§ 45-52-100 — Composition of Board; Districts

Alabama § 45-52-100

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 45: Local Laws
• Ch. 52: Morgan County
• Art. 10: Education
• Part 1: Board of Education
• Subpart 1: Membership

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(a) The Morgan County Board of Education shall be composed of seven members elected from districts as follows: One member shall be elected from each of the board of education districts hereinafter described and shall be a qualified elector thereof, and shall reside in the district. All members shall be elected by the qualified electors residing within all school districts under the jurisdiction of the Morgan County Board of Education.
(b)(1) The Morgan County Board of Education districts shall be as follows:
a. District One, the West Morgan area, shall consist of election precincts 1 and 17.
b. District Two, the Danville area, shall consist of election precincts 2, 18, and 19.
c. District Three, the Falkville area, shall consist of election precincts 20 and 21.
d. District Four, the Eva area, shall consist of election precincts 22, 23, 25, and 10.
e. District Five, the Priceville area, shall consist of election precincts 5 and 14 and that area outside the city limits of Hartselle in election precincts 15 and 16.
f. District Six, the Cotaco area, shall consist of election precincts 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, and 24.
g. District Seven, the Union Hill area, shall consist of election precincts 8 and 9.
(2) The qualified electors in precincts 3 and 4, the Decatur area, are specifically omitted; the City of Hartselle is specifically omitted.
(3) The county commission may alter the districts after each 10-year census in order to maintain an equal number of residents in each district.
(c)(1) Members of the board shall take office at the first regularly scheduled meeting of the board following their election in November. They shall qualify and be removed in the same manner as prescribed in Chapter 8 of Title 16.
(2) All members of the board shall be, at the time of their election or appointment, and during their continuance in office, qualified electors of Morgan County and of the district from which they are elected or appointed. The members of the board shall elect a chair from among themselves, and, after the 1976 general election, any four members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(3) Any vacancy on the board occurring during the first 16 months of the term shall be filled at the next countywide election. In the interim before its election, the board shall appoint a person to the board from the same district as the original appointment to serve until the election. The election shall be held in the same manner as the original election for the district seat vacated. Any vacancy on the board occurring after the first 16 months of the term shall be filled by the remaining members of the board in the same manner as prescribed by Section 16-8-6.

Legislative History

(Acts 1976, No. 380, p. 480, §§ 1-4; Act 79-370, p. 594, §§ 1, 2; Act 95-392, p. 799, § 1.)