Title 45

(a) Provisions of records. The county shall provide all records and documents necessary to determine an employee’s status and eligibility for membership in the plan, upon which a service record shall be created. (b) Contributions. The county shall contribute an amount equal to si…

(a) General administration. The role of the pension board is established by the State of Alabama through legislative act. The pension board is responsible for the general administration and proper operation of the plan. The pension board also is responsible for making effective t…

(a) The pension board shall be responsible for the general administration and proper operation of the plan, and shall administer the plan for the exclusive benefit of the members and their designated beneficiaries, subject to the specific terms of the plan. The pension board shal…

(a) Records. The pension board shall keep minutes of its meetings. Additionally, the pension board shall keep all other books of account, records, policies, compensation records, service records, and other data that may be necessary for proper administration of the plan and shall…

The pension board may allocate responsibilities among the members of the pension board or may delegate responsibilities to third parties, or both. The pension board may employ, appoint, or contract with additional employees, administrators, managers, counsel, specialists, adviser…

The county, the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, or the county’s agent, as applicable, shall supply full and timely information including, but not limited to, all payroll, service records, and personal history of members, to the pension board as the pension board may require …

Subject to Section 45-37-123.194, all payment of benefits, expenses of administration, and any other expenses arising hereunder, may be paid by the pension board out of the trust fund, unless otherwise paid by the county or from the general assets of the system as a legal entity …

Three members of the pension board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. Except where there has been an allocation and delegation of administrative authority pursuant to Section 45-37-123.24, three affirmative votes shall be necessary for a decision by th…

(a) Claims for benefits under the plan shall be filed in writing with the executive director on forms which may include, but are not limited to, electronic forms provided by the pension board and filed in accordance with procedures established by the pension board, the executive …

Any employee, former employee, or designated beneficiary of either, who has been denied a benefit by a decision of the pension board pursuant to a claim made under Section 45-37-123.28 shall be entitled to request the pension board to give further consideration to a claim by fili…

(a) The pension board and any investment manager it appoints are authorized to invest and reinvest the funds of the system in all classes and forms of bonds, mortgages, common and preferred stocks, shares of investment companies or mutual funds, or any other investment. The pensi…

The system, the pension board and each of its individual members, and employees of the system, when acting within the scope of its or their official capacity, shall be immune from civil liability and not subject to legal claims for damages by any individual, member, designated be…

Any eligible employee may become a member of the system as described in this section. Notwithstanding the following, any individual who was a member of the system prior to the effective date of the amendment and restatement of the plan shall continue to be a member of the system.…

The pension board shall determine the eligibility of each employee for membership in the system based upon information furnished by Jefferson County or its designated agent. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons. Additionally, if the pension board ma…

If a member of the system severs employment with the county or his or her term in an elected or appointed job or position terminates, and the member thereafter returns to the service of the county, he or she shall become a member of the system to the extent he or she meets the de…

(a) Employer contributions. Each payroll period, an amount equal to the total of all members’ employee contributions that is deducted from the members’ compensation pursuant to Section 45-37-123.82 shall be contributed by the county and shall be paid to the system. The system sha…

There shall be an actuarial valuation of the plan at least once every five years. The plan assets are to be valued on the last day of the fiscal year, or on any other date determined by the pension board, using any reasonable method of valuation. In establishing the liabilities u…

(a) Employee contributions generally. As a condition of employment and of accruing benefits under the plan, each member shall contribute six percent of the member’s compensation to the plan. The employee contributions shall be after tax, or if approved by the pension board the em…

The pension board and county are authorized to contribute to the system or trust fund any monies received in the form of donations, gifts, appropriations, bequests, or otherwise, or derived therefrom. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:4.4; Act 2021-456, §1; Act 2024-260, §1.)

Except as otherwise specifically stated in this section, the rules below shall apply in determining length of service for all purposes under the plan. (1) In no case may more than one year of service be credited for service in one calendar year. (2) A member shall work over one-h…

This article shall apply to Jefferson County, Alabama, and to no other county. (Acts 1966, No. 79, p. 106, §1.)

