Section 14-6A-30 Establishing or joining regional jail authority. (a) The municipal council of two or more municipalities, by resolution and with the initial consent of their respective mayors, may establish a regional jail authority for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating a regional jail facility for the municipalities participating in the regional jail authority. […]
Section 14-6A-31 Powers. A regional jail authority shall constitute a public body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this article and including, but not limited to, the following powers: (1) To sue and be […]
Section 14-6A-32 Board of directors. (a) A regional jail authority shall be governed by a board of directors composed of the following: (1) Two members appointed by the municipal council of the most populous municipality, one of whom may be a member of the municipal council. (2) One member from each of the remaining municipalities […]
Section 14-6A-33 Facility to serve as municipal jail; employees; duty of superintendent. (a) After a regional jail facility is operational, the facility shall serve as the municipal jail for each municipality participating in the regional jail authority. Each municipality shall retain its authority regarding the custody and transportation of prisoners from the municipality and may […]
Section 14-6A-34 Governmental entity. A regional jail authority is a governmental entity as defined by subdivision (1) of Section 11-93-1, and the services it performs are hereby declared to be governmental functions. The employees of the authority shall be entitled to participate in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama. (Act 2006-185, p. 1260, §5.)
Section 14-6A-35 Scope of authority. For the purpose of attaining the objectives of this article, any municipality participating in a regional jail authority, upon terms, and with or without consideration as it may determine, may do all of the following: (1) Lend or donate money to the authority or perform services for the benefit thereof. […]
Section 14-6A-36 Tax exemptions. The property and income of a regional jail authority, all bonds issued by the authority, the income from the 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 […]
Section 14-6A-37 Obligations of authority. All obligations created or assumed and all bonds issued or assumed by a regional jail authority shall be solely and exclusively an obligation of the authority and shall not create an obligation or debt of any municipality nor count against the constitutional debt limit of a participating municipality. This section […]
Section 14-6A-38 Dissolution. At any time when a regional jail authority has no bonds or other obligations outstanding, its board may by affirmative vote of a majority of its members, and with the prior approval of the city council of each municipality participating in the regional jail authority, adopt a resolution declaring its intent that […]
Section 14-6A-39 Applicability. Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, the provisions shall not apply to any Class 1 municipality. (Act 2006-185, p. 1260, §10.)
