Title 45 — Title 45

(a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Baldwin County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Baldwin 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 applicab…

the County Superintendent of Education. (a) The Baldwin County Board of Education is hereby authorized to expend public school funds for supplies and equipment to be used in the office of the county superintendent of education over and beyond the supplies and equipment furnished …

Each member of the Baldwin County Board of Education, in addition to any other compensation provided by law, shall receive the same mileage reimbursement as paid to employees of the Baldwin County Board of Education for actual mileage to and from official meetings of the board. H…

Education; Transfer of Rights, Titles, and Interests. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The magnitude and patterns of the historical and projected increases of population in Baldwin County, Alabama, continue to create significant needs for the acquisition,…

Redrawing of Districts Upon Establishment of New City School System Within County. (a)(1) As the terms of the members of the Baldwin County Board of Education expire, subsequent board members shall be elected by only those qualified electors of the county who reside outside of th…

(a) The boundary between Mobile County and Baldwin County is hereby defined as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point at the three mile limit in the Gulf of Mexico, said point designated by Alabama State Coordinates, North 53,249.34, East 330,549.12; thence on a grid bearing and d…

In Baldwin County, in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowance provided for by law, there may be paid to each member of the board of registrars a county expense allowance in the amount of forty dollars ($40) per day. The amount paid under this sec…

The Baldwin County Commission, by resolution duly adopted, may authorize the members of the Baldwin County Board of Registrars to be covered under the county health insurance program and may pay the full cost of the county’s share of the cost to the same extent as it pays for a f…

In Baldwin County, each poll worker shall receive compensation payable out of the general fund of the county as set by the county commission from time to time. The compensation shall be in lieu of any and all prior or subsequent compensation provided by local law. History: (Act 8…

In Baldwin County, election officials who work at polling places are hereby entitled to an additional per diem allowance in such an amount as will, together with any amount paid by the state, make the total paid to such officials thirty dollars ($30) for each day they work at the…

In addition to the authority granted in Chapter 46 of Title 11 and Article 1, commencing with Section 17-6-1, of Chapter 6 of Title 17, the Baldwin County Commission or any Baldwin County municipal governing body may designate any fire station whose fire department receives any p…

The purpose of this article is to establish a Baldwin County personnel merit system in order to maintain high quality employee conduct, integrity, and concern for the public interest. History: (Act 95-581, p. 1226, §1.)

As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. The sheriff, judge of probate, revenue commissioner, the county commission, or the county administrator authorized by the county commission to act in its behalf. (2) APPOINTE…

There is established a merit based personnel system for Baldwin County. This system is based on the following principles: (1) The recruitment, selection, and advancement of employees based on their seniority, education, demonstrated job performance, knowledge, and skills, includi…

All county employees shall be hired, retained, disciplined, and dismissed based on rules, policies, and procedures adopted to implement this article. This personnel system shall apply to all employees except the following: (1) Elected officials. (2) Members of appointed boards an…

All classified county employees who have successfully completed a probationary period with the county shall not be separated from county employment without the minimum of a hearing with the employees’ department head and the personnel director if requested by the employee. Histor…

The county commission shall establish a personnel system for Baldwin County and create a personnel department. The county commission shall adopt all rules, policies, and procedures necessary for the creation and operation of the department. History: (Act 95-581, p. 1226, §6.)

The personnel department shall assist the county commission in the establishment and implementation of a merit-based personnel system. The county commission shall fund the personnel department adequately for the department to carry out its tasks and duties including necessary and…

The personnel department shall promulgate all rules, policies, and procedures necessary to implement this article after consultation with the county commission and subject to the approval of the county commission. All rules, policies, and procedures shall be submitted to the coun…

(a) There shall be established the Baldwin County Personnel Appeals Board. The board shall hear all appeals from final action as requested by an affected employee. (b) The Baldwin County Personnel Appeals Board shall be composed of five persons who are residents of the county. Th…

(a) A classified employee shall have the right to appeal any disciplinary action taken against him or her. An employee on probationary status shall not have that right unless the employee had permanent status in some other position at the time of appointment to the probationary p…

(a) Each appointing authority and department head is authorized to hire employees to fill approved vacancies as established by the county commission. All classified employees and temporary employees shall be hired from a certified register provided by the personnel department of …

All existing employees of Baldwin County who have successfully completed a probationary period on July 31, 1995, as currently provided shall be classified employees except employees designated in appointed employee positions as provided in this article. History: (Act 95-581, p. 1…

One appointed employee position may be filled by the judge of probate which position shall be designated chief clerk. Two appointed employee positions may be filled by the revenue commissioner which positions shall be designated chief clerk of collections and chief appraiser. Thr…

This article shall not affect the power of the county commission to contract for professional services or services not performed by a county employee on a regular basis. History: (Act 95-581, p. 1226, §14.)

