Title 45

Effective September 1, 1999, a special transaction fee of two dollars ($2) shall be paid to and collected at the discretion of the judge of probate with respect to every transaction occurring in, or under the jurisdiction of the judge of probate with exception of drivers licenses…

Effective September 1, 1999, a special transaction fee of five dollars ($5) shall be paid to and collected by its judge of probate with respect to the celebration of the rites of marriage as performed by the judge of probate. This amount shall be in addition to all other costs an…

The fees collected pursuant to this division shall be controlled by the sole discretion of the judge of probate and shall be audited by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The expenditures shall be open to the public on a continuous basis. (Act 99-424, p. 753, §11.)

(a) The Probate Judge of Conecuh County shall not record any instrument conveying the title to real property unless the body of the instrument is endorsed with a printed, typewritten, or stamped mailing address of the grantor and the grantee. (b) This section shall be supplementa…

This article shall only apply in Conecuh County. (Act 2005-118, p. 196, §1.)

(a) The Conecuh County Reservoir Management Area Authority is created, and may incorporate under the general laws of this state as a public corporation and political subdivision of the State of Alabama for the purpose of developing that part of Murder Creek and its tributaries an…

The board may issue interest-bearing revenue bonds and notes payable solely out of the revenues of the authority or out of the revenues of any particular facilities and other property of the authority, without regard to the specific facilities and other property with respect to w…

Bonds and notes of the authority shall constitute negotiable instruments and may be secured by a pledge of the revenues from which they are payable, by contracts binding the authority for the proper application of its revenues and the proceeds of such bonds and notes and by a non…

The board may provide for constructive notice of any statutory mortgage lien, authorize and make provisions respecting the assumption by the authority of obligations respecting facilities and other property acquired by the authority; provide for the use of the proceeds of bonds a…

The Conecuh County Commission and the municipalities located within Conecuh County may contribute money to the authority, without the necessity of an election and with or without consideration therefor. Money held by the authority, its property, income, revenues, and the income f…

(a) The board shall have zoning power within the boundaries of the management area. (b) The board may exercise the power of eminent domain. (c) The board may regulate on-site sewage systems within the boundaries of the management area. (Act 2005-118, p. 196, §7.)

The authority shall be exempt from regulation and supervision by the Public Service Commission and the state Department of Finance. The authority may use public roads in the state. (Act 2005-118, p. 196, §8.)

(a) This article shall not be interpreted to grant the authority any power to levy any tax. (b) Any provisions of this article to the contrary notwithstanding, any act taken by the Conecuh Count Reservoir Management Area Authority may be vetoed by a majority vote of the Conecuh C…

The board may enter into contracts with and accept grants from any other authority organized pursuant to the laws of this state or federal laws. Contracts with or grants from another authority, including, but not limited to, any authority authorized to issue general obligation bo…

(a) Conecuh County is divided into five school board districts to be designated School Board District No. 1, School Board District No. 2, School Board District No. 3, School Board District No. 4, and School Board District No. 5. (b) The five school board districts shall be divide…

In accordance with Section 41-15-1, the Conecuh County Board of Education is authorized to insure school buildings and property in the State Insurance Fund or in an insurance company, whichever, in the opinion of the board, provides the best coverage for the school buildings and …

(a) The members of the Board of Registrars and Board of Equalization of Conecuh County shall be entitled to receive an additional compensation of five dollars ($5) per day to be paid out of the general fund of the county treasury. The amount shall be in addition to any and all ot…

The officers appointed to hold elections in Conecuh County shall each be entitled to twenty-five dollars ($25). The returning officer shall also be entitled to mileage as prescribed in Section 17-8-12. The several claims shall be paid as preferred claims, out of monies in the cou…

(a) Pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 17-6-4, the Conecuh County Commission may establish voting centers by combining voters from two or more precincts in order to create voting centers in order to facilitate voting or reduce costs for elections and may otherwise provide for …

This article shall apply only in Conecuh County. (Acts 1976, No. 708, p. 984, §1.)

As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: “county” means Conecuh County, Alabama; “employee” means any person, including law enforcement officers, not excepted by Section 45-18-120.02, who is employed in the service of Conecuh County or any…

This article shall apply to all officials and employees in the service of the county or any board, agency, or instrumentality thereof except: (1) persons holding elective offices; (2) members of appointive boards, commissions, and committees; (3) all employees of the county board…

All employees to whom this article applies shall be governed by merit system rules and regulations prescribed in or promulgated pursuant to this article, administered by the merit system board, the creation of which is provided for in Section 45-18-120.04. Present such employees …

(a) There is created the Merit System Board of Conecuh County, appointed by the Conecuh County Commission. The members of the merit system board serving on May 19, 2004, shall serve until the first meeting of the county commission after the general election in 2004. On that date,…

Each member of the merit system board shall be paid a salary to be set by the Conecuh County Commission. (Acts 1976, No. 708, p. 984, §6.)

