HB542 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

David SessionsSenator

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Margie WilcoxVictor Gaston

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Mobile Co., office of license commissioner abolish, duties, functions, and employees transferred to the office of revenue commissioner, compensation, co. commission provide adequate space for expanded office, const. amend.

Summary

HB542 would abolish Mobile County's License Commissioner office and merge its duties into the Revenue Commissioner’s office, creating a combined office with new staffing and salary rules.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the License Commissioner office would be eliminated and all its duties, equipment, funds, and employees would move to the Revenue Commissioner. Special fees collected by the License Commissioner would continue to be assessed and paid to the Revenue Commissioner starting October 1, 2015. The former secretary to the License Commissioner would become a Revenue Commissioner employee, with appointment by the Revenue Commissioner and salary at or below the level of other Mobile County Commission secretaries; the Revenue Commissioner could hire up to six additional staff. The Revenue Commissioner’s salary would be 75% of the combined salaries of the former license and revenue offices as of just before October 1, 2015. The County Commission would need to provide adequate space to house the expanded Revenue Office.

Who It Affects

• Mobile County residents and businesses that use license-related services would be served by a single, consolidated Revenue Commissioner office.
• Mobile County employees formerly in the License Commissioner’s office (including the secretary) would transfer to the Revenue Commissioner with new staffing and salary arrangements.

Key Provisions

• Abolish the Mobile County License Commissioner and transfer all duties, functions, equipment, funds, and employees to the Revenue Commissioner.
• Continue to collect and transfer special fees previously paid to the License Commissioner to the Revenue Commissioner starting October 1, 2015.
• The License Commissioner secretary becomes an appointed Revenue Commissioner employee, with salary not exceeding Mobile County Commission Secretary salaries; Revenue Commissioner may hire up to six additional staff.
• The Revenue Commissioner’s salary is set at 75% of the combined salaries of the former License Commissioner and Revenue Commissioner as of just before October 1, 2015.
• The County Commission must provide adequate office space for the expanded Revenue Office.
• An election is required to approve the constitutional amendment, with an effective date of October 1, 2015.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments