9-10A-9
Section 9-10A-9 Creation of board of directors; terms of office; vacancies. If the board of
supervisors determines the authority is needed, it shall determine the number of directors
who shall comprise the board of directors of the watershed management authority. The board
of directors of the watershed management authority shall include at least one resident from
each county located within the boundaries of the authority. The board of supervisors of a
soil and water conservation district in which is situated a county or a portion of a county
that is in a watershed management authority, shall determine if the member of the original
board of directors of the watershed management authority, who, pursuant to this chapter must
reside in said county, shall be appointed or elected. For the purposes of this chapter said
directors shall be referred to as "resident directors." The method of selection
chosen shall be proclaimed by resolution. If the original member of the board of directors
is to...
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9-10A-6
Section 9-10A-6 Petition to form authority. When 25 or more residents, who are 18 years of
age or older, within each county located on a defined watershed desire to form a watershed
management authority, said residents shall file a petition with the board of supervisors of
the soil and water conservation district in which said proposed authority lies. Such petition
shall define the boundaries of the proposed watershed management authority, the number of
acres of land involved, reasons for requesting creation of such authority, the proposed name
for such watershed management authority and other information pertinent to such proposal.
The proposed name of a proposed watershed management authority shall not be the same as, or
deceptively similar to, the name of any other watershed management authority. The proposed
name shall include references to the geographic features of the area encompassing the watershed
management authority. (Acts 1991, No. 91-602, p. 1119, §6.)...
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16-60-39
Section 16-60-39 Action of State Board of Education upon petition; management and control of
trade school and junior college. Upon receipt of a petition from the Board of Trustees of
Northwest Alabama Junior College to become an institution authorized under the Alabama Trade
School and Junior College Authority Act, Sections 16-60-80 through 16-60-96, the State Board
of Education shall consider the need for a trade school and junior college in northwest Alabama.
If in its opinion this need can be filled by designating the said Northwest Alabama Junior
College as one of the institutions authorized under the Alabama Trade School and Junior College
Authority Act, the State Board of Education may agree to designate Northwest Alabama Junior
College as a location where funds may be expended for buildings and equipment under said act;
and such board of education shall thereupon assume the same authority and responsibility relative
to Northwest Alabama Junior College as is vested in it by...
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45-18-90.01
Section 45-18-90.01 Conecuh County Reservoir Management Area Authority - Creation; board of
directors. (a) The Conecuh County Reservoir Management Area Authority is created, and may
incorporate under the general laws of this state as a public corporation and political subdivision
of the State of Alabama for the purpose of developing that part of Murder Creek and its tributaries
and watershed area located in Conecuh County and the area managed by the authority for purposes
of water conservation, flood management, industrial development, recreation, irrigation, and
related purposes. (b) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors which shall
consist of one member appointed by each of the county commission members, to serve at the
pleasure of the appointing members of the county commission. A board member is not required
to be a resident of Conecuh County. The board shall elect at its first meeting of each year
a chair to preside over meetings of the board. Meetings shall be...
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9-10A-19
Section 9-10A-19 Employees deemed members of State Retirement System. (a) Any person who is
regularly employed by a watershed management authority established pursuant to this chapter
shall be deemed to be an "employee" of the State of Alabama, as defined in Section
36-27-1. From the date he assumes his duties, any such person shall be deemed to be a "member"
of the State Employees' Retirement System, as defined in Section 36-27-4; provided that the
required contributions are made to the system. (b) Any person employed by a watershed management
authority shall become a member of the Employees' Retirement System as a condition of employment.
Deductions for retirement purposes shall be made from the salary of each employee in the manner
prescribed by law. (c) The watershed management authority shall contribute on account of the
participation of its employees the employer's contribution rate as established by the actuary
for regular employees of the state. The contribution rate so...
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9-10A-8
Section 9-10A-8 Notice of hearing; right of interested parties; record of final determination.
(a) Within 30 days after said petition has been filed with the board of supervisors, it shall
cause due notice to be given of a proposed hearing upon the practicability and feasibility
of creating said watershed management authority. All interested parties shall have the right
to attend such hearing and be heard. If it shall appear at the hearing that other lands should
be included or that lands included in the petition should be excluded, the board of supervisors
may permit such inclusion or exclusion, provided the land area involved still meets the requirements
of Section 9-10A-5. (b) If it appears upon the hearing that it may be desirable to include
within the proposed authority territory outside of the area within which due notice of the
hearing has been given, the hearing shall be adjourned and due notice of a further hearing
shall be given throughout the entire area considered for...
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9-10A-18
Section 9-10A-18 State Code of Ethics; public officials; public employees. Officers and employees
of a watershed management authority established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter
shall be subject to the State Ethics Law. Members of the board of directors of a watershed
management authority for the purposes of Chapter 25 of Title 36, shall be considered "public
officials." Employees of a watershed management authority for the purposes of Chapter
25 of Title 36, shall be considered "public employees." (Acts 1991, No. 91-602,
p. 1119, §18.)...
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9-10A-12
Section 9-10A-12 Officers of board; treasurer to execute bond; quorum; notice of meetings;
position vacated due to absences; records. (a) The board of directors of the watershed management
authority shall annually elect from its membership a chairman, secretary and treasurer. The
treasurer shall execute an official bond for the faithful performance of the duties of his
office to be approved by the board of directors, except that no bond shall be required until
such time as the authority possesses funds. Such bond shall be executed with at least three
solvent personal sureties whose solvency must exceed the amount of the bond or by a surety
company authorized to do business in this state and shall be in an amount determined by the
board of directors. If the treasurer is required to execute a surety company bond, the premium
on the bond shall be paid by the watershed management authority. (b) A majority of the board
of directors shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of a...
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9-10A-22
Section 9-10A-22 Property exempt from taxation. The property and interests acquired by any
watershed management authority organized under the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt
from all state, county or other taxation. (Acts 1991, No. 91-602, p. 1119, §22.)...
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9-8-65
Section 9-8-65 Discontinuance. (a) At any time after five years from the organization of a
watershed conservancy district, 25 or more landowners within a district or, if less than 50
landowners are involved, a majority of the landowners in such district may file a petition
with the board of supervisors praying that the existence of the district be discontinued.
The petition shall state the reasons for discontinuance and that all obligations of the district
have been met. (b) After giving notice, the board of supervisors may conduct such hearings
on the petition as may be necessary to assist it in making a determination. (c) Within 60
days after the petition is filed, a referendum shall be held and conducted under the supervision
of the board of supervisors in the same manner as a referendum is required to be held and
conducted under the provisions of Sections 9-8-56 through 9-8-58. No informalities in the
conduct of the referendum or in any matters relating to the referendum shall...
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