(a) The chair of the commission may employ a chief clerk who shall devote his or her entire time to the duties of the office and who shall receive such salary as the former chief clerk of the commission received until the same is changed or modified according to law. The chief clerk shall be subject to the direct control and supervision of the chair of the commission and may be discharged under the following conditions:
(1) The chief clerk may be discharged by a vote of four of the district commissioners.
(2) The chief clerk may be discharged at any time by the chair who hired the chief clerk during the tenure of that chair in office as chair.
(3) The chief clerk may be discharged by a chair other than the chair who hired the chief clerk by a vote of two of the district commissioners in addition to the chair.
(b) The chief clerk shall perform and shall carry out such functions and perform such duties as the chair may from time to time direct. The chief clerk shall at all times be available to all members of the commission to assist them in the performance of their duties on the commission. The chief clerk shall make available to all members of the commission any information desired by a member of the commission in carrying out the duties of his or her office.
Structure Code of Alabama
Article 7 - County Commission.
Division 2 - Cumulative Powers and Duties.
Section 45-48-70.50 - Powers and Duties of Chair.
Section 45-48-70.51 - Annual Budget Estimates.
Section 45-48-70.52 - Annual Income Estimate.
Section 45-48-70.53 - Tentative Budget.
Section 45-48-70.54 - Budgetary Priorities.
Section 45-48-70.55 - Final Budget.
Section 45-48-70.57 - Chief Clerk.
Section 45-48-70.58 - Reimbursement for Costs of Meals.
Section 45-48-70.59 - Violations.
Section 45-48-71.60 - Custodian of Voting Machines - Ratification of Prior Salaries.
Section 45-48-70.61 - Custodian of Voting Machines - Determination of Salary.