Ala. Code § 45-40-130.09

The county engineer shall be the custodian of all road tools, machinery, supplies, and equipment of Lawrence County, and he or she shall be accountable for the same, at all times. The county commission shall furnish the necessary storage facilities in which to keep the tools, machinery, supplies, and equipment, and the county engineer shall keep on files in his or her office, at all times, an up-to-date inventory, containing a list of all tools, machinery, equipment, and supplies belonging to Lawrence County.