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AL Code § 45-37-121.17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-37-121.17 - Promotions.

Section 45-37-121.17Promotions. With the discretion of the director of personnel, vacancies in positions shall be filled, in so far as practicable by promotion from among employees holding positions in the classified service. Promotions shall be based upon merit and competition and upon the superior qualifications of the person promoted as shown by his or her records of efficiency. Upon receipt of a requisition for certification from an appointing authority, the director shall thereupon certify, to the appointing authority, the names of the three ranking eligibles from the most appropriate register, and, if more than one vacancy is to be filled, the name of one additional eligible for each additional vacancy. When the vacancy for which the appointing authority has requested a list of eligibles is that of a department head, the director shall certify to the appointing authority, for its selection, the names of six qualified candidates who apply, unless the appointing authority shall have requested the names of the three ranking eligibles only. However, in case of a vacancy in a position which requires peculiar and particular training and experience which, in the judgment of the board, may be properly acquired in the office or department in which the vacancy exists but not elsewhere, and it can be shown to the satisfaction of the board that there is in such office of department an employee who was regularly appointed and who is serving in a lower or different class or position following regular appointment, and whose familiarity with the duties of the position vacant and whose ascertained merit in performing or assisting in such work make it desirable for the best interests of the service to suspend competition, the board may, after a public hearing, approve the promotion of such employee, either without examination or with such tests or evidence of fitness as the board may see fit to require. Notice of the public hearing held under this section shall be given by mailing or delivering a copy of the notice to each governing body or appointing authority or department head affected, and by posting a copy of the notice publicly in the office of the board for at least three days prior to the hearing. All such cases shall be fully set forth in the minutes of the board. No suspension of competition for promotion authorized under this section shall be general in its application to such place or position and all such cases of suspension with the reasons for such action in each case shall be reported to the citizens supervisory commission at its next regular meeting. When promotional examinations are given, all employees who attain a passing grade shall have added to that grade one point for each year of service up to and including 20 years, irrespective of whether such service is continuous or not. (Acts 1945, No. 248, p. 376, §20; Acts 1977, No. 684, p. 1183, §2; Act 87-815, p. 1626, §2.)
AL Code § 45-37-121.18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-37-121.18 - Transfers and Reinstatements.

Section 45-37-121.18Transfers and reinstatements. An appointing authority may, at any time, assign a classified employee under his or her jurisdiction from one position to another in the same class. Any classified employee, holding permanent status, may be transferred from one department to a position in the same class in another department or government, provided that the director has authorized the transfer and has received the consent of both appointing authorities concerned. Any person now or hereafter holding permanent status as an employee of the State of Alabama under the provisions of any present or future merit system or civil service law or any person now or hereafter holding permanent status in a position in the competitive classified service of the federal government, may be appointed by an appointing authority without examination to a position in the same or a similar class in the classified service herein set up, provided that any such appointment shall be recommended by the director to the board, and approved by the board. Upon the recommendation of the personnel director, the board is authorized by reason of the previous experience of the employee, to fix the beginning salary of such employee at an amount greater than the minimum but not exceeding maximum salary applicable to the grade or class of the position to which the employee is appointed. Former employees, who have earned permanent status and who have been separated from the service without fault or delinquency on their part, may within two years following their separation apply to the director to have their name entered on the eligible list for reemployment in positions of the same class or grade as formerly held. The director shall submit his or her recommendations to the board whose decision shall be final. No promotion, transfer, or reinstatement shall be made from a position in one class to a position in another class nor shall a person be transferred to or reinstated in a position for original entrance to which there is required by this part or the rules and regulations thereunder, an examination involving essential tests or qualifications different from or higher than those required for original entrance to the position held by such person except that such person takes and successfully passes such examinations as are prescribed by the director and approved by the board. (Acts 1945, No. 248, p. 376, §21.)
AL Code § 45-37-121.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-37-121.22 - Political Activities Prohibited.

