Title 45 — Title 45

(a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Coffee County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Coffee County prior local laws that were amended or affected by a local law enacted after 1978. (b) It is the purpose of this chapter to state current applicable…

In Coffee County, in lieu of any and all other expense allowances of any nature whatsoever heretofore authorized, each member of the county board of education shall be entitled to receive a total expense allowance of two hundred dollars ($200) per month. Such expense allowance sh…

In Coffee County, each election officer shall be entitled to a local supplement so that the total compensation of each election officer shall be fifty dollars ($50) per day. The amount of any local supplement shall be in addition to the mileage provided to election officers pursu…

(a) In Coffee County, an election officer who works at polling places shall receive an additional expense allowance in an amount which, together with any amount paid by the state pursuant to Section 17-6-13, will make the total paid to each clerk one hundred dollars ($100) per da…

In addition to all other authority now vested in the Coffee County Commission, the Coffee County Commission shall set the necessary policies and priorities for the construction, maintenance, and repair of all public roads, county highways, bridges, ferries, and public facilities …

The Coffee County Commission or any succeeding county governing body performing the functions of the county governing body in the county, shall appoint and employ a county engineer, who shall be a thoroughly qualified and competent professional engineer not required to be a land …

It shall be the duty of the county engineer, in accordance with policy established by the Coffee County Commission, within the law of the State of Alabama, (1) to employ, supervise, and direct all such assistants as are necessary to properly maintain and construct the public road…

It shall be the duty of the commission to fix, from time to time, in accordance with prevailing economic conditions, the various scales of wages or salaries to be paid for labor necessary in the maintenance and construction of roads, bridges, ferries, and public facilities and th…

The commission shall fix the amount of the salary of the county engineer, payable in equal monthly installments from appropriate road and highway funds. History: (Acts 1973, No. 116, p. 147, §5.)

Before entering upon his or her duties, the county engineer shall make and enter into a surety bond in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000), payable to Coffee County, conditioned for the faithful discharge and performance of his or her duties as such engineer, and for the…

The commission shall furnish the county engineer with an office within the county and all necessary office supplies, equipment, communication, utilities, and with necessary transportation to accomplish his or her duties under this article. History: (Acts 1973, No. 116, p. 147, §7…

The county engineer shall be the custodian of all road machinery and equipment, tools, supplies, and repair parts, owned by Coffee County, and shall be accountable to the Coffee County Commission for the same at all times. The Coffee County Commission shall establish necessary po…

The authority of the county engineer shall be limited to the expenditure of such funds for the purpose of construction, maintenance, or repairs of public roads, bridges, ferries, or any other duties for Coffee County as may be set aside and appropriated by the commission as herei…

County Purchasing Agent. The county engineer shall make written requisition to the county purchasing agent for all materials, machinery, equipment, and necessary supplies needed for the construction, maintenance, or repair of the public roads, bridges, and ferries of Coffee Count…

It shall be the further duty of the county engineer to inspect all materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies, purchased by Coffee County for use on public roads, bridges, and ferries, when the same is delivered, and the same shall neither be accepted nor paid for without its …

In the event an emergency should arise, in which it would be impossible for the commission to employ an engineer, as hereinabove provided for, then, in that event, the commission shall employ a competent road supervisor who need not be an engineer, but, when so employed, he or sh…

The Coffee County Commission shall, within 60 days of July 18, 1973, provide the county engineer with the necessary facilities and budget to fully implement the terms hereof. History: (Acts 1973, No. 116, p. 147, §14.)

This article shall apply to Coffee County. History: (Act 2010-110, §1; 2010-130, §1.)

The Legislature declares that the Coffee County fire departments, emergency medical service squads contracted in writing with the Coffee County Commission, and the Coffee County Volunteer Firefighters Association that receive funds pursuant to this article are organizations which…

(a) There is levied on the owner of each dwelling and commercial building located in Coffee County a fire protection and emergency medical service fee of thirty dollars ($30) per year for each dwelling and commercial building. (b) For the purposes of this article, a dwelling shal…

Enforcement. The fire protection and emergency medical service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced at the same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of the state. In the case of a manufactured home, the fee s…

For the purposes of this article, an eligible fire department shall mean a fire department located in Coffee County outside of the City of Enterprise or the City of Elba which is certified under the Alabama Forestry Commission guidelines and is a member of the Coffee County Volun…

