County Commission | The Magazine January 2020 | Page 27

FROM THE COVER
elections.
4 Support for legislative changes that will
increase voter participation while ensuring
fair and honest elections.
4 Support legislation including all
expenditures for electronic poll books and
training for absentee election managers
in the items eligible for reimbursement by
the State of Alabama.
4 Belief that if the State of Alabama
establishes an early voting process, all
costs should be paid by the State of
Alabama.
Alabama’s Prisons and County Jails
6 Opposition to requiring mandatory
training for sheriffs, sheriffs’ deputies or
other county employees without county
commission approval.
6 Opposition to any prison reform
implementation activities that significantly
increase costs of or create unsafe
conditions in the county jail, including the
housing of State inmates in county jails.
4 Support for any legislation necessary
to correct any consequences of the
2015 prison reform implementation that
negatively impacts the operation of the
county jail and opposition to any further
sentencing reform efforts until such
corrections are enacted.
6 Opposition to pleading down individuals
charged with a Class D Felony to a
misdemeanor status for the purpose of
those convicted persons serving time in
county jails rather than a State prison.
4 Support for providing that non-indigents
serving sentences in the county jail be
required to pay a portion of the cost
of incarceration, including medical
expenses.
6 Opposition to any requirement that county
government pay for the use of State
inmate labor.
6 Opposition to imposing mandated
and unfunded jail standards or other
procedures.
6 Opposition to legislative or administrative
efforts to put reserve deputies in regular
law enforcement positions.
6 Opposition to amending Alabama’s work
release law to allow wages paid to the
county to be expended for purposes other
than the costs of the individual inmate’s
incarceration.
4 Support for comprehensive legislation to
clarify and/or implement procedures for
county inmates working outside of the
jail through either work release or other
programs.
Justice and Public Safety
6 Opposition to any juvenile justice reform
efforts that would result in increased
cost or administrative responsibility on a
county without the county commission’s
consent.
4 Support for legislative or administrative
procedures to reduce or eliminate county
costs for transportation of individuals with
mental health issues.
6 Opposition to prohibiting state law
enforcement officers from conducting
investigations or providing other services
on county roads.
4 Support for providing adequate funding
to ensure that ambulance services are
available throughout the county.
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