Section 45-37-121.22Political activities prohibited. No person shall be appointed or promoted to, or demoted or dismissed from any position, or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to employment because of his or her political or religious opinions or affiliations or his or her race. No person shall seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position. No person 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, 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 and no member of the board 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. No employee shall be a member of any national, state, or local committee of a political party, or an officer of a partisan political club, or 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. Any officer or employee under the jurisdiction of this section who violates any of the foregoing provisions of this section shall forfeit his or her office or position. Provided that nothing in this section shall be construed so as to deny the right of a public servant to petition his or her city, county, state, or national government. (Acts 1945, No. 248, p. 376, §25; Acts 1967, No. 591, p. 1366, §5.)
AL Code § 45-37-121.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-37-121.23 - Penalties.

Section 45-37-121.23Penalties. Any person found guilty of doing any act herein declared to be a misdemeanor shall be punished as provided by law. (Acts 1945, No. 248, p. 376, §26.)
AL Code § 45-37-121.24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-37-121.24 - Effective Dates.

Section 45-37-121.24Effective dates. The civil service system existing on July 6, 1945, in any county to which this part shall become applicable upon its passage, shall be continued in force and effect under the terms and provisions of this part, without any change in the rights, privileges, duties, benefits, or liabilities upon the part of any person or body, except to the extent that the terms and provisions of this part make such change. In other words, such previously existing civil service system shall be absorbed and continued into the civil service system provided by this part, with no changes of any kind to be made except to the extent that this part differs in its provisions from the provisions of such previously existing civil service system. As respects the county board of health and the board of registrars, which, in the only county to which this part shall be applicable forthwith upon its passage, have not heretofore been subject to a civil service system, there shall be allowed a period of six months in which to organize and prepare for the administration of the personnel system herein provided for the boards, and during such period of six months the employees and appointees of such boards shall continue in all respects under and subject to the laws to which they are subject on July 6, 1945. When any county or municipality or appointing authority hereafter becomes subject to this part, a period of six months shall be allowed in which to organize and prepare for the administration of the personnel system herein provided for, and during such period of six months the employees of such county, municipality, or appointing authority shall continue in all respects under and subject to the laws which they are subject to at the time such county, municipality, or appointing authority becomes subject hereto. (Acts 1945, No. 248, p. 376, §29.)
AL Code § 45-37-121.25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 2 - Civil Service System.|Section 45-37-121.25 - Exempt Executive Service.

Section 45-37-121.25Exempt executive service. (a) The classification of exempt executive service for Class I municipalities is hereby created. The board shall have authority to designate or create positions in the exempt executive service upon recommendation or request of the appointing authority of any Class I municipality. Such positions shall be created or designated for primary policy determining positions such as department heads and their chief deputies. Persons employed in the exempt executive service shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority, at a rate of compensation and benefits set by the appointing authority. Such persons shall have no right of appeal to the board and no property interest in any exempt job. In the event that an employee of the classified service is appointed to the exempt executive service, such employee shall have the option to return to the classified service at any expiration or termination of the exempt appointment, at the same job classification from which such employee was appointed. Exempt executive service employees shall be members of any pension system available for employees in the department they serve unless the exempt person elects in writing to forfeit such participation. No person currently in the classified service shall be designated as in the exempt executive service unless such person voluntarily elects exempt status with the approval of the board and the appointing authority. (b) Any law or regulation in conflict with this section is hereby repealed or modified to the extent of such conflict. (Act 89-805, p. 1605, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-122 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 3 - County Manager.|Section 45-37-122 - Applicability.

Section 45-37-122Applicability. This part shall apply only to Jefferson County. (Act 2009-662, p. 2029, §1; Act 2011-69, p. 176, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-122.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 3 - County Manager.|Section 45-37-122.01 - Authority to Employ County Manager.

