HB445 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Primary Sponsor: K.L. Brown
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Randy Wood Steve Hurst Barbara Bigsby Boyd
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Jacksonville, civil service board, vacation of office for failure to attend meetings under certain conditions, Sec. 45-8A-71.04 am'd.
Summary: The bill updates Jacksonville's civil service board rules to declare a seat vacant if a member misses meetings and to explain how vacancies are filled.
What This Bill Does
It sets up a five-member Civil Service Board for the City of Jacksonville with members chosen from four employee groups. It adds a rule that a board member who fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings or six regular meetings in a 12-month period is deemed to have vacated the office, and vacancies are filled using the same appointment method as the original appointments. It also requires board members to be qualified electors of Jacksonville over age 25, and to vacate if they run for or are elected to another public office. The act becomes effective immediately after passage and approval by the Governor.

Who It Affects
Employees of the street and sanitation department: participate in nominating three candidates for each board seat and contribute to the appointment process.
Employees of the police and fire department: participate in nominating three candidates for each board seat and contribute to the appointment process.
Employees of the gas, water, and sewer department: participate in nominating three candidates for each board seat and contribute to the appointment process.
Employees of the offices of the mayor, the city council, the city clerk, the city library, and the city recreation department: participate in nominating three candidates for each board seat and contribute to the appointment process.
Qualified electors of the City of Jacksonville (residents who meet age and eligibility requirements): may be appointed to board positions.
Board members themselves: subject to vacancy rules (non-attendance and other disqualifications) and must vacate under specified conditions.

Key Provisions
Creates the Civil Service Board of the City of Jacksonville with five members appointed from nominees submitted by four city employee groups.
Each group must nominate three candidates for each expiring term; appointments are made by the city’s state senator and representative, with one member per group and one at-large member.
Terms are six years; members must be qualified electors of Jacksonville and at least 25 years old; members must take the oath of office.
Any member who becomes a candidate for or is elected/appointed to another public office must vacate the board seat.
A board member who misses three consecutive regular meetings or six regular meetings in a 12-month period is deemed to have vacated the seat; vacancies are filled by the same appointment process as initial appointments.
Effective immediately after passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects: Calhoun County