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AL Code § 45-27-60.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-27-60.09 - Persons in County Having Knowledge of Certain Deaths.

Section 45-27-60.09Persons in county having knowledge of certain deaths. Any person in the county having knowledge concerning a death occurring under the categories defined in Section 45-27-60.04 shall promptly report the death to the County Medical Examiner of Escambia County or to any law enforcement agency that in turn shall promptly report the death to the County Medical Examiner of Escambia County. Each death reportable to the county medical examiner shall be reported whether the cause is known or suspected, primary or contributory, or recent, delayed, or remote. No one shall disturb or remove the body or human remains until authorized by the county medical examiner except for the purpose of preserving the body or remains from loss or destruction. Except as otherwise provided by law, any person who knowingly fails to make the report or withholds related medical or other evidence, or willfully alters the body or related evidence without authority of the county medical examiner shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined or sentenced, or both, according to law. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §10.)
AL Code § 45-27-60.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-27-60.10 - Subpoenas.

Section 45-27-60.10Subpoenas. The county medical examiner, or the State Medical Examiner, or the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences may issue subpoenas for the production of medical documents, radiographs, tissues, fluids, or any other material thing as may be required while investigating the death. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §11.)
AL Code § 45-27-60.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-27-60.11 - Immunity From Civil or Criminal Liability.

Section 45-27-60.11Immunity from civil or criminal liability. Neither the county medical examiner nor any member of the staff, nor the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, nor any member of the staff or agent of the department, shall incur any civil or criminal liability for duties performed pursuant to this article. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §12.)
AL Code § 45-27-60.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-27-60.12 - Death Investigation Reports.

Section 45-27-60.12Death investigation reports. The county medical examiner shall maintain the reports of death investigations conducted by the Escambia County Medical Examiner and a copy shall be forwarded to the Region IV Laboratory of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. These reports, or true copies thereof duly certified by the county medical examiner or the director of the department, are admissible in evidence in any court in Escambia County, with or without testimony by the county medical examiner or Department of Forensic Sciences officials, provided, any person preparing a report given in evidence pursuant to this article may be summoned as a witness in any civil or criminal case by either party to the cause. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §13.)
AL Code § 45-27-60.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-27-60.13 - Duties of Medical Examiner.

Section 45-27-60.13Duties of medical examiner. In addition to the duties and authority described above, the County Medical Examiner of Escambia County shall also have all duties and authority now or hereafter vested in coroners by law. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §14.)
AL Code § 45-27-60.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-27-60.14 - Reimbursement for Services.

Section 45-27-60.14Reimbursement for services. The County Medical Examiner of Escambia County shall be reimbursed for his or her services by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences through a contract that shall be negotiable and renewable each year. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §15.)
AL Code § 45-27-60.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-27-60.15 - Transfer of Title to Property to County Medical Examiner and Department of Forensic Sciences.

Section 45-27-60.15Transfer of title to property to county medical examiner and Department of Forensic Sciences. Upon January 15, 1998, title and control of all equipment in the office of the Escambia County Coroner shall be transferred by Escambia County to the county medical examiner and to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. The Escambia County Commission shall establish a Medical Examiner Fund. Thereafter, all funds previously appropriated by the county commission to the office of coroner shall be appropriated to the Medical Examiner Fund. The appropriation shall be in the amount agreed to between the county commission and the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences each year, but the amount shall not be less than the amount appropriated to the office of the coroner in the Escambia County 1997-98 fiscal year budget. The senior state medical examiner in Region IV of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, in conjunction with the Escambia County Medical Examiner, shall review the funding of the county medical examiner each year with the Escambia County Commission to assure adequate support for the investigations of death in the county. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §16; Act 2002-459, p. 1198, §1.)
AL Code § 45-27-60.16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-27-60.16 - Transportation of Bodies.

Section 45-27-60.16Transportation of bodies. This article shall not be construed to make any changes in funding or responsibility for existing methods of transporting bodies in Escambia County. The Department of Forensic Sciences is assigned no additional responsibilities for transportation of bodies pursuant to this article. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §17.)
AL Code § 45-27-60.17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-27-60.17 - Annual Report.