Section 45-37-122.01Authority to employ county manager. The Jefferson County Commission, by a four-fifths vote, shall employ an at-will county manager to serve as the chief executive officer of the county only in compliance with the requirements set out in this part. (Act 2009-662, p. 2029, §2; Act 2011-69, p. 176, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-122.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 3 - County Manager.|Section 45-37-122.02 - Vacancies.

Section 45-37-122.02Vacancies. (a) At any time there is a vacancy in the office of county manager, the county commission shall begin a national search for a qualified county manager by retaining a national search firm that specializes in the recruitment of either or both of the following: (1) city or county managers; (2) corporate or nonprofit executives. The hiring of a county manager shall conform with the antidiscrimination policies of the Jefferson County Personnel Board and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (b) The search firm, after reviewing applications and conducting interviews, shall submit to the county commission the names of no less than three finalist applicants for additional interview and selection by the county commission. (c) The county commission may only hire a county manager upon a four-fifths vote of the county commission. The county manager shall be exempt from the county merit system. (Act 2009-662, p. 2029, §3; Act 2011-69, p. 176, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-122.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 3 - County Manager.|Section 45-37-122.03 - Qualifications; Compensation; Political Activity; Bond.

Section 45-37-122.03Qualifications; compensation; political activity; bond. (a) The county commission shall establish the qualifications of the county manager. The Jefferson County Personnel Board, at the direction of the county commission, may assist in establishing the qualifications. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the county manager shall possess a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, or a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited United States college or university or, in the alternative, a minimum of 10 years aggregate experience as the chief operating officer or chief executive officer of a public or private organization. The position of county manager shall be full-time in the service of Jefferson County. (b) The annual salary of the county manager shall be set by the county commission at an amount at least equal to the median salary for a county manager of similar-sized counties in the southeastern United States. (c) The county manager may not be a candidate for election and may engage in political activity on behalf of a candidate for election in any election within Jefferson County only as permitted in Section 17-1-4. (d) The county manager, before entering the discharge of his or her duties, shall execute a nonrecourse bond with a solvent surety company licensed to do business in the county in an amount to be approved by the county commissioners, but no less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) payable to the county, conditioned on the faithful performance of his or her duties. The bond shall be secure against corruption, malfeasance, misappropriation, or unlawful expenditures. The cost of the bond shall be paid by the county. The bond shall be delivered to the county commission within five days of the county manager’s assuming his or her duties and, upon receipt, shall be filed by the commission clerk with the Probate Court of Jefferson County. (e) The county commission may pay travel expenses related to the recruitment of a county manager and pay relocation expenses. (f) The county manager may participate in any of the county’s benefit plans offered to full-time county employees. (Act 2009-662, p. 2029, §4; Act 2011-69, p. 176, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-122.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 3 - County Manager.|Section 45-37-122.04 - Termination; Acting County Manager.

Section 45-37-122.04Termination; acting county manager. (a) A county manager may be terminated only upon a vote of four-fifths of the county commission. In the event the termination is made without cause, the county may provide the county manager with a severance package. The county commission may not provide a severance package to a county manager terminated for cause, as referenced in Section 45-37-122.05. (b) Upon the termination of the employment of a county manager, the county commission shall begin a search for a new manager by hiring a national search firm that meets the qualifications set forth in subsection (a) of Section 45-37-122.02 within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 90 days. (c) In the case of vacancy, temporary absence, or disability in the office of the county manager, the county commission by a four-fifths vote shall appoint an acting county manager, who shall be a non-merit system employee entitled to the same expense reimbursements and employment benefits as a county manager as set forth in this part. The acting county manager shall serve until the end of the temporary absence, removal of the disability, or until a successor has been appointed by the county commission. The acting county manager may not serve a term longer than 12 months. If, at the end of the 12-month period, the county commission has not hired a permanent county manager, the county commission shall hire a new acting county manager. The new acting county manager may not previously have held the position of acting county manager in Jefferson County. (Act 2009-662, p. 2029, §5; Act 2011-69, p. 176, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-122.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 3 - County Manager.|Section 45-37-122.05 - Removal for Cause.

