Section 45-9-245.07 – Charge for Collection.
Section 45-9-245.07 Charge for collection. The collection agency may charge Chambers County for collecting the tax levied under this part in an amount or percentage of total collections as may be agreed upon by the collection agency and the Chambers County Commission. The charge shall not exceed two percent of the total amount of the […]
Section 45-9-245.08 – Disposition of Funds.
Section 45-9-245.08 Disposition of funds. Proceeds from the additional taxes as prescribed by this part and deposited into the county’s general funds shall be utilized as follows: (1) Forty percent of all revenues generated from the additional sales tax shall be utilized for the public safety concerns of the citizens of Chambers County that will […]
Section 45-9-245.20 – Levy and Rates of Tax; Exemptions.
Section 45-9-245.20 Levy and rates of tax; exemptions. (a) The County Commission of Chambers County, in addition to all other taxes presently levied, may levy the following additional sales and use taxes not to exceed the lowest municipal rates collected in the City of LaFayette, City of Lanett, or City of Valley: (1) AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY […]
Section 45-9-200 – Mobile Homes.
Section 45-9-200 Mobile homes. (a) Every person, firm, or corporation who owns, maintains, or keeps in Chambers County a mobile home, except a mobile home which constitutes a part of his or her stock as a dealer and except a mobile home which has been assessed for ad valorem taxation as a part of the […]
Section 45-9-230 – Salary.
Section 45-9-230 Salary. Beginning October 1, 1993, the Sheriff of Chambers County shall receive a salary of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per annum. The salary shall be in lieu of any and all other salary, expense allowance, or compensation heretofore provided by law and shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the county general […]
Section 45-9-230.01 – Salary Increase.
Section 45-9-230.01 Salary increase. The Sheriff of Chambers County shall be entitled to receive a salary increase in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to be added to his or her existing base salary. The additional increase shall become effective with the sheriff’s 2019 term of office. This increase shall be paid out of […]
Section 45-9-230.20 – Minimum Qualifications for Sheriff; Continuing Education.
Section 45-9-230.20 Minimum qualifications for sheriff; continuing education. (a) On or after May 18, 2020, any person qualifying for election as Sheriff of Chambers County or any person appointed to serve as sheriff shall meet all of the following minimum qualifications, in addition to any other qualifications required by law: (1) The person is a […]
Section 45-9-231 – Deputies to Receive Badge and Pistol.
Section 45-9-231 Deputies to receive badge and pistol. (a) This section shall apply only to Chamber County. (b) Any person employed as a commissioned deputy of the sheriff’s office of Chambers County for a period of 10 years or more who upon retirement leaves the office in good standing shall receive from the office, without […]
Section 45-9-232 – Records; Storage; Sale at Auction; Disposition of Funds.
Section 45-9-232 Records; storage; sale at auction; disposition of funds. (a)(1) In Chambers County, the sheriff shall keep and maintain a permanent record of all abandoned and stolen personal property recovered by the sheriff’s department. The records shall state the description of the property, the date of recovery of the property, the serial or other […]
Section 45-9-232.20 – Use of Funds.
Section 45-9-232.20 Use of funds. The Sheriff of Chambers County may, in his or her discretion, use funds accruing to the Sheriff’s Work Release Fund for the operation of the county jail. (Act 96-463, p. 578, §1.)