Section 45-27-60.17Annual report. The county medical examiner shall make an annual report to the county governing body listing the number of deaths investigated, the determinations made, and other reasonable facts as required by the governing body. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §18.)
AL Code § 45-27-90.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 9 - Economic and Industrial Development and Tourism.|Section 45-27-90.01 - Officers; Meetings; Compensation.

Section 45-27-90.01Officers; meetings; compensation. The authority shall hold an organizational meeting within 30 days after the appointment of all its members and shall elect a chair and vice chair from among its members. Such officers shall serve for such term as the authority by rule or regulation may prescribe. After the organizational meeting, the authority shall meet at the time and place designated in the call. The chair or a majority of its members may call a meeting of the authority, and at least four meetings shall be held annually. The chair shall preside at each meeting of the authority. In his or her absence, the vice chair shall preside. A majority of the members of the authority shall constitute a quorum. Members of the authority shall receive no compensation for their services, but they shall be entitled to reimbursement for their actual and necessary expense incurred in the performance of their official duties. (Acts 1978, No. 894, p. 1330, §2.)
AL Code § 45-27-90.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 9 - Economic and Industrial Development and Tourism.|Section 45-27-90.02 - Exercise of Functions and Powers.

Section 45-27-90.02Exercise of functions and powers. Upon the organization of the Industrial Development Authority of Escambia County the authority shall be constituted an instrumentality for the exercise of public and essential governmental functions and the exercise of the powers conferred by this article, and the development of the county shall be deemed to be an essential governmental function of the county. (Acts 1978, No. 894, p. 1330, §3.)
AL Code § 45-27-90.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 9 - Economic and Industrial Development and Tourism.|Section 45-27-90.03 - Director.

Section 45-27-90.03Director. The authority may employ a director, who shall be its chief administrative officer and serve as secretary to the authority. The authority shall fix the salary of the director who shall serve at its pleasure. The director shall have authority to employ clerical and other assistants subject to the approval of the authority. The authority may require the director to be bonded for the faithful performance of his or her duties before he or she enters upon the discharge thereof. (Acts 1978, No. 894, p. 1330, §4.)
AL Code § 45-27-90.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 9 - Economic and Industrial Development and Tourism.|Section 45-27-90.04 - Powers of Authority.

Section 45-27-90.04Powers of authority. The authority or its agents and employees may do all of the following: (1) Investigate, study, and engage in basic research relative to the natural resources of land, water, minerals, and people in the county and apply its findings in efforts to promote a sound and balanced agricultural, industrial, and economic development of the county. (2) Cooperate with municipal, regional, state, or federal planning or other industrial development authorities. (3) Publicize and advertise the industrial, commercial, and agricultural resources and opportunities in the county. (4) Collect, compile, and distribute literature concerning the facilities, advantages, and attractions of the county, the educational, historic, recreational, and scenic places of interest within the county, and the air, water, and highway transportation facilities. (5) Contract with other agencies, individuals, or corporations to promote the purposes of this article, and expressly to contract with any municipality in the county, not having an industrial development board, to act as the development agency for such municipality, and as such agency to exercise all powers granted to municipal development agencies under the general laws of the state. (6) Enter upon any land in the county, with consent of the owner, and make examinations and surveys and place and maintain necessary monuments and markings thereon. (7) Accept gifts, grants, bequests, or devises. (8) Acquire land for industrial park development and construct buildings for lease, for industrial development only. (9) Issue bonds and incur debt for the purpose of carrying out the function of industrial development of Escambia County. (Acts 1978, No. 894, p. 1330, §5.)
AL Code § 45-27-90.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 9 - Economic and Industrial Development and Tourism.|Section 45-27-90.05 - Office Space and Equipment.

Section 45-27-90.05Office space and equipment. The authority may establish and maintain an office at some suitable place within the county, and the cost of securing furnishing, equipping, lighting, heating, and maintaining such office shall be a lawful charge against any funds appropriated for the use of the authority. (Acts 1978, No. 894, p. 1330, §6.)
AL Code § 45-27-90.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 9 - Economic and Industrial Development and Tourism.|Section 45-27-90.06 - Expenses of Authority.

