Title 45

At the time Shelby County becomes subject to this part, all employees and appointees holding full-time positions in the classified service of the county shall be granted permanent status in the classified service and designation as a regular employee as herein defined. All employ…

(a) Public records shall be those records as defined in Section 41–13–1. Such records may be reviewed in a manner prescribed by the director, taking into account confidentiality, convenience, and related factors. (b) Minutes of board meetings, the classification and pay plans, pa…

(a) Purpose of the classification plan. The classification plan provides a complete inventory of all positions in the classified service and an accurate description and specifications for each class of work. The plan standardizes titles, each of which is indicative of a definite …

The director shall be responsible for recruiting qualified individuals to fill vacancies in positions in the classified service and covered by this part. The following shall serve as guidelines for the recruitment, examination, and selection of classified service employees: (1) R…

(a) The most effective accomplishment of the various departments requires prompt consideration and equitable adjustments of employee grievances. All parties desire to adjust grievances informally with both supervisors and employees exerting every effort to resolve problems as the…

(a) Eligibility lists. The director shall establish and maintain such eligibility or employment registers for the various classes of positions as he or she deems necessary to meet the needs of the service. Names of eligibles shall be placed on lists in order of their examination.…

(a) All regular employees in the classified service shall be disciplined in accordance with the following disciplinary actions. All appointing authorities shall comply with the disciplinary actions and appeals process. The employment of every regular employee shall be conditioned…

(a) Purpose. Possession or use, or both, of illegal drugs and unauthorized possession or use, or both, of controlled substances by Shelby County employees on county premises and during a county work period has always been prohibited by Shelby County. The Shelby County Commission …

(a) Hours of work. (1) The hours of work shall be set by the appointing authorities with due regard to either the work requirements and projects, convenience of the public, or working hours customarily observed in the community. All county departments’ standard office hours set t…

(a) All terminations shall be governed by the applicable policies and procedures within this part. All terminations of employees from county employment shall be processed accordingly and shall be designated as one of the following types: Resignation, reduction in force, disabilit…

(a) Political activities. In accordance with Section 17–1–4, the following governs the political activities of employees: (1) No person in the employment of any city, whether classified or unclassified, shall be denied the right to participate in county and state political activi…

(a) Upon the approval of the board and the commission, provisions and policies within this part may be amended for the betterment of the public service or the employees. The provisions governing the disciplinary actions and the defining of the classified and unclassified service …

This part shall not apply to any employee of the Shelby County Sheriffs Department, and this part shall not affect the Shelby County Law Enforcement Personnel Board in any manner whatsoever. No provision of this part may be construed as affecting any part of Subpart 2, commencing…

This part applies to Shelby County. The Legislature finds and declares that this part is enacted pursuant to its constitutional authority to provide for the creation, incorporation, organization, operation, administration, and financing of local districts for fire fighting and em…

The following words and terms as used in this part shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless a contrary meaning is apparent from the context: (1) COUNTY. Shelby County, Alabama (2) DISTRICT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. A district created under this part …

Any area situated entirely within the county may be established as a district for fighting fires and for emergency medical services in the manner hereinafter provided for; provided however, no land lying within the boundaries of a municipality or an existing fire fighting and eme…

(a) Upon any petition provided for in this section being filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county, the judge of probate shall order an election to be held in the proposed district on the question, or questions, on which the petition requests an election. (b) The …

(a) When a petition for the holding of any election pursuant to this part is filed with the judge of probate, the judge of probate shall order the election sought by the petition to be held on a day not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days from the date on which the judge of p…

(a) Any election held pursuant to this part shall be conducted in all respects as provided by the general election laws except as otherwise provided by this part. Provided, however, that an official ballot need not be provided, and that it shall not be necessary for the ballots t…

Notice of any election held under this part shall be given by publishing for three weeks at least once a week, on the same day of each week, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the election is to be held, that on the day fixed for the election the questions …

(a) Where an election is held on the question of the establishment of a district, the governing body of the county shall pay for the necessary expense of advertising and conducting the election out of the general funds of the county; provided, however, that if the district is est…

No district shall be created unless the creation thereof is approved by the majority of votes cast at the election at which the proposed creation is submitted. Upon the officers canvassing the returns of the election certifying that the creation of the district was approved by th…

(a) The affairs and business of the district shall be managed by a board of trustees consisting of five members who shall be elected by the qualified electors residing in the district. The current board members on May 25, 1999, elected at the general election in November 1996, sh…

