Section 45-38-240.02 – Consolidation of Offices.
Section 45-38-240.02 Consolidation of offices. At the expiration of the current term of office of the tax assessor and the office of the tax collector of the county, or if a vacancy occurs in either office, then immediately upon the occurrence of the vacancy, the office of county revenue commissioner shall be established. If the […]
Section 45-38-240.03 – Duties of County Revenue Commissioner.
Section 45-38-240.03 Duties of county revenue commissioner. The county revenue commissioner shall perform all acts, duties, and functions required by law to be performed either by the tax assessor or by the tax collector of the county relative to the assessment of property for taxation, the collection of taxes, the keeping of records, and the […]
Section 45-38-240.04 – Personnel.
Section 45-38-240.04 Personnel. Subject to the approval of the county commission, the county revenue commissioner shall appoint and fix the duties of a sufficient number of deputies, clerks, and assistants to perform properly the duties of his or her office. The acts of deputies shall have the same force and legal effect as if performed […]
Section 45-38-240.05 – Bond.
Section 45-38-240.05 Bond. Before entering the duties of his or her office, the county revenue commissioner shall take the oath of office prescribed by Article XVI of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and execute a bond in a sum as may be fixed by Section 40-5-3, for tax collectors. The bond shall be conditioned […]
Section 45-38-240.06 – Office Space and Equipment.
Section 45-38-240.06 Office space and equipment. The county commission shall provide the necessary offices for the county revenue commissioner, and his or her deputies, clerks, and assistants, and shall provide all stationery, equipment, and office supplies needed for the efficient performance of the duties of the office and not otherwise furnished by law by the […]
Section 45-38-240.07 – Performance of Duties; Compensation.
Section 45-38-240.07 Performance of duties; compensation. The county revenue commissioner shall collect and pay into the general fund of the county all fees, percentages, commissions, and other allowances which the tax assessor or tax collector of the county is authorized and directed to charge or collect for the performance of any duty imposed on the […]
Section 45-38-240.08 – Abolition of Offices; Transfer of Personnel.
Section 45-38-240.08 Abolition of offices; transfer of personnel. (a) The offices of tax assessor and tax collector are abolished effective the first day of October 2003. (b) All personnel employed in the office of tax assessor or tax collector at the time the office of county revenue commissioner comes into being shall be absorbed into […]
Section 45-38-240.09 – Election Procedure.
Section 45-38-240.09 Election procedure. If the election provided by the act from which this subpart is derived occurs in a year in which the office of the tax collector and the office of the tax assessor are filled by election, candidates for either office shall also be deemed candidates for the office of county revenue […]
Section 45-38-240 – Applicability.
Section 45-38-240 Applicability. This subpart shall apply only in Lamar County. (Act 2001-905, 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 745, §1.)
Section 45-38-240.01 – Purpose.
Section 45-38-240.01 Purpose. The purpose of this subpart is to conserve revenue and promote the public convenience in the county by consolidating the office of tax assessor and the office of tax collector into one county office designated as the office of county revenue commissioner. (Act 2001-905, 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 745, §2.)