Title 45 — Title 45

The Judge of Probate of Cleburne County shall not receive for record or permit the recording of any instrument in which the title to real property is conveyed, unless such instrument has endorsed on it a printed or typewritten mailing address of the grantee within the body of the…

In Cleburne County, there is levied a total recording fee of three dollars ($3) on each real property instrument and each personal property instrument filed for record in the office of the judge of probate and a fee of three dollars ($3) for each certified or formal copy of a rec…

(a) The Cleburne County Economic Development Authority is established to negotiate for the county on all industrial and economic development matters in the county. The board of directors of the authority shall consist of the following members, all of whom must be residents and qu…

(a) The board may adopt bylaws to regulate and administer the business of the Cleburne County Economic Development Authority. (b) Members of the board shall appoint a director to serve at the pleasure of the board and to carry out the day-to-day operations of the authority. The d…

The authority may employ such personnel as the director, in consultation with the members of the board, deems necessary to carry out the duties and purposes of the authority. Personnel employed by the authority may participate in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama like o…

Members of the board of directors and the director of the authority shall be considered public officials for purposes of Chapter 25 of Title 36. History: (Act 2026-154, §4.)

(a) The authority shall formulate and implement plans to promote and foster the industrial development and economic growth of all areas of Cleburne County and any incorporated municipalities located within the county. To this end, the authority shall be entitled to all of the pow…

The headquarters office of the authority shall be located in Cleburne County. History: (Act 2026-154, §6.)

The operations of the authority may be funded from any of the following sources: (1) Funds appropriated or allocated by the Cleburne County Commission. (2) Revenue from taxes on the sale of tobacco collected by the county. (3) Grants from other governmental authorities or public …

(a) This section shall apply only in the City of Heflin in Cleburne County. (b) The City of Heflin in Cleburne County may, by ordinance, authorize the sale by licensed clubs and other retail alcoholic beverage licensees of draft or keg beer or malt beverages, or both, for on-prem…

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

In Coffee County, in lieu of any and all other expense allowances of any nature whatsoever heretofore authorized, each member of the county board of education shall be entitled to receive a total expense allowance of two hundred dollars ($200) per month. Such expense allowance sh…

In Coffee County, each election officer shall be entitled to a local supplement so that the total compensation of each election officer shall be fifty dollars ($50) per day. The amount of any local supplement shall be in addition to the mileage provided to election officers pursu…

(a) In Coffee County, an election officer who works at polling places shall receive an additional expense allowance in an amount which, together with any amount paid by the state pursuant to Section 17-6-13, will make the total paid to each clerk one hundred dollars ($100) per da…

In addition to all other authority now vested in the Coffee County Commission, the Coffee 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 …

The Coffee County Commission or any succeeding county governing body performing the functions of the county governing body in the county, shall appoint and employ a county engineer, who shall be a thoroughly qualified and competent professional engineer not required to be a land …

It shall be the duty of the county engineer, in accordance with policy established by the Coffee County Commission, within the law of the State of Alabama, (1) to employ, supervise, and direct all such assistants as are necessary to properly maintain and construct the public road…

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 and th…

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: (Acts 1973, No. 116, p. 147, §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 Coffee County, conditioned for the faithful discharge and performance of his or her duties as such engineer, and for the…

The commission shall furnish the county engineer with an office within the county and all necessary office supplies, equipment, communication, utilities, and with necessary transportation to accomplish his or her duties under this article. History: (Acts 1973, No. 116, p. 147, §7…

The county engineer shall be the custodian of all road machinery and equipment, tools, supplies, and repair parts, owned by Coffee County, and shall be accountable to the Coffee County Commission for the same at all times. The Coffee County Commission shall establish necessary po…

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

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 Coffee Count…

It shall be the further duty of the county engineer to inspect all materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies, purchased by Coffee County for use on public roads, bridges, and ferries, when the same is delivered, and the same shall neither be accepted nor paid for without its …

In the event an emergency should arise, in which it would be impossible for the commission to employ an engineer, as hereinabove provided for, then, in that event, the commission shall employ a competent road supervisor who need not be an engineer, but, when so employed, he or sh…

The Coffee County Commission shall, within 60 days of July 18, 1973, provide the county engineer with the necessary facilities and budget to fully implement the terms hereof. History: (Acts 1973, No. 116, p. 147, §14.)

This article shall apply to Coffee County. History: (Act 2010-110, §1; 2010-130, §1.)

The Legislature declares that the Coffee County fire departments, emergency medical service squads contracted in writing with the Coffee County Commission, and the Coffee County Volunteer Firefighters Association that receive funds pursuant to this article are organizations which…

(a) There is levied on the owner of each dwelling and commercial building located in Coffee County a fire protection and emergency medical service fee of thirty dollars ($30) per year for each dwelling and commercial building. (b) For the purposes of this article, a dwelling shal…

Enforcement. The fire protection and emergency medical service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced at the same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of the state. In the case of a manufactured home, the fee s…

For the purposes of this article, an eligible fire department shall mean a fire department located in Coffee County outside of the City of Enterprise or the City of Elba which is certified under the Alabama Forestry Commission guidelines and is a member of the Coffee County Volun…

Funds distributed to the Coffee County Volunteer Firefighters Association and to eligible fire departments and emergency medical service squads with a written contract with the Coffee County Commission may only be expended for fire protection and emergency medical services, inclu…

Department. Upon dissolution or abandonment of any eligible fire department or emergency medical service squad and after all lawful indebtedness has been satisfied, any remaining funds derived from this article or any assets purchased with funds derived from this article shall be…

The personnel of the fire departments, emergency medical service squads, and volunteer firefighters association provided for in this article shall not be considered as employees, servants, or agents of the county. The members of the county commission and the officers and employee…

The purpose and use of funds generated by this article are to enable all participating eligible volunteer fire departments in Coffee County to be better equipped and prepared for emergencies in the county and to assist in maintaining and lowering Insurance Services Organization r…

With regard to the collection of the fees levied by this article, including, but not limited to, the application for and granting of exemptions, the Coffee County Commission shall exercise such regulatory control and supervision over and may adopt rules and regulations as may be …

(a) The bridge over White Water Creek on Highway 167 in Coffee County is hereby officially designated “The Clowers Bridge.” (b) The Coffee County Commission is authorized to accept funds from private sources to pay for the preparation and erection of signs designating the bridge.…

In Coffee County, notwithstanding Section 40-12-10, and any other general or local law of this state effective at the expiration of the current term of county license inspector, or when a vacancy occurs in the office, no person shall be appointed to the position of county license…

(a) The term “licensing officer,” as used in this section, shall mean the judge of probate, commissioner of licenses, or other officer charged with the duty of issuing motor vehicle licenses, boat licenses, and business licenses in Coffee County. (b)(1) The licensing officer may …