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AL Code § 45-28-243.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 4 - Taxation, Lodging.|Section 45-28-243.01 - Privilege or License Surcharge.

Section 45-28-243.01Privilege or license surcharge. (a) This section shall be applicable only to Etowah County. (b) There is levied and imposed, in addition to all other surcharges of every kind now imposed by law, a privilege or license surcharge upon every person, firm, or corporation engaging in the business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms, lodging, or accommodations to transients in any hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration, in an amount of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per night per room, rooms, lodgings, or accommodations. There is exempted from the surcharge levied under this section any rentals or services taxed under Division 1, commencing with Section 40-23-1, of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 40. The surcharge shall not apply to rooms, lodgings, or accommodations supplied for a period of 30 continuous days or more in any place. (c)(1) The surcharge herein levied shall be collected in the same manner as the state lodgings tax as provided in Chapter 26, Title 40, and the net proceeds, less a reasonable cost of collection, from the surcharge shall be paid into the county treasury to be distributed to the Etowah County Civic Center Authority. (2) In addition to the surcharge levied herein pursuant to subsection (a), 50 percent of the lodging tax levied pursuant to Section 45-28-243, which was allocated for the support and promotion of tourism by the Gadsden-Etowah County Tourism Board shall be distributed to the Etowah County Civic Center Authority upon certification by the Etowah County Civic Center Authority that the civic center is complete. (Act 2005-199, p. 398, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-28-243.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 4 - Taxation, Lodging.|Section 45-28-243.02 - Distribution of Proceeds.

Section 45-28-243.02Distribution of proceeds. In Etowah County, the portion of the tax proceeds collected pursuant to Section 40-26-1, which is distributed to the County Commission pursuant to Section 40-26-20, to be used for the promotion of tourism, recreation, and conventions, shall be distributed to the Etowah County Mega Sports Complex Authority. (Act 2016-368, §1.)
AL Code § 45-28-244.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 5 - Taxation, Sales and Use.|Section 45-28-244.02 - Amount of Tax.

Section 45-28-244.02Amount of tax. (a) In Etowah County, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 45-28-244.01, the amount of the tax authorized to be levied pursuant to Section 45-28-244.01 upon each person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of selling at retail machines used in mining, quarrying, compounding, processing, and manufacturing of tangible personal property, and any parts of such machines or any motor vehicle, truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer shall be one-quarter of one percent of the sales price. Provided, however, when any used motor vehicle, truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer is taken in trade, or in a series of trades, as a credit or part payment on the sale of a new or used vehicle, the tax authorized to be levied herein shall be paid on the net difference, that is, the price of the new or used vehicle sold less the credit for the used vehicle taken in trade. (b) This section shall have retroactive effect to June 30, 1995. (Act 96-424, p. 539, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-28-245 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 6 - Taxation, Severance.|Section 45-28-245 - Definitions; Levy and Collection of Tax; Inspection of Books; Enforcement; Construction of Section.

Section 45-28-245Definitions; levy and collection of tax; inspection of books; enforcement; construction of section. (a) When used in this section, unless the context plainly indicates otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) PERSON. Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or any combination thereof. (2) SEVER. Cutting, mining, stripping, or otherwise taking or removing from the soil within the county. (3) TON. A short ton of 2,000 pounds. (b) Any laws to the contrary notwithstanding, the county governing body of Etowah County is authorized and empowered to levy and collect a county excise and privilege tax on every person severing coal within the county, in any amount not to exceed fifty cents ($0.50) per ton of the coal severed. The tax levied shall be in addition to all other taxes heretofore levied and imposed by law. (c) The proceeds collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the county treasury in the county general fund. (d) The books of every person engaged in the severing of coal in the county shall be open to inspection by the duly authorized agents of the county selected or appointed for the purpose of aiding in the collection and enforcement of the tax imposed by this section. The county governing body is authorized and empowered to make such reasonable rules, regulations, or promulgations as may be necessary to enforce and collect the tax hereby imposed, including the imposition of a delinquent penalty not to exceed 15 percent of the amount of such tax; provided, however, such penalty may be waived by the county governing body if a good and sufficient reason therefor is shown. (e) Any person who shall fail to comply with this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (f) The provisions of this section are supplemental. It shall be construed in pari materia with other laws regulating excise and privilege taxes on the severance of coal; however, those laws or parts of laws which are in direct conflict or inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. (Act 81-1038, p. 238, §§1-6.)
AL Code § 45-28-260 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 26 - Zoning and Planning.|Part 1 - Wind Energy and Conversion Systems.|Section 45-28-260 - Applicablity.