Section 45-27-90.06Expenses of authority. The county governing body of Escambia County shall annually, before the end of the county's fiscal year, fix the amount to be expended by the Industrial Development Authority herein created, and shall deposit such amount as it determines to be necessary for the efficient operation of the authority in a special fund in the county treasury to the credit of the authority. All other funds otherwise coming into the hands of the authority shall likewise be deposited in the fund. The ordinary and necessary operating expenses of the authority, including the expenses of its members and the salaries and expenses of employees of the authority shall be paid out of authority funds. (Acts 1978, No. 894, p. 1330, §7.)
AL Code § 45-27-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 10 - Education.|Section 45-27-100 - Compensation and Expenses.

Section 45-27-100Compensation and expenses. (a) Beginning May 1, 2018, members of the Board of Education of Escambia County shall each receive as compensation from the public school funds of the county eight hundred dollars ($800) per month for attending meetings of the board and transacting the business of the board. (b) Expenses shall be paid to the board members as presently provided for by law. (Acts 1965, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 225, p. 306, §1; Act 82-741, p. 212, §1; Act 84-648, p. 1301, §1; Act 2018-228, §1.)
AL Code § 45-27-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-27-120 - Personnel System Authorized.

Section 45-27-120Personnel system authorized. Escambia County shall have the authority to establish and administer a countywide personnel system based on principles of human resource management which shall include equity, fairness, and compliance with all applicable state and federal laws. (Act 92-396, p. 815, §1.)
AL Code § 45-27-120.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-27-120.01 - Definitions.

Section 45-27-120.01Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this article shall, for the purpose of this article, have meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except when the context otherwise requires: (1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. All persons having the authority to hire employees for their department. (2) CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE. An individual who is assigned to an ongoing position, full- or part-time, authorized by the county commission, and whose salary is paid with funds allocated by the county commission, regardless of the source of those funds, and who must initially complete a probationary period. (3) COUNTY. Escambia County, Alabama. (4) COUNTY COMMISSION. The governing body of Escambia County or any succeeding governing system that may be established. (5) DEPARTMENT. Personnel department. (6) EMPLOYEE. Any individual who works for the county in a temporary, part-time, classified, or unclassified position whose salary is paid with funds allocated by the county commission. (7) PART-TIME EMPLOYEE. An individual who works for the county on an on going basis and is regularly scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week. (8) PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT. A department of the county commission authorized to carry out all personnel and related matters as designated by the county commission. (9) TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE. An individual who works for the county for a predetermined time period that is no more than six months. (10) UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE. An individual who works for the county and whose employment is the same as a classified employee except he or she serves at the pleasure of an elected official. An elected official must request the approval of the county commission before hiring an unclassified employee. (11) VACANCY. A position approved and funded by the county commission which is currently unoccupied. (Act 92-396, p. 815, §2.)
AL Code § 45-27-120.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-27-120.02 - Establishment and Guidelines.

Section 45-27-120.02Establishment and guidelines. Escambia County may establish a personnel system for Escambia County based on all of the following principles: (1) Recruiting, selecting, and advancing employees based on their ability, knowledge, and skills, including the open competition of qualified applicants for initial and subsequent appointment. (2) Establishing pay rates consistent with the principle of comparable pay for comparable jobs. (3) Training employees, as needed, to assure quality job performance. (4) Retaining employees on the basis of county needs, adequacy of performance, correcting inadequate performance when possible, and disciplining employees, including discharge, when such actions are in the best interests of the county. (5) Assuring fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to political affiliation, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, or age. (Act 92-396, p. 815, §3.)
AL Code § 45-27-120.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-27-120.03 - Applicability of Personnel System.

Section 45-27-120.03Applicability of personnel system. All personnel activities required to create or administer the personnel system authorized by this article shall be based on the rules, policies, and procedures adopted by the county commission. All county employees shall be hired and retained based on rules, policies, and procedures adopted by the county commission, as necessary, to implement this article. This personnel system shall apply to all employees except: (1) Elected officials. (2) Members of appointed boards and commissions. (3) Volunteer personnel who receive no compensation from the county. (4) Persons performing work under contract with the county and not carried on the payroll as employees. (5) Persons whose employment is subject to the approval of the United States Government or the State of Alabama. (6) Other persons so designated by the county commission who meet the intent of this section. (Act 92-396, p. 815, §4.)
AL Code § 45-27-120.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-27-120.04 - Prerequisites.

