This text of Alabama § 45-8-120.05 (Civil Service Board - Creation; Composition; Meetings; Annual Budget) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Alabama primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
There is created the Civil Service Board of Calhoun County, composed of five members each of whom shall be over 25 years of age, of recognized character and ability, and an actual resident in and a qualified elector of the county. No person shall be eligible to be, or continue to be, a member of the board who holds any elected or appointed office of profit under the state, county, or city; or who presently serves as an employee of Calhoun County. The members of the Civil Service Board of Calhoun County currently serving on May 16, 1996, shall complete their terms. Each vacancy occurring thereafter will be filled for a term of four years by the appointment of an individual selected by the majority vote of the members of the Alabama Legislature representing Calhoun County at the time the vac
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There is created the Civil Service Board of Calhoun County, composed of five members each of whom shall be over 25 years of age, of recognized character and ability, and an actual resident in and a qualified elector of the county. No person shall be eligible to be, or continue to be, a member of the board who holds any elected or appointed office of profit under the state, county, or city; or who presently serves as an employee of Calhoun County. The members of the Civil Service Board of Calhoun County currently serving on May 16, 1996, shall complete their terms. Each vacancy occurring thereafter will be filled for a term of four years by the appointment of an individual selected by the majority vote of the members of the Alabama Legislature representing Calhoun County at the time the vacancy occurs. Any member of the board who is appointed or elected to another public office of profit shall resign as a member of the board. If a member does not complete the term of his or her appointment, the individual selected to replace him or her will be appointed for the remainder of the term. Any member of the board desiring to become a candidate for public office shall first resign as a member of the board and in the event he or she fails to resign and becomes a candidate for public office, then his or her office on the board shall become immediately vacant. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the board to inform the legislative delegation when a vacancy occurs on the board. Any member of the board may be eligible for reappointment so long as he or she is qualified to serve, but in no event shall a member be eligible for appointment to more than two full terms. Any member of the board may be terminated by the majority vote of the Legislative Delegation of Calhoun County when they deem the action is necessary to maintain the efficiency and credibility of the board. The board shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among its members who shall hold office as such officers at the pleasure of the board. The chairperson shall preside at all regular and special meetings of the board, and shall have responsibility for the preparation of an agenda for all board meetings and day-to-day supervision of board business. The vice chairperson shall serve in the absence of the chairperson. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the conducting of board business. The board shall hold regular meetings for the transaction of board business at least quarterly on a day and at a time to be fixed by the board’s rules and regulations. The board may hold special, adjourned, or called meetings at any time upon call of the chairperson or request of the county commission or an appointing authority. All meetings of the board shall be held at the office of the board, unless otherwise provided by the board. The board shall keep minutes of its meetings and records of all business transacted by it at each and every meeting. The clerk of the board shall act as the custodian of the board records and will furnish such assistance as may be required by the board. All minutes and records of the board shall be open for inspection by any individual at any reasonable time upon written request to the clerk of the board. The county commission shall provide in its annual budget an appropriation based upon a recommended budget submitted by the board in accordance with budget guidelines provided by the county commission. The board’s annual budget shall include funds to cover the expense allowances provided board members and the reasonable and necessary expenses for operation of the board.