Title 45

Normally, all appointments to jobs or positions assigned to the classified service shall be probationary for a period of six months from the date of an individual’s initial hire date. Before the expiration of the probationary period, the appointing authority may discharge any pro…

(a) The Civil Service Board of Calhoun County may, in cases where the board and the appointing authority deem it proper, authorize the appointing authority to fill a vacancy in the classified service with a temporary individual, if an eligibility list for the position is not avai…

An appointing authority may take disciplinary action against any employee assigned to his or her department so long as the action is taken in accordance with the guidelines established by the board and this article. If the appointing authority’s action involves the dismissal, dem…

Charges may be filed by any individual against any employee covered by this article as follows: The charges must be in writing, must set forth succinctly the matters complained of, and shall be sworn to before a member of the board or any other person authorized to administer oat…

A regular status classified service employee shall have 30 calendar days from his or her receipt of written notification of any disciplinary action taken against him or her that involves a dismissal, demotion, or suspension without pay in which he or she may file a written appeal…

All meetings and hearings of the board shall be open to the public. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the good name and character of an individual is to be discussed by the board at one of its meetings, or a written waiver of public hearing signed by the affected employee, the …

Any party, including the county commission and county appointing authorities, aggrieved by a final action of the board, shall be entitled to a review of the action by filing a petition in the Circuit Court of Calhoun County within 30 days after the action is taken. Upon the filin…

All proceedings pending before the board in accordance with prior legislative and board requirements in effect on May 16, 1996, shall be completed in accordance with this article and the board’s implementing rules and regulations. (Act 96-479, p. 595, §19.)

No individual shall be appointed or promoted to, or dismissed from, any position, or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to employment because of his or her political or religious opinions or affiliations. No employee shall engage in any political activity du…

Any person who willfully or through culpable negligence violates any provision of this article shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) but not more than five hundred dollars ($500). In addition, any person who is in the service of the county and is covered…

The provisions of this article shall be prospective in nature. The board shall by November 16, 1996, draw and have printed such rules, regulations, and plans as it determines necessary to implement the intent thereof. (Act 96-479, p. 595, §22.)

(a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County, Alabama. (b) It has been shown to be in the public interest that an adequate supply of water be available in order to fight fires. Such a supply of water is not available in certain unincorporated areas of Calhoun County due to…

For purposes of this article the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BINGO. The game commonly known as bingo, which is a game of chance played with cards printed with five rows of five squares each. Participants place markers over randomly called numbers on the…

The operation of bingo games for prizes or money by certain nonprofit organizations for charitable, educational, or other lawful purposes shall be legal in Calhoun County subject to this article. (Act 96-662, p. 1075, §2.)

(a) There is created the Calhoun County Bingo Regulatory Commission which shall be comprised of nine members, each of whom shall be a fair, equitable citizen of Calhoun County, and of high moral character. No member of the commission shall be eligible for appointment to two succe…

(a) No qualified organization shall be permitted to operate a bingo game unless the county governing body, or the governing bodies of the respective cities and towns, within their respective jurisdictions, issues a permit to the organization authorizing it to do so. The permit re…

(a) The maximum amount given away at any one bingo session shall be the determination of the governing body issuing the permit. The governing bodies having the authority to issue permits may issue the following types of permits to qualified organizations for the operating of bing…

(a) Each bingo permit shall contain the name and address of the permit holder, the location at which the permit holder is permitted to conduct bingo games, and the day or days of the week on which the permit holder is permitted to conduct bingo games. (b) The bingo permit holder …

(a) It is the intention of the Legislature that only those qualified organizations which are properly issued permits pursuant to this article shall be allowed to conduct bingo games. A qualified organization shall not lend its name or allow its identity to be used by any other pe…

(a) All of the net proceeds of a bingo game shall be designated and expended for charitable or educational purposes. Provided, however, in no event shall less than 10 percent of the adjusted gross proceeds be designated for charitable or educational purposes. Adjusted gross proce…

(a) Bingo may not be conducted with any equipment which is not owned, being purchased, or being rented at a reasonable rate by the permit holder, except as otherwise provided in this article. (b)(1) Prizes awarded by any organization for the playing of bingo games during a bingo …

Each permit holder, for compliance with this article only, shall maintain all of the following records pertaining to each bingo session for at least three years from the date of the session: (1) An itemized list of gross receipts. (2) An itemized list of all expenses, including t…

(a) On or before January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15, respectively, occurring one year after January 1, 1997, and on or before January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15 of each year thereafter, each permit holder shall file with the governing body which issued the p…