Section 45-27-120.04Prerequisites. An individual's employment with Escambia County is contingent upon all of the following: (1) Availability of funds. (2) The county's need for the work to be done. (3) The employee's compliance with all rules, policies, and procedures established in accordance with this article. (4) The completion of a satisfactory probationary period. (5) Continued satisfactory job performance by the employee. (Act 92-396, p. 815, §5.)
AL Code § 45-27-120.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-27-120.05 - Administration of Personnel System.

Section 45-27-120.05Administration of personnel system. The county commission shall have the authority to develop, implement, and administer a countywide personnel system that is consistent with this article. All rules, policies, and procedures necessary to implement this article shall be approved by the county commission. The commission may establish a personnel department. This department shall carry out those activities assigned to it by the county commission in order to administer the county personnel system. The county commission shall adopt all rules, policies, and procedures necessary for creation and operation of the department and adequately fund the personnel department and the personnel board so that they may effectively carry out their duties and responsibilities. The commission also has the authority to grant special awards and incentives to employees in accordance with pre-established guidelines. (Act 92-396, p. 815, §6.)
AL Code § 45-27-120.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-27-120.06 - Powers of Appointing Authorities.

Section 45-27-120.06Powers of appointing authorities. Each county appointing authority is authorized to hire employees to fill approved vacancies within their department. Appointing authorities shall include: The county commission, the sheriff, the probate judge, the tax assessor, and the tax collector. The county commission may designate other appointing authorities. Appointing authorities shall supervise and discipline employees in their departments based on this article and the rules, policies, and procedures established by the county commission. (Act 92-396, p. 815, §7.)
AL Code § 45-27-120.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-27-120.07 - Activities of Personnel Department.

Section 45-27-120.07Activities of personnel department. The personnel department shall assist the county commission in the creation and implementation of the county personnel system. The department shall carry out all activities assigned to it by the county commission. These activities may include, but are not limited to: Promulgating all necessary rules, policies, and procedures; overseeing benefits related to employment; assisting elected officials and department heads; assisting employees; providing clerical and administrative assistance to the personnel board; and any other functions deemed appropriate by the county commission. (Act 92-396, p. 815, §8.)
AL Code § 45-27-120.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 27 - Escambia County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-27-120.08 - Personnel Board.

Section 45-27-120.08Personnel board. (a) There may be created in Escambia County a personnel board. The personnel board shall be composed of not less than three persons nor more than seven persons, as established by the county commission. The board members shall be registered voters and residents of the county. Regardless of the number of board members, one member shall be appointed by the county commission as a whole and one member by the employees of the county. If the board has three members, the third member shall be selected collectively by the probate judge, sheriff, tax assessor, and tax collector. If the board has five members, the remaining members shall be selected as determined by the policies and procedures adopted by the county commission. If the board has seven members, the county commission shall select two members and each of the other elected officials shall select one member individually. (b) County employees shall vote for a personnel board member from a list of persons nominated by the county commission, the county appointing authorities, and county employees. Nominations shall be based on procedures established by the county commission. Each employee shall be given the opportunity to vote for one person to serve on the personnel board. The individual receiving the greatest number of votes shall be the personnel board member. (c) No person who holds elected office, is running for elected office, or receives a salary from the county shall serve on the board. A board member's term shall immediately terminate upon occurrence of a preceding condition. The official or group who appointed the board member shall appoint another board member as soon as possible. (d) Each member shall serve a three-year term, with the exception of the inaugural members of the board. The inaugural members shall draw lots to determine the two members who shall serve three years, the two members to serve two years, and the one member to serve one year. Members may be reappointed to serve a total of no more than six years. (e) The personnel department, or another body as designated by the county commission if the commission does not provide for a personnel department, shall provide all necessary clerical and administrative support for the board. The board shall meet only as needed. Each year board members shall select from among themselves a chair. Board members shall be compensated as established from time to time by the county commission. (Act 92-396, p. 815, §9.)