(a)(1) The employees of the department shall be members of the classified service of the Merit System unless otherwise specified by law.
(2) An employee's failure to maintain technical or professional qualifications shall be good cause for severance.
(b) The chief examiner shall appoint assistants, deputies, and employees as may be necessary for the sufficient operation of the department. Assistant and deputy examiners shall be required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
(c) The chief examiner may appoint three unclassified division or unit heads. The salaries of the division or unit heads shall be fixed by the chief examiner, upon approval of the Legislative Council as provided in Section 29-6-7, and shall not be subject to Section 36-6-6.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 5A - Examiners of Public Accounts.
Section 41-5A-1 - Created; Divisions; Offices.
Section 41-5A-2 - Chief Examiner - Appointment and Functions; Vacancies; Removal From Office.
Section 41-5A-3 - Chief Examiner - Qualifications.
Section 41-5A-4 - Chief Examiner - Oath of Office; Bond.
Section 41-5A-5 - Chief Examiner - Powers and Duties Generally.
Section 41-5A-6 - Chief Examiner - Recovery Audits for Overpayments of State Funds.
Section 41-5A-7 - Assistant Chief Examiner.
Section 41-5A-8 - Compensation of Chief Examiner and Assistant Chief Examiner.
Section 41-5A-9 - Assistants, Deputies, and Employees; Division or Unit Heads.
Section 41-5A-10 - Legal Assistance by Attorney General and District Attorneys.
Section 41-5A-11 - Chief Legal Counsel for Department; Assistants.
Section 41-5A-12.1 - Audit of Municipality Under Certain Circumstances.
Section 41-5A-13 - Compilation and Distribution of Rules and Other Materials.
Section 41-5A-15 - Authority to Administer Oaths, Take Depositions, and Certify Official Acts.
Section 41-5A-16 - Legislative Committee on Public Accounts - Established; Composition; Vacancies.
Section 41-5A-18 - Legislative Committee on Public Accounts - Reports.
Section 41-5A-19 - Sworn Reports of Audits.
Section 41-5A-20 - Settlement of Charges; Recovery of Overpayments.
Section 41-5A-21 - Officers to Keep Uniform Accounts.