Funds distributed to the Coffee County Volunteer Firefighters Association and to eligible fire departments and emergency medical service squads with a written contract with the Coffee County Commission may only be expended for fire protection and emergency medical services, inclu…

Department. Upon dissolution or abandonment of any eligible fire department or emergency medical service squad and after all lawful indebtedness has been satisfied, any remaining funds derived from this article or any assets purchased with funds derived from this article shall be…

The personnel of the fire departments, emergency medical service squads, and volunteer firefighters association provided for in this article shall not be considered as employees, servants, or agents of the county. The members of the county commission and the officers and employee…

The purpose and use of funds generated by this article are to enable all participating eligible volunteer fire departments in Coffee County to be better equipped and prepared for emergencies in the county and to assist in maintaining and lowering Insurance Services Organization r…

With regard to the collection of the fees levied by this article, including, but not limited to, the application for and granting of exemptions, the Coffee County Commission shall exercise such regulatory control and supervision over and may adopt rules and regulations as may be …

(a) The bridge over White Water Creek on Highway 167 in Coffee County is hereby officially designated “The Clowers Bridge.” (b) The Coffee County Commission is authorized to accept funds from private sources to pay for the preparation and erection of signs designating the bridge.…

In Coffee County, notwithstanding Section 40-12-10, and any other general or local law of this state effective at the expiration of the current term of county license inspector, or when a vacancy occurs in the office, no person shall be appointed to the position of county license…

(a) The term “licensing officer,” as used in this section, shall mean the judge of probate, commissioner of licenses, or other officer charged with the duty of issuing motor vehicle licenses, boat licenses, and business licenses in Coffee County. (b)(1) The licensing officer may …

(a) This section shall only be operative in Coffee County. (b) In Coffee County, if a check given for a license is found to be non-collectible for any reason, the judge of probate will notify the worthless check unit of the district attorney’s office, who shall make a reasonable …

(a) A Sheriff of Coffee County elected or appointed on or after March 8, 2021, shall receive an annual salary of eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000) per year. Except as provided in subsection (b), the salary shall constitute the total compensation payable to the sheriff, and s…

(a) The Sheriff of Coffee County shall receive an expense allowance of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per year, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county as other county employees are paid. The expense allowance shall be in addition to all other…

Proceeds. (a) The Sheriff of Coffee County or the authorized agents of the sheriff may operate a jail store for prisoners within the confines of the county jail. The jail store shall be operated to serve the needs of the jail population. (b)(1) The sheriff shall establish and mai…

(a) In Coffee County, the fee for issuance of a permit to carry a pistol in a vehicle or concealed on or about the person as provided in Section 13A-11-75, shall be twenty dollars ($20), which shall be collected by the sheriff or his or her appointed agent. (b)(1) All fees collec…

(a) The Sheriff of Coffee County may expend funds accruing to the Sheriff’s Work Release Fund for the betterment of law enforcement in Coffee County that is in the interest of the public and in the discharge of the sheriff’s office as the sheriff sees fit. (b)(1) The sheriff shal…

(a) Any municipality within Coffee County may contract with the Sheriff of Coffee County for police services. The contract may include enforcement by the sheriff, or his or her duly commissioned deputies, of all laws within the corporate limits and police jurisdiction of the muni…

In addition to all other compensation and allowances prescribed by general law, each member of the Board of Equalization of Coffee County shall be entitled to an expense allowance of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per month for six months, payable monthly from October through M…

(a) The provisions of this section shall apply to Coffee County. (b) The procedure for redeeming lands for taxes in such county shall be the same as provided in Article 5, commencing with Section 40-10-120, of Chapter 10, Title 40, as amended, except that all such duties as are r…

(a) The annual salary of the Revenue Commissioner of Coffee County holding office effective October 1, 2016, shall be ninety-two thousand, five hundred dollars ($92,500). (b) The annual salary provided in subsection (a) shall continue to be adjusted thereafter as authorized in Ch…

Commissioner Transferred. (a) The provisions of this section shall apply to Coffee County. (b) The procedures for the collection and distribution of sales and use taxes on automotive vehicles, truck trailers, and semi-trailers in Coffee County shall be the same as provided in Art…

(a) The Coffee County Commission is hereby authorized to impose upon every person, firm, or corporation who sells, stores, delivers, uses, or otherwise consumes tobacco or certain tobacco products in Coffee County a county privilege, license, or excise tax in the following amount…