All county governing bodies are authorized and directed to expend county funds for supplies, equipment, telephone service, office space, and clerical help as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter. Any clerical personnel who work under the direction of the board of registrars shall be selected by the board of registrars, and the compensation shall be set by the county governing body.
Ala. Code § 17-3-10
Expenditure of County Funds for Supplies, Office Space, Etc.; Clerical Personnel of Boards.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Nix (2006)
Most recently applied in Hopkins v. Watson (July 2024)
(Acts 1965, No. 829, p. 1557; Code 1975, §17-4-48; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §12; §17-4-159; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §7.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.