyond the end of the probationary period shall have permanent status in the position in which he or she was so retained so long as that position remains in the classified service if, but only if, the appointing authority files a written statement with the board affirming the fact that the services of the employee have been found to be satisfactory. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §14.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.14 - Absences; Hours of Work.

Section 45-30A-50.14Absences; hours of work. Rules shall be adopted in the manner hereinbefore provided prescribing hours of work and the conditions and length of time for which leaves of absence with pay and leaves of absence without pay may be granted. These shall cover such matters as vacations, holidays, sick leaves, leaves for military service, and leaves granted so that the employee can seek election to public office. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §15.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.15 - Lay Off of Employees.

Section 45-30A-50.15Lay off of employees. Any employee may be separated from his or her position by being laid off. Reduction in the number of employees shall be made in such class or classes as the appointing authority may designate; provided, however, within each class affected by such reduction employees shall be laid off in the following order: (1) Temporary employees who did not have permanent status in some other position in the classified service at the time they were appointed to their present position. (2) Probationary employees who did not have permanent status in some other position in the classified service at the time they were appointed to their present position. (3) Other temporary employees. (4) Other probationary employees. (5) Employees having permanent status in the position in the classified service. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §16.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.16 - Dismissal, Demotion, and Suspension of Employees.

Section 45-30A-50.16Dismissal, demotion, and suspension of employees. Any employee may be dismissed, suspended without pay, or demoted by his or her appointing authority for, but not limited to, any violation of this part or whenever the good of the service shall be served thereby or the employee’s work, performance, conduct on or off the job, or insubordinate attitude so warrants; provided, however, that no employee may be suspended without pay for more than 15 working days at any one time or for more than 30 working days in any one year; and provided further, that no employee shall be dismissed, suspended without pay, or demoted for political considerations other than those enumerated in Section 45-30A-50.20. Any person appointed to a position who has secured his or her certification therefor through fraud shall be removed by his or her appointing authority and shall not thereafter be eligible for examination for or appointment to any position except by unanimous permission of the board. The appointing authority shall promptly report to the board in writing the fact and extent of all disciplinary action taken by the appointing authority against employees holding positions in the classified service. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §17.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.18 - Appeal to the Court.

Section 45-30A-50.18Appeal to the court. Decisions of the board may be enforced in the court by mandamus, injunction, or other appropriate proceedings. The employee, the appointing authority, or the city may, within 10 days after the decision of the board is rendered, appeal to the court from any decisions of the board affirming, imposing, or refusing to affirm or impose dismissal or demotion as disciplinary action by filing notice of such appeal with the court and causing a copy of such notice to be served on the appointing authority and any member of the board. Upon the filing of such notice, the board shall file with the court a certified transcript of the proceeding had before it with respect to the appeal, and its decision in the matter. The appeal shall be heard at the earliest possible date by the court sitting without a jury on the issues made before the board and the trial in the court shall be de novo. No bond shall be required for such an appeal and the cost of such appeal shall be taxed against the unsuccessful party or as the judge may direct. At the conclusion of such hearing the court may affirm, reverse, or modify the board’s decision, or remand the case for further proceedings before the board as the court in its discretion shall deem best. If the order of the court is that the employee shall be reinstated with pay, such pay shall not exceed the amount that the employee as such earned during the 30 days next preceding the taking of the disciplinary action in question. An appeal may be taken from any judgment of the court to the court of appeals or supreme court as provided by law. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §19.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.19 - Recordkeeping.

Section 45-30A-50.19Recordkeeping. The board shall maintain adequate records of its proceedings, of its own official acts, the examination record of every candidate, and the employment record of every employee. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §20.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.20 - Political Activities Prohibited.

Section 45-30A-50.20Political activities prohibited. No person holding a position in the classified service shall seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position in the classified service. No person holding a position in the classified service shall use or promise to use, directly or indirectly, any official authority or influence, whether possessed or anticipated, to secure or attempt to secure for any person an appointment or advantage in appointment to a position in the classified service, or an increase in pay or other advantage in employment in any such position, for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any person or for any consideration. No employee holding a position in the classified service shall, directly or indirectly, pay or promise to pay any assessment, subscription, or contribution for any political organization or purpose, or solicit or take any part in soliciting any such assessment, subscription, or contribution. No person shall solicit any such assessment, subscription, or contribution of any employee holding a position in the classified service. No employee holding a position in the classified service shall be a candidate for nomination or election to any public office, or shall take any part in the management or affairs of any political party or in any political campaign, except to exercise his or her right as a citizen privately to express his or her opinion and to cast his or her vote, unless on authorized leave of absence for such purpose. Any person holding a position in the classified service who violates this section may be disciplined by dismissal, suspension without pay, or demotion as provided in Section 45-30A-50.16. In addition, any person holding a position in the classified service who wilfully violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by Section 327 of Title 15 of the Code of Alabama of 1940. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §21.)
AL Code § 45-30A-50.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 30A - Franklin County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Russellville.|Part 1 - Civil Service Board.|Section 45-30A-50.21 - Expenses of Board.

Section 45-30A-50.21Expenses of board. The governing body shall make necessary appropriations from the general fund to pay the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the board and its members in the administration of this part. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §22.)