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 45-42-163 – Distribution of Payments.
Section 45-42-163 Distribution of payments. Upon receipt by Limestone County of funds pursuant to Chapter 28, Title 40, as amended, Limestone County, within a reasonable time thereafter, shall distribute the funds so received as follows: (1) Effective through September 30, 2006, all funds shall be distributed as prescribed by Act 86-550, 1986 Regular Session (Acts […]
Section 45-42-164 – Classification and Regulation of Public and Nonpublic Forums; Permits and Fees.
Section 45-42-164 Classification and regulation of public and nonpublic forums; permits and fees. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) DESIGNATED PUBLIC FORUM. Public property that is not by tradition a forum for expressive activity, which a municipality has opened, temporarily or otherwise, for use by the […]
Section 45-42-162.08 – Elections.
Section 45-42-162.08 Elections. The metropolitan-government shall be governed by a commission of nine part-time members and a full-time mayor. The election for the first officers of the metropolitan-government shall be held on the date established by the judge of probate. Before such election the governing body of the municipalities and the county shall cause the […]
Section 45-42-162.09 – Duties of Mayor and Commission.
Section 45-42-162.09 Duties of mayor and commission. The mayor shall preside at the meetings of the commission and shall be recognized as the head of the municipal government for all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor for purpose of military law. A mayor pro tem shall be elected from the membership by a majority vote […]
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, […]
Section 45-42-162 – Purpose.
Section 45-42-162 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to provide for the economic and efficient merger of the City of Athens and Limestone County and such other political subdivisions as by formal procedures agree to participate in the merger. (Act 87324, p. 442, § 1.)
Section 45-42-162.01 – Definitions.
Section 45-42-162.01 Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them: (1) CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS. The sheriff, revenue commissioner, license commissioner, and judge of probate, and such other public offices of Limestone County which are established by the constitution or by statute. (2) LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Limestone County, and municipalities or special districts located therein. […]