2024 Code of Alabama
Title 45 - Local Laws.
Chapter 57A - Russell County Municipalities.
Article 6 - Phenix City.
Part 2 - Education.
Section 45–57A–61.04 - Assumption of Office.
Section 45–57A–61.04
Assumption of Office.
(a) Upon the assumption of office of the elected members of the board of
education, the Phenix City Board of Education
shall be created
as provided in this part and the terms, powers, duties,
responsibilities, and compensation of the office of the prior members of the board
of education shall
terminate.
(b)(1) Upon the assumption of office of the
elected members of the board of education, the elected members shall have the
powers, authority, duties, and responsibilities as are otherwise provided by
law for members of city boards of education as set forth in Chapter 11 of Title
16.
(2) Upon the assumption of office of the elected members of the board of
education and at the first meeting of the board in each term thereafter, the
chair and vice chair shall be elected by a majority vote of the members of the
board and the vice chair shall preside over meetings of the board in the
absence of the chair.
(3) All property, records, supplies, and equipment of the prior board of
education shall be vested in the board created by this part.
(c) The establishment of the board of education as provided in this part
may not affect or impair any of the following:
(1) Existing rights or privileges of employees of the board including, but
not limited to, employment, personnel, salary, and retirement rights and privileges.
(2) Existing contractual obligations of the board of education.
(3) Existing civil and criminal
actions.
(Act 2017–450, p. 1486, § 6.)
