Alabama § 45-37-72 - Single Member Districts; Compensation; Residency Requirements.
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§ 45-37-72. Single Member Districts; Compensation; Residency Requirements.
(a) It is the intent of this section to implement the amended federal court order, and related orders, dated October 31, 1985, Civil Action No. 84-C-1730-S, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division, in the case of Taylor, et al. v. The Jefferson County Commission, and subsequently redrawn by the county commission pursuant to Section 11-3-1.1.
(b) There is created and established in and for Jefferson County a single-member district governing body. The Jefferson County Commission shall be composed of five members, elected from single-member districts one through five, inclusive, which districts are described in the amended federal court order dated October 31, 1985, and related orders, in Civil Action No. 84-C-1730-S in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division, in the case of Taylor, et al. v. The Jefferson County Commission, and subsequently redrawn by the county commission pursuant to Section 11-3-1.1.
(c) The members of the county commission shall be compensated as provided by law.
(d) Each commissioner shall have resided in the district at least one year before the general election and shall reside in the district during his or her tenure. Each commissioner, if filling a vacancy by appointment, shall have resided in the district at least one year before appointment and shall reside in the district during his or her tenure. The president of the commission shall be elected by the members of the commission and the commission shall assign the duties and jurisdiction of each commissioner.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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