The governing body of the jurisdiction in which bingo is conducted by a permit holder may, for good cause shown, revoke any permit if the permit holder or any officer, director, agent, member, or employee of the permit holder violates this article or rule promulgated pursuant to …

The Calhoun County Bingo Regulatory Commission may, for good cause shown, and after diligent investigation subsequent to the receipt of an application pursuant to this article, recommend to any governing body that a permit to operate bingo games in this county be issued or not be…

Notwithstanding the provisions contained in Sections 45-8-150.11 and 45-8-150.12, the district attorney, with or without the consent of the governing body which issued the permit, and with or without the consent and recommendation of the Calhoun County Bingo Regulatory Commission…

(a) A permit holder whose permit is revoked for any reason is ineligible to apply for a permit for the operation of bingo games in Calhoun County for a period of one year after the revocation. (b) A person convicted subsequent to January 1, 1997, of an offense under Section 45-8-…

The Circuit Court of Calhoun County shall have jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin violations of this article and shall have jurisdiction to revoke permits issued by any governing body in this county for the conducting of bingo games pursuant to this article. (Act 96-662, p. 1075,…

Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided by law. (Act 96-662, p. 1075, §17.)

Any device, equipment, record, money, or stakes used in any bingo game or operation in violation of this article is contraband and may be seized and forfeited. Property forfeited may be sold, destroyed, or retained for official use by the municipal, county, or state law enforceme…

Bingo operators presently holding a valid bingo permit in Calhoun County after January 1, 1997 shall be allowed to continue to operate for a period of six months while working to come into compliance with this article. (Act 96-662, p. 1075, §19.)

Calhoun County and each of the municipalities therein which undertake to provide animal control services or programs for the public are hereby authorized and empowered to establish, fix, and collect reasonable fees, charges, and rates and to enter into contracts, including the le…

(a) In Calhoun County, any county health officer or administrator is hereby authorized to issue an official death certificate in any case within the county, except where an autopsy is required. Data obtained from the attending physician or funeral director shall be kept on file f…

(a) The Calhoun 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 co…

(a) For purposes of this part, “city” means any city or town located in Calhoun County. Any city in Calhoun County and the Calhoun County Commission may have the provisions of this part apply to the city adopting an ordinance or the county by adopting a resolution stating that fa…

All weeds growing upon streets or sidewalks or upon private property subject to this part within the city limits of the city or in unincorporated areas of the county, which attain such large growth as to become a fire menace when dry, or which are otherwise noxious or dangerous, …

Whenever any officer or employee of the city or the county having that responsibility reports to the city or county governing body the existence of any condition enumerated in Section 45-8-172.01, the city governing body or the county commission may, by resolution, if the proof i…

After the passage of the resolution, the city governing body or the county commission shall conspicuously post in front of the property on which or in front of which the nuisance exists, at not more than one hundred feet in distance apart, at least two notices headed “Notice to R…

At the time stated in the notices, the governing body of the city or county shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to the proposed removal of the nuisance, and may continue the hearing from time to time. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the governing body,…

After final action has been taken by the governing body on the overruling of any protests or objections with respect to any described piece of property, or in case no protests or objections have been received, the city or county governing body, by motion or resolution, shall orde…

(a) The city or county governing body shall keep an account of the cost of abating the nuisance and render an itemized report in writing showing the cost of removing the nuisance on each separate lot, or in front thereof, or both. Before the report is submitted, a copy shall be m…

At the time fixed for receiving and considering the report, the city or county governing body shall hear the report, together with any objections which may be raised by any of the property owners liable to be assessed for the work of abating the nuisance. It shall make such modif…

This part shall be known as the “Sheldon and Haley Pugh Act of Calhoun County.” (Act 2007-376, p. 745, §1.)

(a) In addition to any fees currently assessed, the probate office of Calhoun County shall charge an additional fee of four dollars ($4) on certain transactions as provided herein in the probate office of Calhoun County. For purposes of this section, a transaction means the recor…

The Calhoun-Cleburne Mental Health Board, Inc., shall provide the Calhoun County Judge of Probate, the Calhoun County Sheriff, and the Chair of the Calhoun County Commission, no later than November 1 of each calendar year, a written report of all income received under this part a…

The Calhoun County Mental Health Advisory Board, board members, mental health officer, and assistant mental health officers shall be granted immunity from liability except for intentional wrongful and wanton acts. (Act 2007-376, p. 745, §4.)