It is the intent of the Legislature that the personnel system, appeals processes, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations herein established shall comply with and be construed to be in pari materia with orders of the Circuit Court of Baldwin County in that certain litigation…

The provisions of this article providing for the hiring of county employees from certified registers shall become operative 90 days from July 31, 1995. History: (Act 95-581, p. 1226, §17.)

In Baldwin County, the county or any municipality or any of its respective agents, contractors, agencies, or departments may access property using privately owned roads for purposes of providing emergency services and debris cleanup when the Governor declares a state of emergency…

(a) The County Commission of Baldwin County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide for the protection of forests from fire, insects, disease, beavers, and other pests in Baldwin County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s forest protection program in the…

The Baldwin County Commission is hereby authorized to appropriate the combined sum of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) each year to the Baldwin County civil air patrol, the Daphne Search and Rescue Squad and/or the Hub City Search and Rescue Squad for the purpose of as…

(a) This section shall apply to voluntary nonprofit search and rescue units or squads which are operated as a public service for the benefit of the citizens of Baldwin County. It is declared that those search and rescue squads are quasi- public entities that are entitled to recei…

(a) This section shall only apply in Baldwin County. (b) Each volunteer fire department and each rescue squad organized as a nonprofit corporation under Chapter 3 of Title 10A, or receiving ad valorem tax revenue pursuant to Section 45-2-242, shall keep correct and complete books…

(a) The Baldwin County Commission may establish a fund known as the “Baldwin County Employees Fund.” The purpose of the fund shall be to account for the receipt and expenditure of funds derived from sales from vending machines and pay telephones located in all county buildings an…

(a) This section shall apply only in Baldwin County. The governing body of Baldwin County may appropriate out of any moneys in the county treasury not otherwise appropriated, and expend not more than the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per fiscal year for any purpos…

Sheriff. (a) The Baldwin County Revenue Commissioner, Judge of Probate of Baldwin County, and Sheriff of Baldwin County shall not be assessed any monetary loss, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year, arising or caused by error if the mistake or omission was made i…

(a) This section shall apply only to Baldwin County, Alabama. (b) As used in this section, the term “clays, sand clays, and other materials” means all soils and fill materials exhibiting red, pink, yellow and brown, or both, characteristics, including, but not limited to, Blakely…

(a) The Board of Health of Baldwin County may annually fix a schedule of fees which shall cover the actual cost or a portion thereof involved in the performance of services rendered, pursuant to the duties, functions, and programs required by law or by regulation or of the county…

For the purposes of this subpart, unless otherwise indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) “Medically indigent person” means any natural person who is a resident of Baldwin County and who is ill, injured, and suffe…

At the determination of the county commission, there may be hereby established the Baldwin County Indigent Care Board, hereinafter referred to as the board, whose composition and duties shall be as follows: (1) The county commission may appoint a Baldwin County Indigent Care Boar…

The board shall receive into its account or accounts funds received or collected by Baldwin County under the provisions of subdivision (5) of Section 45-2-245, providing for a revenue source within Baldwin County; provided, that such taxes or other funds shall be used exclusively…

Pursuant to the authorization contained in Section 22-27-3, the Baldwin County Commission is authorized by this section to grant an exemption from the county mandatory solid waste collection program fee for any household whose total income does not exceed 75 percent of the federa…

(a) This section shall apply only within the unincorporated areas of Baldwin County. (b)(1) In the unincorporated areas of Baldwin County, the county commission may regulate and shall have exclusive zoning authority to regulate billboards, including, but not limited to, the size …

Variances; Appeals. (a) This section shall apply only within the unincorporated areas of Baldwin County. (b)(1) In the unincorporated areas of Baldwin County, the county commission may regulate and shall have exclusive zoning authority to regulate billboards, including, but not l…

(a) Signs, markers, and advertising, pertaining to political campaigns, on the rights- of-way of state and county controlled highways are prohibited in Baldwin County except those official signs or markers placed thereon by the State Department of Transportation or by Baldwin Cou…

Compensation. (a) Any special, local, or general law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Baldwin County governing body, upon adoption of a resolution, is authorized to employ, supervise, and direct highway personnel necessary to construct, maintain, and repair public roads, brid…

(a) In Baldwin County, all motor vehicle wreckers shall be placed upon a rotation system to be devised by the Alabama State Department of Public Safety to be used in calling wreckers to the scene of motor vehicle wrecks or where a motor vehicle is disable. Provided, however, that…

There is hereby established the Baldwin County Legislative Office. The County Commission of Baldwin County shall provide office space, office furniture, office equipment, telephone service, and accommodation for the members of the legislative delegation from the county. The perso…

The Legislature finds that nudity, sexual conduct, and the depiction or simulation thereof in conjunction with the furnishing of alcoholic beverages in public places is contrary to the safety, health, and morals of the inhabitants of Baldwin County, Alabama, and is desirous of pr…