Title 45

(a) The County Commission of Marion County is hereby authorized and empowered to construct and maintain driveways for schools, churches, and church owned cemeteries, located within the county, at county expense. (b) The county commission is further authorized and empowered to con…

(a) All sales or disposal of real property, tangible personal property, equipment, or other items owned by or under the control of the county commission shall be made by free and open competitive sealed bids or at public auction, except that all sales or exchanges of real propert…

In Marion County the offices of the chair and associate members of the county governing body shall be full time and the chair and associate members shall continue to receive the same salary compensation as provided by present local laws pertaining to Marion County. This section s…

Any monies collected from the additional court costs levied by Act 85–933, 1985 Second Special Session (Acts 1985, p. 235), as amended, and Act 85–934, 1985 Second Special Session (Acts 1985, p. 235) and paid to the clerk of the circuit court under the authority of such acts, sha…

In addition to all other costs and charges in circuit, district, and municipal court cases in Marion County, there shall be levied and assessed a court cost of twenty-five dollars ($25) in all cases which are determined by the judge to be domestic violence cases. The clerk of eac…

(a) Any court costs assessed pursuant to Act 720 of the 1978 Regular Session (Acts 1978, p. 1035), in the Twenty-fifth Judicial Circuit, before September 1, 2011, and which were collected after September 1, 2011, pursuant to assessment as provided above for distribution to the pu…

Effective with the term of office beginning in January, 2019, the Judge of Probate of Marion County shall be compensated on a salary basis paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. The annual salary of the judge of probate shall be equal to 71 percen…

(a) The County Commission of Marion County shall provide the judge of probate with office personnel, clerks, and deputies, as shall be determined by the judge of probate, whose salaries and benefits shall be paid from the General Fund of Marion County. The initial salaries and be…

All fees, commissions, allowances, percentages, and other charges allowable to the Judge of Probate of Marion County shall be collected and shall be paid into the general fund of the county. (Act 2017-234, §3; Act 2018-510, §2(c).)

(a) In Marion County, all orders and decrees shall be made and entered by circuit criminal judges sitting in and for the county on a sheet or sheets, commonly called trial sheets. There shall be a trial sheet or sheets for each case docketed in such court properly identified by t…

The members of the Marion County Board of Education shall receive an additional expense allowance of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per month to be paid from public school funds of the county. The expense allowance provided by this section shall be in addition to any and all ot…

The County Superintendent of Education of Marion County is hereby entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200) per month. The expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other salary, compensation, and allowances provid…

All election officials in Marion County shall receive twenty-five dollars ($25) per day for the performance of their official duties. The county governing body shall supplement the compensation already provided for by the general law with funds out of the county general fund suff…

In Marion County, the county commission may increase the compensation of each election official who works polling places. Any increase shall be paid from the county general fund. (Act 2005-146, p. 258, § 1.)

(a) Pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 17-6-4, the governing body of Marion County may establish voting centers by combining voters from two or more precincts in order to facilitate or reduce costs for elections and may otherwise provide as necessary for these voting centers. …

(a) The County Commission of Marion County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Marion County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified. (b)(1) After the Marion C…

(a) The Marion 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. The health department is hereby authorized to charge and collect such fees. All fees col…

(a) In Marion County, it shall be unlawful for any person or group of persons to willfully throw or cast, or cause to be thrown or cast, in a continuous and repeated manner, the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light from any motor vehicle, with the aid of any …

(a) The County Commission of Marion County shall pay the chief deputy sheriff, each deputy sheriff, and the sheriff’s clerk an additional expense allowance of one hundred dollars ($100) per month payable from the general fund of the county. The expense allowance shall be in addit…

(a) In Marion County, all employees of the sheriff’s office shall receive pay increases at the same time and in the same percentages as pay increases that are granted to state Merit System employees by the Legislature. Provided, however, that the compensation of the employees sha…

(a) In Marion County, after June 15, 2023, any individual seeking to qualify for election to the office of sheriff or any individual appointed to serve as sheriff shall meet all of the following minimum qualifications in addition to any other qualifications required by law: (1) T…

