Alabama § 45-2-70.01 - Basic Compensation; Compensation of Chair; Effect of Increase in Commission Members; Waiver; Compensation Adjustments.
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§ 45-2-70.01. Basic Compensation; Compensation of Chair; Effect of Increase in Commission Members; Waiver; Compensation Adjustments.
(a) In Baldwin County, effective beginning the next term of office, the annual basic compensation of each member of the county commission shall be an average of the median annual household income in Baldwin County for the previous four years as ascertained and adjusted each four-year term by the State Department of Labor to take effect on the first day of November the first year of each four-year term and to be payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.
(b) Effective beginning the next term of office, the member serving as chair of the commission shall receive additional compensation in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum for service as chair, payable from the general fund of the county in equal monthly installments.
(c) In the event the number of county commissioners in Baldwin County is increased for any reason or if the county commissioners are no longer elected at-large in countywide elections, the salary of each county commissioner, including the chair as provided in subsections (a) and (b), shall revert back to the amount of compensation received on November 1, 2004.
(d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, in order to be eligible to receive any compensation or expense allowance increase provided pursuant to this section, a county commissioner shall waive in writing any compensation increase otherwise provided pursuant to Section 11-2A-4.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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