Alabama § 45-37-240.02 - Automobile Furnished by County; Automobile Expense Allowance.

§ 45-37-240.02. Automobile Furnished by County; Automobile Expense Allowance.

(a) This section shall apply only to Jefferson County.

(b) As used in this section, the term county official shall mean each Jefferson County Commissioner, the Jefferson County Tax Assessor, the Jefferson County Tax Collector, the Jefferson County Assistant Tax Collector, Bessemer Division, the Assistant Jefferson County Tax Assessor, Bessemer Division, the Jefferson County Treasurer, Birmingham Division, and the County Treasurer, Bessemer Division.

(c)(1) Each incumbent county official shall have the option of electing, as hereinafter provided, either (i) to have an automobile with fuel, oil, and repairs furnished by Jefferson County, for use in carrying out his or her official duties as such county official, or, in lieu thereof, (ii) to have an automobile expense allowance from the county of one hundred dollars ($100) per week or portion of a week as reimbursement for the county official’s use of a personal vehicle and fuel, oil, and repairs for such official duties.

(2)a. Each incumbent county official shall inform the Jefferson County Commission in writing within 30 days of August 7, 1995, of his or her election of (1)(i) or (1)(ii).

b. Thereafter, each county official shall, within 60 days after taking office, inform the county commission in writing of his or her election of (1)(i) or (1)(ii).

c. The election authorized hereby, shall apply for the remainder of the county official’s term of office. An election may be changed as follows:

Within 30 days of the beginning of each fiscal year, a county official may make a new election by informing the county commission thereof in writing.

d. The county commission may provide the county automobiles elected hereunder from the existing county fleet or as a new purchase at the discretion of the commission. The county official shall be entitled to receive the expense allowance authorized herein pending delivery of any automobile elected herein.

(d) The automobile expense allowance authorized hereby shall be in lieu of any other automobile expense allowance for the county officials and shall be cumulative with, and not in lieu of, any other law providing an allowance to the county commissioners.