Section 45-37-122.05Removal for cause. (a) For purposes of this part, cause includes any of the following reasons: (1) The county manager was at the time of his or her appointment or has since become ineligible to hold office because the county manager failed to meet the minimum qualifications set forth under this part or set by the commission. (2) Malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office. (3) Conviction of a felony crime or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. (4) Failure to perform his or her duties as provided by this part in an honorable, competent, and reasonably efficient manner. (5) He or she becomes morally, physically, or mentally unfit to act in behalf of the county. (b) The county manager may only be removed by a vote of no less than four-fifths of the county commissioners. If the county manager is removed for cause, he or she shall forfeit any further compensation. (Act 2009-662, p. 2029, §6; Act 2011-69, p. 176, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-122.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 3 - County Manager.|Section 45-37-122.07 - Employment Rules.

Section 45-37-122.07Employment rules. The county commission, by a four-fifths vote, has the option to use the county personnel board or to separately promulgate rules that conform to antidiscrimination policies of the Jefferson County Personnel Board or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or both. (Act 2009-662, p. 2029, §8; Act 2011-69, p. 176, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-122.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 3 - County Manager.|Section 45-37-122.08 - Initial County Manager; Search Process.

Section 45-37-122.08Initial county manager; search process. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the county commission shall make an offer to a candidate for the county’s initial county manager position by June 1, 2011. Should the commission be unable to elect the initial county manager with a four-fifth’s vote or otherwise be unable to hire one of the finalists as the initial county manager, the county commission may request a new list of finalists from the search firm it retained or may begin a new search process by hiring another search firm that meets the qualifications set forth in subsection (a) of Section 45-37-122.02. Should the commission begin a new search process, the June 1, 2011, deadline to make an offer shall be extended by 120 days. (Act 2011-69, p. 176, §9.)
AL Code § 45-37-160 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 16 - Government Operations.|Part 1 - Accountability.|Section 45-37-160 - Jefferson County Commission Accountability Act.

Section 45-37-160Jefferson County Commission Accountability Act. (a) This section shall be known as the Jefferson County Commission Accountability Act. (b) No warrants or checks shall be drawn on the county treasury or county depository until the county commission has adopted its annual budget. (c) Every request to issue a warrant or check to be drawn on the county treasury or county depository shall be transmitted to the appropriate county official designated by the county commission for approval. The transmittal shall identify the appropriation item or items from which expenditures are authorized and the amounts to be taken from each item. The issuance of the warrant or check shall not be approved unless in the estimation of the official there is sufficient revenue available in the applicable fund account or accounts to support the expenditure contemplated. (d) Every request to encumber funds for expenditure shall be transmitted to the appropriate county official designated by the county commission for approval. The transmittal shall identify the appropriation item or items from which expenditures are authorized and the amounts to be taken from each item. The encumbrance shall not be approved unless in the estimation of the official there will be sufficient revenue available in the applicable fund account or accounts to support the expenditure. (e) The county commission shall maintain a continuous accounting of the status of the county budget and shall issue a quarterly report to the general public that shall be posted on the county website. (f) Within nine months after August 14, 2009, the county commission shall make available to the public on an official Jefferson County website all of the following information: (1) All official budgets adopted by the county commission within 45 days of adoption. (2) All financial audits and compliance audits from the three most recently completed years. (3) A quarterly listing of all active contracts, including leases, scope of the contracts and leases, monetary value of contracts and leases, and the names and addresses of all awardees or lessors. (4) The official meeting agenda of all county commission meetings and committee meetings which shall be listed within two business days prior to any meeting. (5) The official minutes of the proceedings of the county commission meetings and committee meetings which shall be made available within two business days of their adoption.  (Act 2009-812, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 2528, §§ 1-6.)