Section 45-42-162.16 – Judge of Probates.
Section 45-42-162.16 Judge of probates. Nothing in this part shall have effect upon the judicial powers and functions of the judge of probate as provided by the general laws. All fees, commissions, emoluments, and perquisites of the office of judge of probate shall accrue to the metropolitan-government. (Act 87324, p. 442, § 17.)
Section 45-42-162.17 – Transition.
Section 45-42-162.17 Transition. (a) The transition period shall be directed by the provisions contained herein. The level of services during transition shall not be below the level of service previously provided by the respective government. (b)(1) Not later than six months after assuming office, the commission shall adopt a plan for the reorganization of service […]
Section 45-42-162.18 – Planning and Land Use Controls.
Section 45-42-162.18 Planning and land use controls. (a) A planning commission shall be established and shall have authority to institute, under the general laws of the state, land use controls for the metropolitan-government. The planning commission shall consist of nine members, one member appointed from each of the nine election districts. (b) The planning commission […]
Section 45-42-162.19 – Schools.
Section 45-42-162.19 Schools. (a) Within 18 months from the time metropolitan-government is placed in effect, the respective school boards of the city and the county shall plan for and implement a metropolitan-government school district which effects the merger of the two existing districts in accordance with existing procedure in Alabama statutes for such mergers. (b) […]
Section 45-42-162.20 – Budgeting; Tax Levies; Bonds.
Section 45-42-162.20 Budgeting; tax levies; bonds. (a) The budget and tax levy of the former City of Athens shall serve as the budget and tax levy for the urban service district for the fiscal year in which metropolitan-government is implemented. The budget and tax levy of the former County of Limestone shall serve as the […]
Section 45-42-162.21 – Employees.
Section 45-42-162.21 Employees. (a) All permanent full-time and permanent part-time employees of the city or county including employees of any department, board, commission, authority, or agency shall become employees of the metropolitan-government and shall be assigned duties as similar in nature as may be practicable within the metropolitan-government upon the effective date of this part. […]
Section 45-42-162.06 – State Shared Revenues.
Section 45-42-162.06 State shared revenues. The metropolitan-government shall not receive less in state grants, general support payments, shared revenues, or otherwise than the total amount that would have been received by each participating government if consolidation had not taken place. Future state shared revenues shall be calculated as for counties in the general services district […]
Section 45-42-162.07 – Powers of Metropolitan-Government
Section 45-42-162.07 Powers of metropolitan-government The metropolitan-government shall have all the powers granted to municipal corporations and the county governments by the constitution and the laws of the state together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The metropolitan-government may acquire property within or without its corporate limits […]
Section 45-42-160 – Participation in Acreage Protection Program.
Section 45-42-160 Participation in acreage protection program. (a) The County Commission of Limestone County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection for the forestlands and other acreage protected by the Alabama Forestry Commission in Limestone County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s acreage protection program in the manner hereinafter specified. (b)(1) After […]
Section 45-42-161 – Reimbursement; Due Care Required.
Section 45-42-161 Reimbursement; due care required. (a) The Limestone County governing body shall reimburse the office of license commissioner, judge of probate, or tax collector from the general fund of the county the amount of any monetary loss, not to exceed a total of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per annum, arising or caused by error, […]