The following words and terms as used in this article shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless a contrary meaning is apparent from the context: (1) COUNTY. Jefferson County, Alabama. (2) DISTRICT FOR FIGHTING FIRES. A district created under this article fo…

Any area situated entirely within the county may be established as a district for fighting fires, or a district for garbage disposal, or a district for fighting fires and garbage disposal, or a district for medical rescue systems, or a district for parks and recreational faciliti…

(a) Upon any petition provided for in this section being filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county, he or she shall order an election to be held in the proposed district on the question, or questions, on which the petition requests an election. (b) The petition sh…

(a) As used in this section the following terms have the meanings hereby ascribed to them: (1) ABOLITION. The abolition of a district under Section 45–37–140.14. (2) DISTRICT PROPOSED. The area proposed to be established as a district under this article. (3) ELECTION HEREUNDER. A…

The provisions of the election laws governing the registration of voters, equipment at polling places, furnishing of supplies, appointment of election officers, voting, and canvassing returns at a general election shall apply to any election held hereunder. (Acts 1966, No. 79, p.…

(a) As used herein the following terms shall have the meanings hereby ascribed to them: (1) DISTRICT. A district for fighting fires, a district for garbage disposal, or a district for fighting fires and garbage disposal. (2) FIRE STATION. A fire station maintained in a district o…

(a) Where an election is held on the question of the establishment of a district, the governing body of the county shall pay for the necessary expense of advertising and conducting such election out of the general funds of the county. If the district is established, the district …

No district shall be created unless the creation thereof is approved by the majority of votes cast at the election at which the proposed creation is submitted. Upon the officers canvassing the returns of the election certifying that the creation of the district was approved by th…

(a) The affairs and business of the district shall be managed by a board of trustees consisting of five members appointed by the governing body of the county. No person shall be appointed to the board unless he or she is a qualified elector of the district. Appointment shall be f…

(a) The district shall constitute a public corporation, which shall have the power to do any and all acts or things necessary and convenient for carrying out the purposes for which it is created including, but not limited to: (1) To sue and be sued. (2) To have a seal and alter t…

(a) The expense of establishing and maintaining a district shall be paid for from the proceeds of any service charge or fire dues which shall be levied and collected in an amount sufficient to pay the expense. The service charge or any fire dues shall be levied upon and collected…

(a) Subject to the conditions stated below in this section, the board of trustees shall be authorized to adopt service charge ordinances levying service charges provided for in Section 45-37-140.11. No service charge ordinance shall take effect and be enforced until the substance…

(a) Whenever any municipal corporation in Jefferson County annexes any portion of a district and a petition is filed with the clerk of the municipality requesting annexation of the remaining portion of the district, the petition containing the following: (1) signatures of 20 perc…

(a) Any district created hereunder may be abolished in the manner provided for in this section; provided, however, that no district shall be abolished when it has any indebtedness. (1) Upon the petition for abolition of a district, conforming to the requirements set forth below, …

This article shall be known and may cited as the Jefferson County Bingo Act. (Act 80-609, p. 1027, §1.)

As used in this article: (1) BINGO. That specific kind of game commonly known as bingo in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card or electronic marking machine conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random. (2) CHIEF OF POLICE. The c…

(a) Any provisions of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, no qualified organization shall be permitted to operate a bingo game until the sheriff issues a permit to the organization authorizing it to do so. In the event of any controversy concerning whether or not certain act…

(a) Any qualified organization desiring to obtain a permit to operate bingo games shall make application to the sheriff on forms prescribed by the sheriff and shall pay an annual fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150). No permit shall be issued to any qualified organization unle…

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

a) Upon special application submitted by a qualified organization licensed pursuant to Section 45-37-150.03 and upon the applicant’s payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50) to the sheriff, the sheriff may issue a special permit for conducting bingo at locations and on days other …

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

All fees collected by the sheriff under this article shall be paid into the county general fund, and all necessary expenses incurred by the sheriff in the administration and enforcement of this article shall be financed from the county general fund. (Act 80-609, p. 1027, §8.)

The entire net proceeds of a bingo game shall be devoted exclusively to the lawful purposes of the permitholder. An item of expense shall not be incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating, or conducting of bingo except the following bona fide expenses in reasonabl…

(a) A person other than a bona fide member of the permitholder may not participate in the management of bingo. Persons other than bona fide members of the permitholder may participate in the operation of bingo as provided by rule of the sheriff. (b) A person may not receive any c…

No person under the age of 18 years shall be permitted to play any game or games of bingo conducted pursuant to any permit issued under this article. No person under the age of 18 years shall be permitted to conduct or assist in the conduct of any game of bingo conducted pursuant…