Title 45

(a) The Coroner of Marshall County shall be entitled to receive an expense allowance in the amount of one thousand three hundred fifty dollars ($1,350) per month to be paid from the county general fund. (b) The expense allowance shall be in addition to any salary now being paid t…

(a) The Marshall County Commission may appropriate and expend county funds for expenses necessary for the operation of the office of the coroner in the county. Expenses may include, but are not limited to, computers, telephone service, equipment, supplies, office space, and any o…

The Commission on Government and Finance of Marshall County, created by Act 294, 1963 Regular Session (Acts 1963, p. 755) and amended by Act 415, 1965 Regular Session (Acts 1965, p. 604), is abolished and there is created and established in lieu thereof the Marshall County Commis…

The commission shall consist of a chair and four associate commissioners who shall each and severally be chosen and possess the qualifications as hereinafter set out. (Acts 1976, No. 616, p. 840, § 2; Acts 1976, No. 633, p. 870, § 2.)

The Chair of the Commission on Government and Finance of Marshall County shall serve as Chair of the Marshall County Commission and shall hold office until the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January 1979, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, and shal…

The associate members of the Commission on Government and Finance of Marshall County shall serve as associate commissioners of the Marshall County Commission and shall hold office until the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January, 1979, and until their successors are ele…

For the purposes of this subpart, and for future election of associate commissioners, Marshall County is hereby divided into four subdivisions, to be known as districts, and to be numbered one to four, inclusive: District 1 shall embrace and be composed of voting precincts 1, 12,…

At the general election immediately prior to the expiration date of the term of office of each member of the commission, and as is hereinabove provided and every four years thereafter, their successors shall be elected by the qualified voters of the entire county, and the term of…

Each candidate for election to the commission at the general election shall be nominated by the voters of the entire county who are authorized to participate in any primary election, caucus, or convention, called or held by any political party for the nomination of the office, an…

Each district of Marshall County shall be entitled to one associate commissioner on the commission at all times, and should any vacancy occur, such vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, and the person so appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term …

Each member of the commission, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall execute a good and sufficient bond, in the same amount; with the same conditions, which must be approved in the same manner, and must qualify in the same manner in all respects, except in s…

The commission shall hold regular sessions on the second and fourth Mondays in each month, at the courthouse in and for Marshall County, remaining in session as many days as may be necessary; and may hold special sessions at any time upon the call of the chair. Action in the name…

The commission shall have the power, and is hereby authorized to appropriate, out of any monies in the county treasury, not otherwise appropriated, and to expend not exceeding the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) per annum for any purposes, not otherwise provided for by law, …

The members of the commission shall each be reimbursed actual expenses for travel on official business outside Marshall County. It is provided, however, that each member of the commission shall be furnished, at the expense of Marshall County, a low-cost automobile to be used by m…

The commission shall provide for a county highway program for Marshall County consistent with this subpart and shall employ all such assistants as are necessary to properly maintain and construct the public roads, highways, bridges, parks, and other public properties of Marshall …

It shall be the duty of the commission to provide for the marking in the manner hereinafter prescribed of all vehicles, except those vehicles furnished for use by each member of the commission as provided in Section 45-48-70.11, and all road-building machinery and equipment owned…

It shall be the duty of each member of the commission and each department head of Marshall County to file for public record with the commission office a sworn statement and inventory of all equipment, machinery, and property of the county in his or her custody or under his or her…

The use of any county equipment, materials, or supplies or property of any nature in the custody of or under control of the commission for any kind of work, job, or project on property not owned by the county (excepting church grounds, cemeteries, any public school property of th…

No work shall be authorized or performed by the commission or any member of the commission for any municipality of the county, except for municipal school boards as provided in Section 45-48-70.15, having a population of more than 1,250 persons, requiring the use of county equipm…

It shall be the duty of the commission at some session in September of each calendar year, or not later than their first session in October following, to prepare and adopt an estimate of the income of the county for the fiscal year beginning on October first of the current calend…

The commission shall not issue any tax anticipation warrants, revenue bonds, or other evidences of temporary loans until a public hearing relative to the issuance thereof has been held. Notice of each hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper published in Marshall Coun…

(a) No warrant shall be issued or check drawn on the county treasury or county depository by any person except the chair of the commission, or such other officers as may be designated by the commission unless otherwise provided by law; and officers who are authorized to pay claim…

No used or secondhand trucks or road machinery shall be purchased for the county, nor shall any purchase be made or any contract of sale or lease-sale or for the leasing, renting, or hiring of any vehicles or other equipment be entered into unless the contractor certifies that th…

