SB428 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Vivian Davis FiguresSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Prichard, Water Works and Sewer Board, merger with Mobile Area Water and Sewer System, assumption of assets and debt, election date, const. amend.

Summary

SB428 would allow a local constitutional amendment to transfer the Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board's assets and liabilities to Mobile's water system and dissolve Prichard's board after the transfer, with an election held in June 2010.

What This Bill Does

It proposes a local constitutional change to transfer all assets and liabilities from the Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board to the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System. The transfer would occur within 90 days of ratification, and Mobile would assume all obligations (including debt, contracts, and retirement obligations), with the Prichard board being dissolved afterward. An election would be held in June 2010 to approve the amendment, following specific constitutional rules and election laws, with Governor-proclaimed notice and a ballot describing the amendment and providing Yes/No choices.

Who It Affects

• Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board – its assets and liabilities would be transferred to Mobile, and the board would be dissolved.
• Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of Mobile) – would receive the assets and assume all liabilities and obligations related to Prichard's system.

Key Provisions

• Transfer of all assets and liabilities of the Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board to the Mobile system within 90 days after ratification, with liabilities including all indebtedness, contracts, and retirement obligations; transfer to be evidenced by the Mobile board's resolution.
• Dissolution of the Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board upon completion of the transfer.
• Election to approve the amendment to occur at the June 2010 primary, conducted under Amendment 555 and applicable Alabama election laws, with Governor-proclaimed notice.
• Ballot language requirements: assign a ballot number and describe the amendment's substance, followed by Yes/No voting options.

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Subjects

Mobile County