The merit system board shall fix the times for its regular meetings; and it may hold special, adjourned, or call meetings at any time. A majority of the members of the merit system board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All meetings of the merit system b…

The merit system board shall keep complete minutes of its meetings and a record of all business transacted by it. Its records, except those which the rules of the merit system board require to be held confidential for reasons of public policy, shall be open for inspection by any …

(a) The merit system board shall have power to: (1) classify the different types of services to be performed in the service of the county; (2) prescribe qualifications, including those of education, training, and experience for the appointees and incumbents of each class; and (3)…

All appointments, other than temporary appointments, shall be probationary for six months from the date of appointment. A probationary employee may be discharged by his or her appointing authority at his or her or its pleasure at any time before the expiration of six months from …

An appointing authority, shall have authority to suspend without pay a merit employee for any personal misconduct, or fact, affecting or concerning his or her fitness or ability to perform his or her duties in the public interest. In the event a merit employee is suspended withou…

(a) The govening body of the county, any member of the govening body, or the head of any department or office can remove, discharge, or demote any merit employee who is directly under such governing body, member thereof, or department head, provided that within five days a report…

No employee shall make, solicit, or receive any assessment, donation, subscription, or contribution for any political purpose whatsoever, or be a member of a committee or an officer of a political party, or take any part in its management or affairs except to exercise his or her …

The compensation and all other expenses of the merit system board arising under this article shall be paid from funds of the county on the claims of the merit system board in the same manner as other county salaries and expenses are paid. Such claims of the merit system board sha…

Any merit employee who willfully violates any of the provisions of this article, or any rule or regulation issued in pursuance hereof, shall be dismissed from service under the system and shall not be reappointed or reemployed for two years. (Acts 1976, No. 708, p. 984, §15.)

(a) The Conecuh County Board of Health shall designate the services rendered by the county health department for which fees may be charged and shall set the fee to be charged for each service. Any fees to be charged under the authority of this section by the county health departm…

(a) The Sheriff of Conecuh County, or the authorized agents of the sheriff, may operate a jail store and a telephone system for prisoners within the confines of the county jail. The jail store and telephone system shall be operated to serve the needs of the jail population. (b)(l…

(a) In Conecuh 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) Any and all monies…

In Conecuh County, the members of the board of equalization shall be entitled to receive additional compensation of ten dollars ($10) per day to be paid out of the general fund of the county treasury. This amount shall be in addition to any and all other amounts provided for by l…

(a) This section shall apply only in Conecuh County. (b) The purpose of this section is to conserve revenue and promote the public convenience in the county by consolidating the office of tax assessor and the office of tax collector into one county office designated as the office…

(a) There is levied in Conecuh County, in addition to all other taxes now imposed by law, a privilege or license tax paralleling the state tax on the businesses of renting rooms, lodging, or accommodations to transients as provided for in Chapter 26, Title 40, hereinafter referre…

The tax levied under this part shall be paid to and collected by the county or the collection agency from time to time designated in writing by the governing body of the county to serve in such capacity for and on behalf of the county (the county or any such collection agency, as…

The tax levied under this part, except as otherwise provided, shall be due and payable in monthly installments on or before the twentieth day of the month next succeeding the month in which the tax accrues. On or before the twentieth day in each month after June 1, 1998, every pe…

Any person, corporation, partnership, firm, limited liability company, association, proprietorship, or other entity taxable under this part having a cash and credit business may report such cash business, and the taxpayer shall thereafter include in each monthly report all credit…

On or before 30 days after the end of the tax year, each person, corporation, partnership, firm, limited liability company, association, proprietorship, or other entity liable for the payment of a privilege tax as levied by this part shall make a return showing the gross proceeds…

It shall be the duty of every person, corporation, partnership, firm, limited liability company, association, proprietorship, or other entity engaged in or continuing within the county any business taxed hereunder to keep and preserve suitable records of the gross proceeds of suc…

The monthly reports herein required to be made are not required to be made on oath, but wherever in this part any report is required to be sworn to, the same shall be sworn to by the taxpayer or his or her agent before some officer authorized to administer oaths; and any false st…