The commission shall comply with the state bid law applying to county governing bodies and any other sections of this subpart applying to competitive bid procedures and in addition, the commission shall furnish to a newspaper published in Marshall County, to be published therein …

All leasesale contracts and contracts for the rental or hire of materials, equipment, supplies, and services of any kind shall be in accordance with the state bid law applying to county governing bodies and Sections 45-48-70.19, 45-48-70.20, and 45-48-70.21, and such contracts sh…

Expendable materials and supplies including gasoline, fuel, oil, tires, pipe, food for county prisoners, any or all of them may be purchased as provided in Section 45-48-70.19, or the commission may enter into contracts for the purchase of the same, which contracts shall contain …

Each member of the commission shall have emergency purchasing authority as follows: (1) Emergency purchases shall be restricted to equipment repair, parts and supplies where needed equipment is idle because of lack of such parts and supplies, and items required to alleviate dange…

All purchases made by the commission before August 25, 1976, are hereby validated and confirmed. (Acts 1976, No. 616, p. 840, § 32; Acts 1976, No. 633, p. 870, § 32.)

The Chair of the Marshall County Commission shall have the following powers and duties in addition to those as may be otherwise provided by the laws of this state: (1) All of the powers, duties, limitations, and responsibilities, with relation to the commission as does the judge …

On or before July 31 of each year the associate county commissioners, sheriff, tax assessor, tax collector, judge of probate, coroner and all other county offices, departments, courts, or agencies, and any other public body or agency desiring appropriations from the county govern…

On or before August 15 of each year the chair shall prepare an estimate of the total income of the county for the coming fiscal year, listing and classifying the income according to source. (Act 79-466, p. 848, § 3.)

Not later than August 31 of each year the chair shall cause to be prepared a tentative budget. The aggregate sums tentatively budgeted for expenditure during the ensuing fiscal year shall not exceed the estimated revenues for the ensuing year plus the amounts in county funds rema…

County offices, departments, boards, and agencies shall be given preference in the tentative and final budget so that funding, payments, and appropriations to any other public body or agency, except as may be required by law, shall be reduced or eliminated as may be necessary in …

(a) Within a reasonable time after the invitation for questions and comments on the tentative budget as provided for in Section 45-48-70.54, but before September 30, the commission shall adopt and approve a final budget for the ensuing fiscal year which budget may not thereafter …

(a) It shall be unlawful for the commission or any member thereof to purchase or vote to purchase any property or enter into a contract for any work at a purchase price or contract price greater than two thousand dollars ($2,000) with the costs thereof to become due or to be paid…

(a) The chair of the commission may employ a chief clerk who shall devote his or her entire time to the duties of the office and who shall receive such salary as the former chief clerk of the commission received until the same is changed or modified according to law. The chief cl…

The commissioners may be reimbursed for the actual costs of meals incurred in attending meetings held for the purpose of discussing or transacting county affairs and the commission may pay for the actual cost of meals of others attending meetings at the request of the commission …

Any person who willfully violates this subpart, in addition to any civil liability or penalty, shall on conviction be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 12 months, or both. On trial by jury the punishment shall…

The Marshall County Salary Commission, created by Acts 1975, No. 909, Regular Session 1975 (Acts 1975, p. 1806), is hereby authorized and required to determine from time to time the salary of the custodian of voting machines in the county. The salary shall be paid from the county…

The county commission shall in addition have authority to purchase used equipment from other governmental agencies upon approval of the county engineer. (Act 79­466, p. 848, § 14.)

Pursuant to the authority of Section 11-3-1.1, the Marshall County Commission shall adopt a plan of four single member districts for the election of the county commission and shall submit the plan to the United States Justice Department by July 1, 1993, for preclearance. The init…

Any salary heretofore paid by the county commission to the custodian of voting machines during the period October 1, 1975, to October 1, 1978, is hereby ratified and confirmed. (Act 79-466, p. 848, § 12.)

The positions of county commissioner and county commission chair of Marshall County shall be full-time positions and the holder of any such position shall not hold a second job or be involved in any part-time work. The commissioners shall receive compensation for serving as full-…

(a) In order to further provide for the protection and welfare of children in Marshall County who are alleged to be or have been found by the juvenile court of the county to be abused and neglected or otherwise dependent pursuant to Section 12-15-102, a fee of four dollars ($4) s…

(a) In addition to any court costs and fees now or hereafter authorized in Marshall County, an additional fee of twelve dollars fifty cents ($12.50) shall be charged and collected by the clerk of the court on each new divorce case filed in the county. (b) The clerk of the court s…

(a) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in the juvenile, district, circuit, and municipal courts in Marshall County, a docket fee, hereinafter referred to as a solicitor’s fee, shall be assessed in each case. The fees, when collected, shall be distributed…