(a) Beginning on June 1, 2024, the Sheriff of Marion County shall receive an additional expense allowance in an amount that brings his or her total compensation to eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) per year to be paid out of the county general fund. The expense allowance shall be…

In Marion County, the sheriff is hereby authorized to appoint the following employees: A total of six deputy sheriffs; a total of four communications operators; and a total of four jailers. The minimum salaries of the employees shall be set at the same amount they are receiving o…

As used in this subpart, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY. In the case of employees in the offices of the elected officials of the county or of a municipality, the elected off…

This subpart shall apply to all law enforcement 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) Persons whose emp…

All employees to whom this subpart applies shall be governed by merit system rules and regulations governing dismissals, suspensions, layoffs, and terminations prescribed in this subpart, administered by the merit system board, the creation of which is provided for in Section 45-…

(a) There is hereby created the Merit System Board of Marion County, Alabama, which shall become effective on March 11, 1980, and shall be composed of three members: (1) One member shall be appointed by the Marion County Commission. (2) One member shall be appointed by Marion Cou…

Each member of the board shall be paid ten dollars ($10) per month. (Act 80-88, p. 111, § 6.)

The board shall fix the times for its regular meetings and it may hold special, adjourned, or called meetings at any time. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All meetings of the board shall be held in the Marion Count…

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

The governing body of Marion County shall provide the board with materials and secretarial help when needed during meetings and shall assign an area from time to time for the board meetings. It shall also provide filing cabinets and storage space for the board. (Act 80-88, p. 111…

The compensation to each board member and all other expenses of the board arising under this subpart shall be paid from funds of the county on the order of the board in the same manner as other county salaries and expenses are paid. At the end of the county’s fiscal year, the boa…

All appointments of employees to which this subpart applies, other than temporary appointments, shall be probationary for one year from the date of appointment. A probationary employee may be discharged by the sheriff or a governmental entity at their pleasure at any time before …

Whenever a new sheriff is elected or appointed, he or she may appoint any person as his or her chief deputy sheriff, provided such person meets the minimum standards for law enforcement officers as prescribed by the general laws of the state. The person holding the position of ch…

The 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 with…

(a)(1) The governing body of the county or a municipality, or the head of any department or office, can remove, discharge, or demote any merit employee who is directly under such governing body, or department head, provided that within five days a report in writing of such action…

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 …

Any merit employee who willfully violates this subpart, or any rule or regulation issued in pursuance hereof, shall be dismissed from service under the system and shall not be appointed or reemployed for two years. (Act 80-88, p. 111, § 16.)

All employees to which this subpart applies shall be covered by the merit system by March 11, 1980. (Act 80-88, p. 111, § 17.)

(a) The Sheriff of Marion County may operate a jail canteen for the benefit of prisoners in county custody. The sheriff shall be responsible for the operation of the canteen. (b) The sheriff may retain the profits derived from the pay telephones, vending machines, and canteen loc…

In Marion County, Alabama, 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 13-6-155, shall be fifteen dollars ($15) which shall be collected by the sheriff and deposited in the county treasury and credited…

(a) The Marion County Service of Process Fund is created in the county treasury. The county commission shall keep an account of all transactions associated with the fund for audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts at the same time as the commission’s other account…

Each member of the Board of Equalization of Marion County shall be paid a total of thirty dollars ($30) per diem for each day’s attendance upon the session of the board. Any portion of this amount not paid by the state shall be paid from the general fund of the county. (Act 81-18…

The procedure for selling and redeeming lands for taxes in Marion County shall be the same as provided in Title 40, as amended, except that all the duties as are required of and are performed by the judge of probate shall be transferred to and be performed by the tax collector of…

(a)(1) The Tax Assessor of Marion County is hereby authorized to take the necessary action to merge the budgetary operations and functions of his or her office. Hereafter, the office shall be financed on a pro rata share basis from the proceeds of state, county, and municipal ad …

(a) Beginning on June 1, 2024, the Revenue Commissioner of Marion County shall receive an additional expense allowance in an amount that brings his or her total compensation to seventy-two thousand dollars ($72,000) per year to be paid out of the county general fund. The expense …