Title 45

The Etowah County Tourism Board established by this part is exempt from any and all county and municipal ad valorem taxes and sales and use taxes. (Act 2009-497, p. 917, §4.)

Any and all funds held by and any contracts of the Civic Center Authority on May 14, 2009, shall be transferred to the Etowah County Tourism Board established by this part. Any and all funds held by or distributed to the Gadsden-Etowah County Tourism Board pursuant to Section 45-…

(a) The portion of the proceeds distributed to the Etowah County Mega Sports Complex Authority under Section 45-28-91.02(a)(1) shall revert to the Etowah County Tourism Board, if, within three years from May 12, 2016, the Etowah County Mega Sports Complex Authority has not made s…

(a) This section shall apply only to the Town of Sardis in Etowah County. (b) The municipal corporation of the Town of Sardis in Etowah County shall have the right to establish, purchase, construct, maintain, and operate a nonexclusive television cable system and to furnish telev…

(a) The several members of the Etowah County Board of Education shall hereafter be elected by only those qualified electors in the county who are served by the Etowah County Board of Education. (b) Nothing in this section shall affect the unexpired term of any present member of t…

Each member of the Etowah County Board of Education shall receive an expense allowance in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300) per month. This expense allowance shall be in addition to any other compensation provided by law. (Act 2000-579, p. 1067, §1.)

(a) This section shall apply only in Etowah County. (b) A person who retired from the position of municipal police officer, deputy sheriff, or other position that required certification by the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission, the commission, and who reti…

(a) The Judge of Probate of Etowah County shall complete and properly prepare the lists of qualified electors required to be furnished to the election inspectors. For such service, the judge of probate shall be paid an amount equal to the amount obtained by multiplying the number…

The members of the Etowah County Board of Registrars shall receive in addition to the salary paid by the state and any other compensation now received by such members, a per diem supplement in the amount of ten dollars ($10) for each day such member is engaged in the discharge of…

In Etowah County, in addition to the compensation paid any returning officer, the county governing body shall supplement the mileage allowance, already provided for by the general law for each such officer, to pay each a total of fifteen cents ($0.15) per mile in going to the cou…

In Etowah County, an election official who works at polling places shall receive an additional expense allowance in an amount as will, together with any amount paid by the state pursuant to Section 17-8-12, make the total amount paid to each inspector one hundred dollars ($100) f…

(a) The Sheriff, the Judge of Probate, and the Revenue Commissioner of Etowah County are each authorized to supplement the salaries of employees in the unclassified service of their respective offices through the use of discretionary funds, as provided in this section. (b) The su…

(a) In Etowah County, there is created and established a personnel department for the government and control of all employees and appointees holding positions in the classified service, as defined in Section 45-28-121.03. (b)(1) The personnel department shall consist of a personn…

The members of the board shall elect one of their members as chair. The board shall determine the order of business for the conduct of its meetings and shall meet on the call of the chair or by three of the members or by request of one of the elected officials of Etowah County or…

The county commission shall appoint a personnel director whose duty shall be to act in the capacity of director for the personnel system. The director shall be appointed only after consultation with and advice from the elected officials of the county and with the approval of the …

(a) This part shall apply to all officers and employees in the service of the county except: (1) Elective officers. (2) Members of appointive boards, commissions, and committees. (3) All employees and appointees of the county board of education, or persons engaged in the professi…

In addition to such other matter as may be necessary and proper to carry out the intent and purposes of this part, rules shall be formulated and adopted by the personnel board, establishing specific procedures to govern the following phases of the personnel program. The rules and…

During the period of suspension of any employee, or pending final action on proceedings to review the suspension, demotion, or dismissal of any employee, the vacancy may be filled only by temporary employment. (Act 84-462, p. 1072, §6.)

All original and promotional appointments shall be for a probationary period of 12 months during which the employee may be rejected by the appointing authorities at any time without right of appeal or hearing in any manner. (Act 84-462, p. 1072, §7.)

