Title 45 — Title 45

The Bullock County Health Services, Inc., is hereby exempted from paying any county or municipal sales or use taxes. History: (Act 80-525, p. 804, §1.)

The Bullock County Ambulance Service, Inc., is hereby exempted from paying any county or municipal sales or use taxes. History: (Act 80-526, p. 804, §1.)

(a) Pursuant to subsection (f) of Amendment No. 373 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, the Bullock County Commission may levy, in addition to any other tax, an ad valorem tax in the amount of 4.5 mills on each dollar of taxable property in Districts 1 and 2 for a period of 2…

In Bullock County, effective at the end of the current term of office, the office of constable provided for in each election precinct pursuant to Chapter 23, Title 36, is abolished. History: (Act 96-739, p. 1233, §1.)

The Coroner of Bullock County shall receive an expense allowance of six hundred dollars ($600) per month and seven dollars fifty cents ($7.50) per case payable out of the county general fund. The expense allowance shall be in lieu of any prior expense allowance received by the co…

The Coroner of Bullock County shall be entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per month to be paid out of the county gasoline tax fund or the county general fund. This expense allowance shall be in addition to any and al…

(a) In Bullock County, the chairman of the county commission shall, beginning with the next general election, be elected by the qualified voters of the county. The chairman shall serve full time for a six-year term of office and shall take office on the first Monday after the sec…

In Bullock County, the judge of probate shall serve as chair of the county commission. History: (Act 2000-149, p. 214, §1.)

(a) Beginning October 1, 2001, the following Bullock County officials shall be entitled to expense allowances in the amounts indicated: (1) The Chair of the Bullock County Commission, twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($22,500) per annum. (2) Each of the four members of th…

(a) There is hereby created in Bullock County the office of supernumerary county commissioner. All persons who have served for at least 12 years on the county commission and who are not less than 65 years of age, may elect to become a supernumerary county commissioner by filing a…

(a) The provisions of this section shall apply only to the Third Judicial Circuit of Alabama. (b) If a defendant in a criminal case pending in a court of competent jurisdiction shall enter a written plea of not guilty at any time prior to the day of his or her arraignment such pl…

(a) In any case in which court costs are assessed in the district and circuit courts of Bullock County, or the municipal courts in the county, there shall be assessed and collected as other costs and charges are collected, and additional court cost in civil cases in the amount of…

(a) The Probate Judge of Bullock County shall have the absolute right to hire one additional clerk to serve in his or her office. The clerk shall be employed by and serve at the pleasure of the probate judge. The salary of this clerk shall be set by the County Commission of Bullo…

(a) In Bullock County, the judge of probate shall, in lieu of the fees prescribed by the general law for the following services, charge and collect for his or her services the following fees: (1) Probate of will of not more than five pages, whether contested or not, with three co…

(a) This section shall apply only in Bullock County. (b)(1) A special recording fee of ten dollars ($10) shall be charged and collected by the judge of probate for each document or instrument recorded in the office of the judge of probate. No document or instrument shall be recei…

(a) This section shall apply only in Bullock County. (b) All duties, responsibilities, and liabilities regarding motor vehicle ad valorem tax assessment and collection heretofore performed by the revenue commissioner shall be transferred to and shall be performed by the judge of …

Other Electronic Means. (a) The Judge of Probate of Bullock County may establish and implement procedures for the renewal of motor vehicle registrations by mail or through the Internet or other electronic means. The procedures shall authorize the person renewing the registrations…

Effective on June 1, 2023, the Judge of Probate of Bullock County shall be entitled to an additional annual salary in the amount of twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) per year payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. The salary provid…

Sunday. The sale of alcoholic beverages after 1:00 p.m. on Sundays may be authorized by the town council within the corporate limits of the Town of Midway as provided in this section. The town council, by ordinance, may regulate and permit the sale and consumption of alcoholic be…

Repealed by Act 2019-212, § 3, effective May 22, 2019. History: (Act 2018-191, §§1,2.)

Sunday. The sale of alcoholic beverages after 1:00 p.m. on Sundays may be authorized by the city council within the corporate limits of the City of Union Springs as provided in this section. The city council, by ordinance, may regulate and permit the sale and consumption of alcoh…

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

(a) The Board of Education of Butler County, Alabama, shall consist of five members, a chairman and four associate members, who are qualified electors of the county. (b) One associate member shall be elected from each of the four commissioner’s districts constituted by Local Act …

Each member of the Board of Registrars of Butler County shall be entitled to receive an additional per diem compensation in the amount of five dollars ($5) for each day’s attendance to the business of the board. The supplemental compensation provided in this section shall be in a…

The Butler County Commission shall set the necessary policies and priorities for the construction, maintenance, and repair of all public roads, county highways, bridges, ferries, and public facilities within Butler County, Alabama, to provide the people of Butler County with a sa…

The Butler County Commission, or any succeeding county governing body, shall appoint and employ a county engineer, who shall be a thoroughly qualified and competent professional engineer and may or may not be a land surveyor. The county engineer shall possess all of the qualifica…

It shall be the duty of the county engineer to: (1) Employ, supervise, and direct all assistants to properly maintain and construct the public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries of Butler County, and prescribe the duties, discharge employees for cause, or when he or she is not…

It shall be the duty of the commission to fix, from time to time, in accordance with prevailing economic conditions, the various scales of wages or salaries to be paid for labor necessary in the maintenance and construction of roads, bridges, ferries, and public facilities. The w…

The commission shall fix the amount of the salary of the county engineer, payable in equal monthly installments from appropriate road and highway funds. History: (Act 92-667, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 45, §5.)

Before entering upon his or her duties, the county engineer shall make and enter into a surety bond in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000), payable to Butler County, conditioned on the faithful discharge and performance of his or her duties as engineer, and for the faith…

The commission shall furnish the county engineer with an office within the county and all necessary office supplies, equipment, communication, utilities, and necessary transportation to accomplish his or her duties under this article. History: (Act 92-667, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 45, §…

The county engineer shall be the custodian and accountable to the Butler County Commission for all road machinery and equipment, tools, supplies, and repair parts owned by Butler County. The Butler County Commission shall establish necessary policies and regulations governing acc…

The authority of the county engineer shall be limited to the requisition for the expenditure of funds for the purpose of construction, maintenance, or repairs of public roads, bridges, ferries, or any other duties for Butler County as may be set aside and appropriated by the comm…

County Purchasing Agent. The county engineer shall make written requisition to the county purchasing agent for all materials, machinery, equipment, and necessary supplies needed for the construction, maintenance, or repair of the public roads, bridges, and ferries of Butler Count…

It shall be the further duty of the county engineer to inspect and approve on delivery all materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies, purchased by Butler County for the use on public roads, bridges, and ferries prior to payment. Any deviation from this policy shall be reporte…

In the event of an emergency in which it would be impossible for the commission to employ an engineer, the commission shall employ a competent road supervisor who need not be an engineer, but, when so employed shall have all the duties and authority of the engineer, and be subjec…