Section 45-25-250.15 – Proceedings, Notice, and Approval of Authority Actions.
Section 45-25-250.15 Proceedings, notice, and approval of authority actions. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this article, no proceeding, notice, or approval shall be required for the incorporation of the authority or the amendment of its certificate of incorporation, the acquisition of any property, water, sewer, and garbage system, or the issuance of any mortgage […]
Section 45-25-250.16 – Auditing.
Section 45-25-250.16 Auditing. The DeKalb County Water Authority shall be audited similar to and in accordance with any audit required to be performed upon the DeKalb County Commission and the operations of the County of DeKalb. (Act 89-426, p. 893, §17.)
Section 45-25-250.17 – Funding.
Section 45-25-250.17 Funding. Beginning with the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the DeKalb County Commission shall appropriate annually funds accruing from the filing and recording fees levied by Resolution 92-1013-05, adopted by the county commission on October 13, 1992, as follows: (1) One-half of the funds accruing shall be appropriated annually to the Etowah-DeKalb Cherokee Mental Health […]
Section 45-25-250.07 – Rates, Fees, and Charges.
Section 45-25-250.07 Rates, fees, and charges. Rates, fees, and charges for water, sewer, or garbage service rendered by the authority from any of its systems shall be so fixed and from time to time revised as at all times to provide funds at least sufficient to: (1) Pay the cost of operating, maintaining, repairing, replacing, […]
Section 45-25-250.08 – Planning, Development, Operation, etc., of Water, Sewer, or Garbage Systems.
Section 45-25-250.08 Planning, development, operation, etc., of water, sewer, or garbage systems. For the purpose of securing water, sewer, or garbage service or aiding or cooperating with the authority in the planning, development, undertaking, construction, extension, improvement, operation, or protection of water, sewer, or garbage systems, any county, municipality or other political subdivision, public corporation, […]
Section 45-25-250.09 – Rights-of-Way.
Section 45-25-250.09 Rights-of-way. The authority is authorized to use the rights-of-way of all public roads in the state without securing the prior approval of the state or of its agencies or departments or the county commission of any county and subject only to the necessity of obtaining the municipal consent required by Section 220 of […]
Section 45-25-250.10 – Governmental Functions; Liability of Authority.
Section 45-25-250.10 Governmental functions; liability of authority. The furnishing of sewer and garbage service in conjunction with the water services by the authority as well as the furnishing of water services are declared to be a governmental function. The authority shall not be liable for any tort, whether negligent or wilful, committed by any director, […]
Section 45-25-250.11 – Exemption From Taxes, Fees, Etc.
Section 45-25-250.11 Exemption from taxes, fees, etc. The authority, the property and income of the authority, the income from bonds, conveyances by or to the authority, and leases, mortgages, and deeds of trust by or to the authority shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Alabama. The authority shall not be obligated […]
Section 45-25-250.12 – Exemption From Usury Statutes.
Section 45-25-250.12 Exemption from usury statutes. The authority now or hereafter organized under this article is exempted from the laws of the State of Alabama governing usury and prescribing or limiting interest rates, including, without limitation, the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 8. (Act 89-426, p. 893, §13.)
Section 45-25-250.13 – Dissolution of Authority.
Section 45-25-250.13 Dissolution of authority. At any time when no bonds or obligations theretofore assumed by the authority are outstanding, the board may adopt a resolution, which shall be duly entered upon its minutes, declaring that the authority shall be dissolved. Upon the filing for record of a certified copy of the resolution in the […]