Section 45-18-120 – Applicability – Locality.
Section 45-18-120 Applicability – Locality. This article shall apply only in Conecuh County. (Acts 1976, No. 708, p. 984, §1.)
Section 45-18-120.01 – Definitions.
Section 45-18-120.01 Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: “county” means Conecuh County, Alabama; “employee” means any person, including law enforcement officers, not excepted by Section 45-18-120.02, who is employed in the service of Conecuh County or any board, agency, or instrumentality thereof; “merit employee” means any such […]
Section 45-18-120.02 – Applicability – Personnel.
Section 45-18-120.02 Applicability – Personnel. This article shall apply to all officials and employees in the service of the county or any board, agency, or instrumentality thereof except: (1) persons holding elective offices; (2) members of appointive boards, commissions, and committees; (3) all employees of the county board of education; (4) independent contractors; and (5) […]
Section 45-18-120.03 – Merit System Rules and Regulations; Removal for Cause.
Section 45-18-120.03 Merit system rules and regulations; removal for cause. All employees to whom this article applies shall be governed by merit system rules and regulations prescribed in or promulgated pursuant to this article, administered by the merit system board, the creation of which is provided for in Section 45-18-120.04. Present such employees shall remain […]
Section 45-18-120.04 – Merit System Board – Creation; Composition; Oath.
Section 45-18-120.04 Merit system board – Creation; composition; oath. (a) There is created the Merit System Board of Conecuh County, appointed by the Conecuh County Commission. The members of the merit system board serving on May 19, 2004, shall serve until the first meeting of the county commission after the general election in 2004. On […]
Section 45-18-120.05 – Merit System Board – Compensation.
Section 45-18-120.05 Merit system board – Compensation. Each member of the merit system board shall be paid a salary to be set by the Conecuh County Commission. (Acts 1976, No. 708, p. 984, §6.)
Section 45-18-120.06 – Merit System Board – Meetings.
Section 45-18-120.06 Merit system board – Meetings. The merit system board shall fix the times for its regular meetings; and it may hold special, adjourned, or call meetings at any time. A majority of the members of the merit system board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All meetings of the merit […]
Section 45-18-120.07 – Merit System Board – Recordkeeping.
Section 45-18-120.07 Merit system board – Recordkeeping. The merit system board shall keep complete minutes of its meetings and a record of all business transacted by it. Its records, except those which the rules of the merit system board require to be held confidential for reasons of public policy, shall be open for inspection by […]
Section 45-18-120.08 – Merit System Board – Classification of Service Types; Determination of Salary.
Section 45-18-120.08 Merit system board – Classification of service types; determination of salary. (a) The merit system board shall have power to: (1) classify the different types of services to be performed in the service of the county; (2) prescribe qualifications, including those of education, training, and experience for the appointees and incumbents of each […]
Section 45-18-120.09 – Probationary Employment.
Section 45-18-120.09 Probationary employment. All appointments, other than temporary appointments, shall be probationary for six months from the date of appointment. A probationary employee may be discharged by his or her appointing authority at his or her or its pleasure at any time before the expiration of six months from appointment. After he or she […]
Section 45-18-120.10 – Suspension of Merit Employee.
Section 45-18-120.10 Suspension of merit employee. An appointing authority, shall have authority to suspend without pay a merit employee for any personal misconduct, or fact, affecting or concerning his or her fitness or ability to perform his or her duties in the public interest. In the event a merit employee is suspended without pay for […]
Section 45-18-120.11 – Removal, Discharge, or Demotion of Merit Employee; Proceedings Before Board; Appeal.
Section 45-18-120.11 Removal, discharge, or demotion of merit employee; proceedings before board; appeal. (a) The govening body of the county, any member of the govening body, or the head of any department or office can remove, discharge, or demote any merit employee who is directly under such governing body, member thereof, or department head, provided […]
Section 45-18-120.12 – Political Activities.
Section 45-18-120.12 Political activities. No employee shall make, solicit, or receive any assessment, donation, subscription, or contribution for any political purpose whatsoever, or be a member of a committee or an officer of a political party, or take any part in its management or affairs except to exercise his or her right as a citizen […]
Section 45-18-120.13 – Payment of Salaries and Expenses.
Section 45-18-120.13 Payment of salaries and expenses. The compensation and all other expenses of the merit system board arising under this article shall be paid from funds of the county on the claims of the merit system board in the same manner as other county salaries and expenses are paid. Such claims of the merit […]
Section 45-18-120.14 – Violations.
Section 45-18-120.14 Violations. Any merit employee who willfully violates any of the provisions of this article, or any rule or regulation issued in pursuance hereof, shall be dismissed from service under the system and shall not be reappointed or reemployed for two years. (Acts 1976, No. 708, p. 984, §15.)