Any person holding a position or employment who shall have served continuously in such position for a period of 12 months immediately prior to May 29, 1984, shall assume regular status in the classified service in the position held on May 29, 1984, without preliminary examination…

(a) No employee in the classified service may be demoted, dismissed, suspended, or reduced in pay without just cause. (b) Any employee in the classified service who has been demoted, suspended, dismissed, or reduced in pay, shall be entitled to receive a written statement of the …

Whenever in the judgment of any appointing authority, namely, the sheriff, judge of probate, tax assessor, tax collector, and Etowah County Commission, it becomes necessary in the interest of economy or because the necessity for any position in this appointing authority to no lon…

In any matter requiring the services of any attorney, the personnel board may call upon the county attorney to render such legal services to the board as it may deem necessary or advisable. (Act 84-462, p. 1072, §11.)

It is the intent of this part to create a personnel system for Etowah County effective May 29, 1984. (Act 84-462, p. 1072, §12.)

Any person who violates this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Act 84-462, p. 1072, §13.)

The terms appointing authority and appointing power are defined to mean any person, persons, department head, or elected official of the county who, on May 29, 1984, has the power by law to hire, employ, transfer, promote, demote, reinstate, lay off, suspend, and dismiss an emplo…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Etowah County Bingo Act. (Act 89-463, p. 942, §1.)

As used in this article the following words shall have the following meanings as ascribed herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BINGO. That game commonly known as bingo where numbers or symbols on a card or paper sheet are matched with numbers or symbols sel…

The operation of bingo games for prizes or money by qualified organizations for bona fide charitable, educational, or other lawful purposes shall be legal in Etowah County, subject to this article. (Act 89-463, p. 942, §3.)

(a) No qualified organization shall be permitted to operate a bingo game unless the sheriff first issues a permit to the organization authorizing it to do so. The permit described in this article is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other business licenses which may be requ…

(a) A qualified organization, including an organization which holds a permit pursuant to Section 45-28-150.03, may apply for a special permit for conducting a bingo session at a designated location for a special occasion. Such an applicant shall submit to the sheriff a written ap…

(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, and the days of the week on which the permit holder is permitted to conduct bingo. (b) The bingo permit holder shall display the p…

(a) It is the intention of the Legislature that only qualified organizations which are properly issued permits or licenses, pursuant to subdivision (6) of Section 45-28-150.01, shall be allowed to operate bingo games. A qualified organization shall not lend its name or allow its …

(a) In addition to the licensing fees imposed under this article, there is hereby imposed a ten cent ($0.10) per card or paper sheet fee to be remitted quarterly by the permit holder to the county revenue department. All fees collected by the county revenue department under this …

The net proceeds of a bingo game shall be devoted to the charitable or educational purposes of the qualified organization, pursuant to subdivision (6) of Section 45-28-150.01, provided, however, all reasonable expenses incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating, o…

(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. (b) Prizes given by any organization for the playing of bingo games shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in cas…

Each permit holder shall maintain the following records pertaining to each bingo session for at least one year from the date of the session: (1) An itemized list of gross receipts for each session. (2) An itemized list of all expenses, including the name of each person to whom th…

(a) On or before April 15th, after this article has been in effect for one year, and on or before April 15th of each calendar year thereafter, each permit holder shall file with the sheriff a copy of the records required in Section 45-28-150.10 relating to the operation of bingo …

The sheriff, for good cause shown, may revoke any permit issued pursuant to this article if the permit holder or any officer, director, agent, member, or employee of the permit holder violates this article or rule promulgated hereunder. The revocation by the sheriff shall become …

(a) A permit holder whose permit is revoked in consequence of a violation of this article or a rule promulgated under this article is ineligible to apply for a permit for a period of one year after the revocation. (b) A person convicted of an offense under Section 45-28-150.15 or…

The circuit court of this county shall have jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin violations of this article and shall afford trial by jury for all appeals directed to it for alleged violations of this article leading to revocations of existing permits. (Act 89-463, p. 942, §15.)

Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor upon first conviction hereunder. Any subsequent conviction hereunder shall be a Class A misdemeanor. Any person who is convicted pursuant to this section shall be punished as provided by law. (Act 89-46…

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

Any other law providing a penalty or disability upon a person who conducts or participates in bingo games, who possesses equipment used in conducting bingo, who permits bingo to be conducted on his or her premises, or who does other acts in connection with bingo, shall not apply …

(a) The Etowah County governing body shall reimburse the office of tax assessor, tax collector, probate judge, and revenue commissioner from the general fund of the county the amount of any monetary loss, not to exceed a total of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum, for loss…

(a) Any Etowah County health officer or administrator is 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 for one year followi…