Section 45-37-122 – Applicability.

Section 45-37-122 Applicability. This part shall apply only to Jefferson County. (Act 2009-662, p. 2029, §1; Act 2011-69, p. 176, §1.)

Section 45-37-122.01 – Authority to Employ County Manager.

Section 45-37-122.01 Authority to employ county manager. The Jefferson County Commission, by a four-fifths vote, shall employ an at-will county manager to serve as the chief executive officer of the county only in compliance with the requirements set out in this part. (Act 2009-662, p. 2029, §2; Act 2011-69, p. 176, §1.)

Section 45-37-122.02 – Vacancies.

Section 45-37-122.02 Vacancies. (a) At any time there is a vacancy in the office of county manager, the county commission shall begin a national search for a qualified county manager by retaining a national search firm that specializes in the recruitment of either or both of the following: (1) city or county managers; (2) corporate […]

Section 45-37-122.03 – Qualifications; Compensation; Political Activity; Bond.

Section 45-37-122.03 Qualifications; compensation; political activity; bond. (a) The county commission shall establish the qualifications of the county manager. The Jefferson County Personnel Board, at the direction of the county commission, may assist in establishing the qualifications. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the county manager shall possess a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, a Master’s Degree in […]

Section 45-37-122.04 – Termination; Acting County Manager.

Section 45-37-122.04 Termination; acting county manager. (a) A county manager may be terminated only upon a vote of four-fifths of the county commission. In the event the termination is made without cause, the county may provide the county manager with a severance package. The county commission may not provide a severance package to a county […]

Section 45-37-122.05 – Removal for Cause.

Section 45-37-122.05 Removal for cause. (a) For purposes of this part, cause includes any of the following reasons: (1) The county manager was at the time of his or her appointment or has since become ineligible to hold office because the county manager failed to meet the minimum qualifications set forth under this part or […]

Section 45-37-122.06 – Powers and Duties.

Section 45-37-122.06 Powers and duties. A county manager hired pursuant to this part shall be the chief executive officer of Jefferson County and, as such, shall carry out the duties and responsibilities established by the county commission, including the following: (1) To act as the primary administrative advisor to the county commission on all matters […]

Section 45-37-122.07 – Employment Rules.

Section 45-37-122.07 Employment rules. The county commission, by a four-fifths vote, has the option to use the county personnel board or to separately promulgate rules that conform to antidiscrimination policies of the Jefferson County Personnel Board or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or both. (Act 2009-662, p. 2029, §8; Act 2011-69, p. 176, §1.)

Section 45-37-122.08 – Initial County Manager; Search Process.

Section 45-37-122.08 Initial county manager; search process. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the county commission shall make an offer to a candidate for the county’s initial county manager position by June 1, 2011. Should the commission be unable to elect the initial county manager with a four-fifth’s vote or otherwise be unable […]