Section 45-28-260Applicablity.  This part shall only apply in Etowah County. (Act 2014-191, p. 582, §1.)
AL Code § 45-28-260.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 26 - Zoning and Planning.|Part 1 - Wind Energy and Conversion Systems.|Section 45-28-260.01 - Definitions.

Section 45-28-260.01Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DECIBEL. The unit of measure for sound pressure using dBA scale. (2) FINANCIAL ASSURANCE. Any assurance provided in accordance with acceptable financial assurance instruments, which include an escrow account, performance bond, or cash. (3) LICENSED ENGINEER. A professional engineer licensed by the State of Alabama. (4) LOCAL GOVERNING BODY OF ETOWAH COUNTY. The Etowah County Commission or a city or town council of a municipality or town located in Etowah County within whose limits a wind energy conversion system is proposed to be constructed, maintained, or operated. (5) MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC CONTROLS. Devices that give protection to power grids and limit rotation of the blades to below the designed limits of the conversion system. (6) WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM or SYSTEM. Any device such as a wind charger, windmill, or wind turbine that is designed to convert wind energy to a form of usable energy for the sole purpose of resale. (Act 2014-191, p. 582, §2.)
AL Code § 45-28-260.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 26 - Zoning and Planning.|Part 1 - Wind Energy and Conversion Systems.|Section 45-28-260.02 - Permit Required.

Section 45-28-260.02Permit required.  (a) It shall be unlawful to construct, erect, install, alter, operate, or locate a wind energy conversion system in Etowah County without first obtaining a permit from a local governing body of Etowah County. (b) The property upon which the wind energy conversion system is proposed to be located shall be appropriately zoned by the respective municipal council or county commission, if applicable. (c) In the event a municipality elects to regulate wind energy conversion systems within the corporate limits of the municipality, the regulations of the municipality shall govern. (Act 2014-191, p. 582, §3.)
AL Code § 45-28-260.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 26 - Zoning and Planning.|Part 1 - Wind Energy and Conversion Systems.|Section 45-28-260.03 - Adoption of Rules, Laws, or Ordinances.

Section 45-28-260.03Adoption of rules, laws, or ordinances. (a) Each local governing body of Etowah County shall adopt rules, laws, or ordinances governing the construction, installation, and operation of a wind energy conversion system, including the permit application process as provided in Section 3. At a minimum, the rules, laws, or ordinances shall address the following: (1) Submission of information in an application form requiring, at a minimum, an applicant to submit all of the following information: a. The applicant's and property owner's name, address, and email address or telephone number. b. A plot plan showing the location of the conversion system pole or tower, guy lines where required, guy line anchor bases, and the distance of each from all property lines. c. A visual simulation of the proposed wind energy conversion system. d. A reclamation plan that stipulates how the site will be restored to its natural state after it ceases to be operational. (2) Procedures for notification to the public of the application. (3) Conditions in the permit for all of the following: a. Turbine types and designs. b. Site layout and construction. c. Operation and maintenance of the system, including the requirement to restore, to the extent possible, the area affected by the construction of the system to the natural conditions that existed immediately before construction of the system. d. Revocation and suspension of a permit when violations of the permit or other requirements occur. e. Payment of fees for the necessary and reasonable costs to the local governing body of Etowah County, including a fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each system, and all costs to the local governing body of Etowah County to review the application, including any engineering fees, inspection fees, and attorney fees incurred for the duration of the permit. (Act 2014-191, p. 582, §4.)
AL Code § 45-28-260.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 26 - Zoning and Planning.|Part 1 - Wind Energy and Conversion Systems.|Section 45-28-260.04 - Financial Assurance.

Section 45-28-260.04Financial assurance. (a) An applicant shall maintain financial assurance in an amount equal to the costs associated with the reclamation plan and the removal of abandoned or unused wind energy conversion systems. (b) In addition to the financial assurance required in subsection (a), an applicant shall maintain financial assurance in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) to cover any liability for damages to adjoining property and any other damages under law. The financial assurance mechanism shall remain in full force and effect during the construction phase of any and all systems covered under the permit and shall be maintained for the life of the system. (Act 2014-191, p. 582, §5.)
AL Code § 45-28-260.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 26 - Zoning and Planning.|Part 1 - Wind Energy and Conversion Systems.|Section 45-28-260.06 - Abandonment and Removal of System or Tower.

