SB507 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Del Marsh
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Calhoun County, county officials, reopened to authorize certain public officials to participate and purchase credit in Employees' Retirement System, Amendment 629 (Section 7, Local Amendments, Calhoun County, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., const. amend.
Summary: This bill would amend Calhoun County's local constitution to let certain county officials forego supernumerary status, join the Employees' Retirement System, and buy prior service credit for one year after ratification.
What This Bill Does
It allows Calhoun County officials who are in office at the ratification date to join the Employees' Retirement System on the same terms as other ERS participants and to purchase service credit for time served in their current office. Officials must forego their supernumerary status and elect to join within one year of the amendment's effective date. The county commission may negotiate terms of contracts with eligible officials, and an upcoming election is required to ratify the amendment.

Who It Affects
Calhoun County elected or appointed officials (such as mayors, sheriffs, and other county officials) who would be eligible to participate in the Employees' Retirement System and to purchase prior service credit if they elect within the one-year window.
Calhoun County government, particularly the county commission, which would have the authority to negotiate terms of contracts with eligible officials.

Key Provisions
Amendment 629 (Calhoun County Local Amendments) would be amended to allow eligible county officials to forego supernumerary status and join the Employees' Retirement System, with the option to purchase prior service credit for a one-year period.
Defines 'elected or appointed county official' for purposes of this amendment as a person in a position eligible to participate in a supernumerary program or to serve the remaining term of an office.
Officials on ratification date may participate in ERS on the same terms as other ERS participants and may purchase service credit for time served, provided they forego the supernumerary office and elect within one year.
County commission may negotiate terms of contracts with sheriffs, mayors, or other officials who will be eligible to participate in ERS.
An election to ratify the amendment would be held under Alabama's constitutional amendment process.

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Subjects: Calhoun County