SB429 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Primary Sponsor: Del Marsh
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Anniston, employees of city, police and fire to remain under civil service, new employees and certain other employees made at-will employees, Act 404, 1953 Reg. Sess., Act 592, 1953 Reg. Sess., am'd.; Secs. 45-8A-22.01, 45-8A-22.02, 45-8A-22.03, 45-8A-22.08, 45-8A-22.09, 45-8A-22.10, 45-8A-22.11, 45-8A-22.12, 45-8A-22.13, 45-8A-23.091 am'd.
Summary: SB429 would keep Anniston police and fire under civil service, while moving most other city employees to be governed by the city’s own personnel policies rather than the civil service system.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, the bill would preserve civil service status for police and fire employees (and any grandfathered civil service employees who do not opt out). All other city employees would fall under the city council’s personnel policies and would not be part of civil service. It also creates a civil service board to manage exams, merit-based appointments, pay rules, and discipline for civil service staff, and it changes how the city manager hires staff by requiring appointments to follow the city’s policies (with certain exceptions).

Who It Affects
Police and fire department employees: remain civil service employees subject to civil service rules and board oversight.
Other city employees: become at-will (subject to city personnel policies, not civil service).
Grandfathered civil service employees: stay civil service unless they opt out under defined procedures.
City manager and appointing authorities: appointments subject to city personnel policies with specified exemptions.

Key Provisions
Amends Sections 45-8A-22.01 through 45-8A-22.13 to define terms, preserve civil service for police/fire and grandfathered employees, and lay out rules for appointments, examinations, promotions, pay, dismissals, suspensions, and appeals.
Section 45-8A-22.02(b) and (a) specify which city employees are exempt from civil service and which remain governed by civil service.
Section 45-8A-22.03 establishes that civil service employees and grandfathered employees are governed by civil service rules administered by a civil service board.
Sections 45-8A-22.08 to 45-8A-22.13 set board powers, merit-based appointment requirements, salary controls within the board’s pay plan, eligibility registers, vacancies, probation, suspension, removal, and appeals process.
Section 2 requires non-civil-service city employees to follow the city’s personnel policies, including classification, salary, and discipline procedures.
Section 3 amends 45-8A-23.091 to grant the city manager authority over hiring and removal of most city employees, subject to personnel policies and with enumerated exceptions for certain boards and offices.
The act repeals conflicting laws and takes effect immediately upon passage.

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Subjects: Calhoun County