Section 45-28-260.06Abandonment and removal of system or tower.  A wind energy conversion system or tower that does not operate continuously for 365 consecutive days may be deemed abandoned and shall be removed by the operator of the system. The permit holder may request that the local governing body of Etowah County delay the designation of abandonment by submitting satisfactory proof that the system has not been abandoned and a date when the system will become operable. The decision to delay a designation of abandonment shall be at the sole discretion of the local governing body. (Act 2014-191, p. 582, §7.)
AL Code § 45-28-260.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 26 - Zoning and Planning.|Part 1 - Wind Energy and Conversion Systems.|Section 45-28-260.07 - Construction of Part.

Section 45-28-260.07Construction of part.  This part shall not interfere with, abrogate, or annul any covenant or other agreement between any parties. However, if this part imposes a greater restriction upon the use of a wind energy conversion system than is imposed by another law, rule, regulation, covenant, or agreement, the more restrictive provision shall govern the wind energy conversion system. (Act 2014-191, p. 582, §8.)
AL Code § 45-28-260.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 26 - Zoning and Planning.|Part 1 - Wind Energy and Conversion Systems.|Section 45-28-260.08 - Jurisdiction and Regulation of Public Service Commission.

Section 45-28-260.08Jurisdiction and regulation of Public Service Commission.  To the extent that any applicant or owner of a wind energy conversion system undertakes business activities that cause it to be a utility or a commission non-jurisdictional electric supplier, the applicant or owner shall be subject to the jurisdiction and regulation of the Alabama Public Service Commission in the same manner and to the same extent as any other utility or commission non-jurisdictional electric supplier. (Act 2014-191, p. 582, §9.)
AL Code § 45-28A-30.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 3 - Atalla.|Part 1 - Education.|Section 45-28A-30.01 - Board of Education - Expense Allowance.

Section 45-28A-30.01Board of education - Expense allowance. Each member of the Attalla City Board of Education shall receive an expense allowance in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300) per month. This expense allowance shall be in addition to any other compensation provided by law. (Act 2000-580, p. 1067, §1.)
AL Code § 45-28A-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 3 - Atalla.|Part 2 - Utilities.|Section 45-28A-31 - Attalla Waterworks Board - Compensation.

Section 45-28A-31Attalla Waterworks Board - Compensation. The Chair of the Attalla Waterworks Board shall be entitled to compensation in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300) per month. The board members of the Attalla Waterworks Board shall be entitled to compensation in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200) per month. (Act 2001-649, p. 1343, §1.)
AL Code § 45-28A-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 1 - Board of Commissioners.|Section 45-28A-40 - Compensation.

Section 45-28A-40Compensation. Effective at the expiration of the present term of office of the municipal board of commissioners, the salary of the mayor or chair of the board of commissioners shall be thirty-two thousand one hundred dollars ($32,100) per annum and the salary of each associate commissioner shall be twenty-eight thousand eight hundred ninety dollars ($28,890) per annum. Beginning in 1983 and ending in 1985, there shall be a seven percent annual increase in salary for such commissioners. This salary shall be in lieu of all salaries, expense allowances, emoluments, or other types of compensation heretofore granted; provided, however, that in addition to the salary provided by this section such members shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual expense incurred by them in performance of their official duties. The salaries herein provided shall be paid out of the city treasury in equal weekly installments at the end of each week. (Act 1978, No. 63, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 1750, §1; Act 81-1078, p. 329, §1.)
AL Code § 45-28A-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 4 - Utilities.|Section 45-28A-43 - Compensation.

Section 45-28A-43Compensation. In Etowah County, the chair and board members of the Gadsden Water Works and Sewer Board are hereby entitled to expense allowances to be paid as follows: The chair of the board shall receive one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per month; the members of the board shall receive a per diem allowance of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each day on which the board meets. The expense allowances provided herein shall be in lieu of all other compensation or expense allowance heretofore provided by law. (Act 80-386, p. 543, §1.)
AL Code § 45-28A-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Glencoe.|Part 1 - Alcoholic Beverages|Section 45-28A-50 - Regulation of Sale and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages on Sunday.

Section 45-28A-50Regulation of sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on Sunday. (a) This section shall apply only to the City of Glencoe in Etowah and Calhoun Counties. (b) The voters of the City of Glencoe may authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages within the city on Sunday by an election pursuant to this section, in the following manner: The governing body of the City of Glencoe, by resolution, may call an election for the city to determine the sentiment of the voters of the city residing within the corporate limits, as to whether or not alcoholic beverages can be legally sold or distributed on Sunday within the city. (c) On the ballot to be used for such election, the question shall be in the following form: "Do you favor the legal sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages within the City of Glencoe on Sunday subject to regulation by the City Council? Yes ___ No ___." (d) The election shall be held and the officers appointed to hold the election in the manner provided by law for holding other city elections, and the returns thereof tabulated and results certified as provided by law for municipal elections. Any Sunday sales election shall be held as provided in this section as a special election or at any subsequent city election following the date of the resolution. (e) Notice of the election shall be given by the city council of the city by publication or by posting the notice at the city hall apprising the voters of the city, at least three weeks before the date of the election, that an election shall be held to determine whether alcoholic beverages may be sold on Sunday. The cost of the election shall be paid out of the general fund of the city. (f) Only qualified voters of the city may vote in the election. If a majority of the voters voting in the city election vote "Yes," alcoholic beverages can be legally sold or dispensed within the corporate limits of the city on Sunday by licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the city. The city council may enact, by ordinance, any policies it deems appropriate to regulate any aspect of Sunday alcoholic beverage sales. (g) The provisions of this section are cumulative and supplemental to the present power and authority of the City of Glencoe and is not intended to, nor shall it be interpreted so as to, repeal any existing power or authority of the City of Glencoe now permitted under the general laws of the state, or under any local or special act of the Legislature. (Act 2016-374, §§1, 2, 3.)
AL Code § 45-28A-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 7 - Rainbow City;|Part 1 - Mayor.|Section 45-28A-70 - Full-Time Position; Compensation.

Section 45-28A-70Full-time position; compensation. Beginning with the term of office commencing on October 6, 1992, the office of Mayor of Rainbow City in Etowah County shall be full-time. Prior to that date, the City Council of Rainbow City shall establish the amount of compensation to be received by the mayor. (Act 92-477, p. 951, §1.)
AL Code § 45-28A-71 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 7 - Rainbow City;|Part 2 - Utilities.|Section 45-28A-71 - Compensation of Chair and Board Members.

Section 45-28A-71Compensation of chair and board members. (a) There is hereby established a monthly compensation schedule for the chair and two board members of the Rainbow City Gas, Water, and Sewer Board in Etowah County, to be paid as follows: The chair of the board shall receive three hundred dollars ($300) per month; the two board members shall receive one hundred fifty dollars ($150), each, per month. (b) The Chair of the Rainbow City Utilities Board shall be entitled to additional compensation in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200) per month. The board members of the Rainbow City Utilities Board shall be entitled to additional compensation in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per month. (Acts 1973, No. 430, p. 624, §1; Act 79-594, p. 1056, §1; Act 2001-385, p. 492, §1.)
AL Code § 45-29-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 1 - Chair.|Section 45-29-70 - Compensation.

Section 45-29-70Compensation. In Fayette County, the salary of the Chair of the County Commission of Fayette County shall be nineteen thousand six hundred dollars ($19,600) annually, which shall be paid in the same manner and at the same time as other county employees. The salary provided in this section shall be in lieu of any other salary provided for by general or local law. (Act 2000-412, p. 767, §1.)
AL Code § 45-29-71 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 2 - Organization.|Section 45-29-71 - Applicability.

Section 45-29-71Applicability. This part shall be operative only in Fayette County. (Act 93-611, p. 999, §1.)
AL Code § 45-29-71.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 29 - Fayette County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 2 - Organization.|Section 45-29-71.01 - Organization and Composition.

Section 45-29-71.01Organization and composition. The organization and composition of the County Commission of Fayette County is altered to comply with this part. The governing body of Fayette County shall continue to be known as the County Commission of Fayette County and shall have and exercise all powers, duties, limitations, and responsibilities conferred upon it by the general laws of Alabama relating to county commissions. For the purpose of transacting official business, a quorum shall consist of the chair and three commissioners. (Act 93-611, p. 999, §2.)