Ala. Admin. Code r. 670-X-1-.04

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 8, May 31, 2024

Section 670-X-1-.04 - State Personnel Board: Appointments, Qualifications, Removal, Compensation

(1) General.

(a)Appointment. The Personnel Board consists of five persons who serve six-year staggered terms. Two persons are appointed by the Governor, one by the Lieutenant Governor, one by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one is a classified employee elected by a majority vote of full-time state employees. Each member is required to take the constitutional oath of office before entering upon his duties. One member is designated by the Board to serve as chairman. Three members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any vacancy in the membership is filled by the original appointing authority, except the elected member seat, for the unexpired term.

(b)Qualifications. Each member must be a person over 19 years of age, of recognized character and ability, must have been a bona fide resident and a qualified voter of Alabama for not less than five years, and must not, when appointed nor for three years then last past before the date of his appointment, have held elective public or party office nor have been a candidate for such office. No two members can be appointed from any one congressional district of the state.

(c)Removal. A member of the Board may be removed from office for the same causes and by the same procedure as provided by the Constitution and statutes of Alabama for the impeachment of sheriffs.

(d)Compensation. Each member of the Board receives a per diem of $50.00 and expenses for attendance upon meetings of the Board. No member can receive total compensation in excess of $1,200.00 per annum, excluding expenses and compensation received for attendance upon trials of charges preferred against employees as provided in the Law.

(e)Election requirements. Two months prior to the expiration of the seat for the member of the classified service, employees desiring to serve shall file with the State Comptroller notice of their intent to run for the position.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 670-X-1-.04

Filed September 29, 1981.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIII, Issue No. 08, May 29, 2015, eff. 6/24/2015.

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Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 36-26-5, 36-26-27, 36-1-11, et. seq.