§ 45-2-160 — Fund Authorized; Committee

(a) The Baldwin County Commission may establish a fund known as the “Baldwin County Employees Fund.” The purpose of the fund shall be to account for the receipt and expenditure of funds derived from sales from vending machines and pay telephones located in all county buildings and facilities, with the exception of the Baldwin County jail. The fund shall be established with funds presently collected from the sales.
(b) Receipts and expenditures of the funds shall be separately accounted for by county location. A county location shall consist of one or more county buildings or facilities as determined by the county commission.
(c) The county commission shall appoint a three member committee for each county location to oversee and approve expenditures for that location. Each committee shall consist of a county commissioner, a county supervisor employed at the location, and a county employee employed at the location.
(d) Payments shall be made from the fund for a particular location upon receipt of signed documentation from the appropriate committee directing the county treasurer to make payment. Payments and expenditures from the fund shall be for any purpose, not otherwise provided for by law, that in the judgment of a committee is worthy and for the best interest of the county.
(e) Each calendar year, the county commission shall be reimbursed for the electricity used by the vending machines and pay telephones.

Legislative History

(Act 99-220, p. 279, §§1-5.)