Title 45 — Title 45

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

Commissioners. (a) In Calhoun County, in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided for by law, there shall be paid to each member of the board of equalization, each member of the board of registrars, and each member of the jury commission…

(a) Beginning with the next term of office, in lieu of any other compensation or expense allowances now provided by law, certain officials of Calhoun County shall be entitled to annual salaries as follows: Commissioner of Licenses$35,000 Coroner$12,200Deputy Coroner$2,400County C…

Commissioner. (a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County. (b) Upon the expiration of the present terms of office held by the sheriff and the license commissioner, such officials shall receive the following annual salaries, payable in equal installments per pay period fro…

(a) Commencing with May 23, 2000, each county official listed below shall be entitled to an expense allowance in the following amounts per annum, which shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the county general fund: (1) The Sheriff of Calhoun County, the sum of ten t…

(a) From May 1, 2002, until September 30, 2002, the Sheriff, License Commissioner, Tax Assessor, and Tax Collector of Calhoun County shall be entitled to receive a cost-of-living expense allowance in the amount of three percent of their annual salary for the fiscal year ending Se…

for Certain County Officers. (a) As used in this section, county means Calhoun County and county official means each local Calhoun County official covered by Chapter 2A of Title 11. (b)(1) Commencing July 1, 2007, the following county officers shall receive the following addition…

(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Calhoun County Commission shall pay each member of the board of registrars additional compensation in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15) per day for each day’s attendance upon business of the board, on days t…

(a) The Board of Registrars of Calhoun County shall meet on the first Monday and for nine consecutive days thereafter, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, in the months of February, March, April, May, June, July, August, and September of each year, and on the first Monday and fo…

(a) Each election official of Calhoun County shall receive the rate of minimum wage for each hour, or fraction thereof, that the polls are open per day for the performance of his or her official duties. The county governing body of Calhoun County shall supplement the compensation…

Calhoun County, the Calhoun County Commission, or any municipality in Calhoun County shall be reimbursed for any expenditures incurred by the county, the county commission, or municipality, respectively, in advertising a proposed local bill that raises revenues for any local enti…

The selection and employment of all individuals in the service of Calhoun County, Alabama, except for those exempted in Section 45-8-120.01 shall be subject to the provisions of the Calhoun County Civil Service System as established herein and the rules and regulations establishe…

The employment of the following individuals is exempted from the provisions of this article (a) elective officers; (b) members of appointive boards, commissions, and committees; (c) persons engaged in the profession of teaching or in supervising teaching in the public schools; (d…

As used in this article the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. The judge of probate, the license commissioner, the tax assessor, the tax collector, the sheriff, the county commission, the county engineer, the county administrator, or othe…

The employment of all employees, except those exempted in Section 45-8-120.01, of Calhoun County, who are covered by this article shall be subject to the provisions of this article and the civil service rules and regulations developed, promulgated, and administered by the Calhoun…

All employees and positions covered by this article shall be assigned by the board, in coordination with the county commission and the responsible appointing authority, to one of the following categories of service: (a) classified service, (b) part-time service, or (c) temporary …

There is created the Civil Service Board of Calhoun County, composed of five members each of whom shall be over 25 years of age, of recognized character and ability, and an actual resident in and a qualified elector of the county. No person shall be eligible to be, or continue to…

Every person who shall be appointed a member of the Civil Service Board of Calhoun County shall within 15 days thereafter qualify by making oath that they are eligible for the office and will execute the duties of the office to the best of their knowledge and ability. The oath sh…

The board shall make such rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. The rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for: (1) Classifying the different types of service to be performed in the service of the county; (2)…

Each member of the board, except the chairperson, shall receive an expense allowance of at least one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) per month. The chairperson shall receive an expense allowance of at least two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225) per month. The expense allowan…

All individuals seeking employment in positions that are covered by this article shall file their applications with the Civil Service Board of Calhoun County in accordance with guidelines to be established by the board. All applications shall be on forms furnished by the board, a…

(a) All employees shall maintain an above marginal performance rating to be able to retain employment with the county. No county employee under the Civil Service System, but not to include probationary status employees, shall be dismissed from service for unacceptable performance…

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. History: (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. History: (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. History: (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 …

Expenses; Consulting Fees, Management, Revocation of Permit. (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 l…

(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…

Location. (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 is…

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 …

Commission. 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 issu…

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…