Alabama § 45-27-70.01 - Election of Chair; Term.
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§ 45-27-70.01. Election of Chair; Term.
(a) In Escambia County, there is hereby created the office of Chair of the Escambia County Commission. The chair shall be elected by the commissioners from one of their number and shall serve for a term of one year or until his or her successor is elected. The one year term shall run from the third Tuesday in January of the year elected to the third Tuesday in January of the following year. The chair shall serve full time as county commission chair and shall receive compensation for serving as such officer as is provided for a full-time county commission chair under subsection (c) of Section 11-3-4.1. Provided, however, nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a chair of the commission from seeking consecutive terms as chair.
(b) This section shall not become effective unless authorized by a resolution adopted by the Escambia County Commission. The resolution shall be introduced at a regularly scheduled meeting of the county commission and may not be adopted until the following regularly scheduled meeting.
(c) This section and the resolution adopted by the county commission shall have retroactive effect to January 16, 1989.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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