HB104 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Primary Sponsor: Craig Ford
Independent
Session: Regular Session 2018
Title: Etowah Co., personnel bd. for co. employees, per diem for meetings and hearings, Sec. 45-28-121 am'd.
Summary: HB 104 updates Etowah County's personnel board pay rules by setting per diem amounts for meetings and hearings and establishing payment caps.
What This Bill Does
It amends Section 45-28-121 to specify how much the five-member personnel board and the chair are paid for meetings and hearings. Members receive $25 per board meeting, while $60 per diem is paid for regular meetings, special hearings, or disciplinary-action meetings; the chair receives $75 per diem for those meetings. Monthly payments are capped at $180 for each member and $225 for the chair, paid from the county treasury. The board cannot meet more than 30 days per year, but time spent in hearings under 45-28-121.08 does not count toward that limit, and the act becomes effective immediately after passage.

Who It Affects
Five members of Etowah County's personnel board, who would receive specified per diems for meetings and hearings.
Etowah County government and its treasury, which would fund the per diem payments.

Key Provisions
Per diem rates: $25 for each board meeting attended; $60 per diem for regular meetings, special hearings, or meetings related to disciplinary action; the chair receives $75 per diem for those meetings.
Monthly payment caps: up to $180 per month for each board member; up to $225 per month for the chair; payments are made from the county treasury.
Annual meeting limit: the board shall not meet more than 30 days per year; time spent on hearings under 45-28-121.08 does not count toward this limit.
Board composition and terms: the board consists of five members with specified initial appointment terms and positions (probate judge/sheriff joint appointee, county commission appointee, joint appointee of tax assessor and tax collector, plus two additional members appointed annually by the Chamber of Commerce and the Labor Council).
Effective date: the act becomes effective immediately after passage and governor’s approval.

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Subjects: Etowah County