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by reasonably reducing medical costs
while not subjecting employers to
increased payments or expenditures.
requirements to provide or increase
compensation or benefits for any
county-paid personnel or volunteers.
g Opposition to shifting
responsibility for the
payment of the employee-
share of retirement
contributions for probate
judges to the counties.
County
Expenditures for
Compensation and
Benefits
Support for the
elimination of all
supernumerary programs
and opposition to any
mandated and unfunded
increases in payments
made under existing programs.
g
Foundation Principle
The County Commission is
charged with making the budgeting
decisions necessary to provide
the most effective and efficient
services to the citizens within the
revenue available in each of the 67
courthouses. Legislatively-mandated
adjustments in salary and benefits
pose a threat to the delivery of
such services. For this reason, the
Association opposes any legislation
which mandates any expenditure of
county revenues for the payment of
compensation, salary supplements,
expense allowances, or benefits
for current or former government
officials or employees.
To amend the statute regarding
the appointment of members to the
Board of Control of the Retirement
Systems of Alabama to more closely
reflect the employing agencies of the
participating members of the system.
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Legislative Policy
In addition to its strategic goals,
the Association has adopted the
following legislative policy consistent
with this Foundation Principle:
Strategic Goals
In furtherance
of this Foundation
Principle, the
Association will
actively pursue
the passage of
legislation to
accomplish the
following strategic
goals: Support for the
Omnibus Pay Act
in its current form
and opposition to
any requirement to
provide or increase
compensation,
benefits, or
county-paid salary
supplements for
state or local
officials.
To reform
Alabama’s workers’
compensation law Opposition
to mandated
and unfunded
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g
Support for authorizing cost of
living increases for state and local
retirees provided such legislation
only applies to retirees in a particular
county if approved by the county
commission.
g
Belief that any retirement program
changes should not apply to local
participants without approval of the
county commission.
g
g Support for authorizing counties
to establish civil service systems
provided the creation of such
systems does not provide for
collective bargaining.
Alabama
Governmental
Structure
Foundation Principle
The relationship between
Alabama counties and the Alabama
Legislature is established in
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The 2017 Alabama County Plat-
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ACCA Membership on December 8,
2016.