§ 45-8-200.01 — Commissioner of Licenses - Appointment; Salary

Alabama § 45-8-200.01

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 45: Local Laws
• Ch. 8: Calhoun County
• Art. 20: Licenses and Licensing
• Part 1: Commissioner of Licenses

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(a)
Commencing with the election of the license commissioner in the 1980 election, the term of office shall be for six years from January
1981
and shall be filled by the majority of the qualified electors voting
at the primary or general election held
in 1980
for county-wide offices which terms commence in 1981
and every six years thereafter.
(b)
Notice of the election shall be given by the judge of probate, which
shall be published once a week for three successive weeks before the day of the election.
(c)
Candidates for the office shall qualify as other candidates for county office.
(d)
The judge of probate shall certify the results of the election to the Secretary of State in the same manner as is required for all local or general elections.
(e)
Beginning with the new term of office in January 1981
and thereafter, the commissioner of license shall receive an annual salary of twenty-two thousand five hundred thousand dollars ($22,500). Such salary shall be paid from the county treasury in the same manner as other county officers’ salaries are paid.
(f)(1) Effective July 1, 2024, the commissioner of licenses shall receive an additional expense allowance equal to 12.5 percent of the commissioner’s salary on June 1, 2024, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. The expense allowance shall be in addition to all other compensation, expense allowances, or benefits granted to the commissioner.
(2) Beginning with the next term of office after July 1, 2024, the commissioner of licenses shall receive an annual salary equal to 112.5 percent of the commissioner’s salary on June 1, 2024, and the expense allowance in subdivision (1) shall be void.

Legislative History

(Acts 1978, No. 117, p. 1832, §1; Act 2024-227, §§1-2.)