Section 45-14-130 Duties of county commission; emergency situations. In addition to all other authority now vested in the Clay County Commission, the commission shall be authorized to set the necessary policies and priorities for the construction, maintenance, and repair of all public roads, county highways, bridges, ferries, and public facilities within the county, to insure […]
Section 45-14-130.01 Appointment of county engineer; qualifications. The county commission shall appoint and employ a county engineer, who shall be a thoroughly qualified and competent professional engineer not required to be a land surveyor, but otherwise possessing all of the qualifications as specified for county engineers under the general laws of the State of Alabama; […]
Section 45-14-130.02 Powers and duties. It shall be the duty of the county engineer, in accordance with policy established by the commission, within the law of the State of Alabama to: (1) employ, supervise, and direct all such assistants as are necessary to properly maintain and construct the public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries of […]
Section 45-14-130.03 Wages and salaries for necessary labor. It shall be the duty of the commission to fix, from time to time, in accordance with prevailing economic conditions, the various scales of wages or salaries to be paid for labor necessary in the maintenance and construction of roads, bridges, ferries, and public facilities; and the […]
Section 45-14-130.04 Compensation of engineer. The commission shall fix the amount of the salary of the county engineer, payable in equal monthly installments from appropriate road and highway funds. (Act 90-460, p. 649, §5.)
Section 45-14-130.05 Surety bond. Before entering upon his or her duties, the county engineer shall make and enter into a surety bond in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000), payable to Clay County, conditioned for the faithful discharge and performance of his or her duties as such engineer, and for the faithful accounting of […]
Section 45-14-130.06 Office space; equipment; transportation. The commission shall furnish the county engineer with an office within the county and all necessary office supplies, equipment, communication, utilities, and with necessary transportation to accomplish his or her duties under this article. (Act 90-460, p. 649, §7.)
Section 45-14-130.07 Accountability for machinery, equipment, etc.; inventory. The county engineer shall be the custodian of all road machinery and equipment, tools, supplies, and repair parts owned by the county, and shall be accountable to the commission for the same at all times. The commission shall establish necessary policy and regulations governing accountability and relief […]
Section 45-14-130.08 Expenditure of funds; authorization of funding. The authority of the county engineer shall be limited to the expenditure of such funds for the purpose of construction, maintenance, or repairs of public roads, bridges, ferries, or any other duties for the county as may be set aside and appropriated by the commission as hereinafter […]
Section 45-14-130.09 Requisitions; powers and duties of county purchasing agent. The county engineer shall make written requisition to the county purchasing agent for all materials, machinery, equipment, and necessary supplies needed for the construction, maintenance, or repair of the public roads, bridges, and ferries of the county. Such requisitions shall be filed and presented by […]
Section 45-14-130.10 Inspection and approval of equipment, etc. It shall be the further duty of the county engineer to inspect all materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies purchased by the county for use on public roads, bridges, and ferries, when the same is delivered, and the same shall neither be accepted nor paid for without its […]
Section 45-14-130.11 Employment of road supervisor in emergency situations. In the event an emergency should arise, in which it would be impossible for the commission to employ an engineer, as hereinabove provided for, then, in that event, the commission shall employ a competent road supervisor who need not be an engineer, but when so employed, […]
Section 45-14-130.12 Voter approval for structure of county road system. (a) The Clay County Commission shall call a referendum to be held at the next special or general election to determine whether or not the qualified voters of the county wish for the county road system to remain under the present district or beat line […]
