County Commission | The Magazine February 2017 | Page 43

discretion” of a particular
elected official.
Support legislation
amending Alabama law to
remove the requirement
that the sheriff must be
appointed conservator
or guardianship of an
incapacitated person if
no other suitable person
qualifies as general
conservator.
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g Support for legislation imposing
an express duty to require service
providers to collect and remit the
monthly statewide 911 fee from all
of their applicable customers, and
further authorize the statewide 911
Board to take audit and collection
actions, as necessary, to enforce such
collections.
Support for technical amendment
allowing the statewide 911 Board
to expend administrative funds
to support the funding of next
generation technology projects.
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Rural
Transportation
Foundation Principle
The county commission is
responsible for proper construction,
maintenance, and repair of all roads
and bridges in the county road
system. The Association believes
it is essential that the county
commission have adequate federal,
state, and/or local funding to
meet the many needs of its rural
transportation system. Additionally,
the Association believes that, in
order to keep roads and bridges
properly maintained for the safety
and well-being of the traveling
public, the county commission
must have broad regulatory
authority related to the use of
county-maintained roads and
bridges, including the ability to
collect reimbursement from persons
or entities causing damage to those
roads and bridges.
Strategic Goals
In furtherance of this
Foundation Principle, the
Association will actively pursue the
passage of legislation to accomplish
the following strategic goals:
To provide adequate funding of
road and bridge projects, provided
counties receive an equitable portion
of funding utilizing the current gas
tax formula.
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