SB231 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Andrew JonesSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Etowah Co., office of Sheriff, nonexempt employees, under authority of co. personnel bd., Amendment 899 (Section 7.50, Local Amendments, Etowah County, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended) am'd., const. amend.

Summary

SB 231 would move most Etowah County Sheriff's Office employees to be overseen by the Etowah County Personnel Board, with specific exemptions remaining under the Sheriff’s Office Personnel Board.

What This Bill Does

The bill would amend Amendment 899 (Section 7.50) to transfer the personnel oversight of most Etowah County Sheriff’s Office staff from the Sheriff’s Office Personnel Board to the Etowah County Personnel Board. It would change which positions are exempt from the transfer: the director of communications would be removed from exemption (moving to county board oversight), while the chief fiscal officer would be added to the exemption (staying under the Sheriff’s Office Personnel Board). A transition would be required no later than the first day of the sixth month after ratification (around September 1, 2020), and voters would approve the change in an election. The amendment would not affect the liability of Sheriff’s Office employees.

Who It Affects

• Most employees of the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office would be under the jurisdiction of the Etowah County Personnel Board for personnel matters (pay, discipline, promotions, etc.).
• Exempt positions: the director of communications would be removed from exemption and thus moved to Etowah County Personnel Board oversight, while the chief fiscal officer would be added to the exemption and remain under the Sheriff’s Office Personnel Board (with other listed exempt roles continuing to be treated as exemptions).

Key Provisions

• Proposes an amendment to Amendment 899 (Section 7.50) to shift authority for most Etowah County Sheriff’s Office employees to the Etowah County Personnel Board.
• Modifies the exemption list so that the director of communications would no longer be exempt (moved to county board oversight) and the chief fiscal officer would be added to the exemption (stay under the Sheriff’s Office Personnel Board).
• Sets a transition deadline no later than the first day of the sixth month after ratification (September 1, 2020) for the affected employees to come under the new arrangement.
• Requires an election to be held for voters to approve or reject the proposed constitutional amendment, describing the subject and ballot language.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments