HB633 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mack N. ButlerRepresentative

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Etowah County, membership of personnel board

Summary

HB633 would create Etowah County's own personnel department with a five-member personnel board to oversee classified county employees.

What This Bill Does

The bill establishes a county personnel department led by a personnel board and a personnel director. The five-member board would be appointed from a mix of county offices and local organizations (judge of probate, sheriff, county commission, county engineer, tax assessor, tax collector, revenue commissioner) and groups (Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Alabama Labor Council, Etowah County Labor Council), with initial terms that are staggered and four-year terms thereafter starting on October 1. Members must be qualified electors, may not hold a county salaried office, and cannot be eligible for county employment for one year after leaving the board. Board members would receive per diem and monthly compensation for meetings, with the chair earning higher pay.

Who It Affects

• Etowah County classified employees who will be governed by the new personnel department
• County officials and groups that appoint board members (judge of probate, sheriff, county commission, county engineer, tax assessor, tax collector, revenue commissioner, Chamber of Commerce, and local labor councils)
• Residents of Etowah County who rely on county personnel decisions and governance

Key Provisions

• Creates an Etowah County personnel department consisting of a five-member personnel board and a personnel director.
• The five-member board is appointed from multiple county offices and local groups, including the judge of probate, sheriff, county commission, county engineer, tax assessor, tax collector, revenue commissioner, the President of the Etowah County Chamber of Commerce, the Etowah County Labor Council, and the Northeast Alabama Labor Council.
• Initial terms are staggered: two years for the joint appointee of the probate judge and sheriff; four years for the first county commission appointee; six years for the joint appointee by the tax assessor and tax collector; and one-year terms for the remaining two members; subsequent terms are four years beginning October 1.
• Members must be qualified electors, may not hold salaried county office, and cannot seek county employment for one year after leaving the board.
• Compensation for board members is a per diem with monthly caps ($60 per diem up to $180 per month for members; chair gets $75 per diem up to $225 per month).
• Effective date: July 1, 2026, after which the act would take effect and establish the new personnel department.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 on Mar 17, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Etowah County