Ala. Code § 45-7-130.01
The Butler County Commission, or any succeeding county governing body, shall appoint and employ a county engineer, who shall be a thoroughly qualified and competent professional engineer and may or may not be a land surveyor. The county engineer shall possess all of the qualifications as specified for county engineers under the general laws of the State of Alabama. The county engineer shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the maintenance, and construction of the Butler County public roads, highways, bridges, ferries, and other county engineering projects and shall, during employment, reside in Butler County, Alabama. The county engineer shall serve at the pleasure of the Butler County Commission.
Ala. Code § 45-7-130.01 (1975)