(a) The district shall constitute a public corporation, which shall have the power to do any and all acts or things necessary and convenient for carrying out the purposes for which it is created including, but not limited to: (1) To sue and be sued. (2) To have a seal and alter t…

(a) The expense of establishing and maintaining a district shall be paid for by the proceeds of an annual service charge which shall be levied and collected by the board in an amount sufficient to pay expenses. The service charge shall be levied upon and collected from persons an…

(a) The original service charge shall be levied only after the charge has been first approved by a majority of the votes cast at an election held by the qualified electors residing within the proposed district. Thereafter, a district may increase the charge after an election purs…

(a) A district may be enlarged by consent pursuant to subsection (b) or by petition and referendum pursuant to subsection (c), provided, that no area lying within a municipality or another fire district at the time of the enlargement shall be brought within the district. (b) Prop…

(a) Any district created hereunder may be abolished in the same manner provided for in this section. (b) Upon the petition for abolition of a district, conforming to the requirements set forth below being filed with the judge of probate, he or she shall order an election on aboli…

(a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, on June 2, 1999, the following property shall be removed from any fire and emergency medical services district established pursuant to Part 1, as amended, without the payment of any fees or buy-out amounts: (1) TRACT 1. a. A parcel of …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the boundary lines of the Community West Fire and Rescue District in Shelby County, established pursuant to Part 1, are altered, rearranged, and extended to include within the boundaries of the district, in addition to the lands now inc…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to spray or dust any poisonous substance or chemical that is injurious to wildlife, plant life, or aquatic life over, upon, onto, or in any forest or timberland in Shelby County by the use of aircraft. (b)(1) Provided, however, this section…

(a) The Shelby County Commission or other like county governing body is hereby authorized to provide for printing and furnishing to the judge of probate or other officer charged with the duty of issuing privilege licenses in the county, brochures, bulletins, or signs of a type su…

(a) This section is adopted partially pursuant to Amendment 707 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 58–3.00 of the Constitution of 2022. (b) The purpose of this section is to protect and to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens o…

The County Commission of Shelby County shall have authority, after notice as provided herein, to move or demolish buildings and structures, or parts of buildings and structures, party walls, and foundations when the same are found by the county commission to be unsafe to the exte…

The County Commission of Shelby County shall further have the following powers and authority: (1) To determine by ordinance or resolution the beats, zones, or other geographical areas, area types and classifications, or portions of Shelby County within which this subpart shall be…

The term appropriate county official, as used in this subpart, shall mean any county building official or deputy and any other county official or county employee designated by the county commission as the person to exercise the authority and perform the duties delegated by this s…

(a) Within the time specified in the notice, but not more than 60 days from the date notice is given, any person, firm, or corporation having an interest in the building or structure may file a written request for a hearing before the county commission, together with his or her o…

Upon demolition of the building or structure, the appropriate county official shall make a report to the county commission of the cost thereof, and the county commission shall adopt a resolution fixing the costs which it finds were reasonably incurred in the demolition and assess…

The county commission shall have the power to assess the costs authorized herein against any lot or lots, parcel or parcels of land where demolition or removal has taken place, purchased by the State of Alabama or any other person, firm, or corporation at any sale for the nonpaym…

This subpart shall be cumulative in its nature and in addition to any and all power and authority which the county commission may have under any other law. (Act 97–576, p. 1020, § 7.)

The regulation of the accumulation and storage of junk, inoperable motor vehicles, parts of inoperable motor vehicles, and other litter within the unincorporated areas of Shelby County, and licensing the operation of junkyards within the unincorporated areas of Shelby County is d…

It shall be unlawful and constitute a public nuisance for the owner or any person in charge or control of a building, lot, junkyard, or other premises within the unincorporated territory of Shelby County to fail to keep the lot, junkyard, or premises clean and free from garbage, …

It is unlawful and constitutes a public nuisance for any person to park, leave, or store upon any property or premises in public view within the unincorporated territory of Shelby County more than one motor vehicle which is not currently and validly registered and tagged as requi…

(a) No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard or salvage yard or own or be in possession of any premises containing any items listed in Section 45–58–170.50, but not limited to those items, any portion of which is within 100 feet of the nearest edge of the right-…

(a) This subpart shall be enforced by the county commission. (b) The county commission may commence a civil action in the name of the Shelby County Commission or Shelby County, Alabama, or both, in the Circuit Court of Shelby County, Alabama, to abate or enjoin any public nuisanc…

This subpart shall be cumulative in its nature and in addition to any and all power and authority which the commission may have under any other law. (Act 99–417, p. 742, § 6.)