HB329 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Alan Harper
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Northport, civil service system, City Administrator/Clerk and City Manager/Clerk included in exempt service, residency requirement for personnel board members, Act 1225, 1969 Reg. Sess. am'd.
Summary: HB329 updates Northport's civil service system to add City Administrator/Clerk and City Manager/Clerk to exempt service and requires personnel board members to be county residents.
What This Bill Does
It places the City Administrator/Clerk and City Manager/Clerk in the exempt (non-classified) portion of the civil service. It expands the personnel board from three to five members, with two additional county-resident members appointed at the act’s effective date. It preserves a mechanism for moving positions between exempt and classified service by resolution, with recommendations from relevant boards and governing body approval, and requires the city to fund board expenses; the act takes effect immediately after governor approval.

Who It Affects
City employees in Northport holding the positions of City Administrator/Clerk or City Manager/Clerk (these roles become exempt from the classified service).
The Northport personnel board (which increases from 3 to 5 members, all county residents), and the City Council that appoints board members and approves budgets and expenses.

Key Provisions
Amends Act 1225 to include the City Administrator/Clerk and City Manager/Clerk in exempt service.
Defines exempt vs. classified service and allows positions in exempt service held by boards/commissions to be moved to classified service by resolution based on recommendations from boards and governing body, with conditions on permanent status.
Adds Place No. 4 and Place No. 5 to the personnel board, with initial terms of two and four years, respectively; both new members must be county residents and are appointed by the governing body.
Section 4 outlines board structure, terms, quorum, officer roles (chair, vice chair, secretary-treasurer), and that the board can hire necessary personnel with board and governing body oversight; the governing body controls appropriations and regulates expenses.

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Subjects: Tuscaloosa County