Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1621 Created.
Sec. 2-1621. - Created.
The Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Board is created.
HUNTSVILLE-MADISON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BOARD
Huntsville Code of Ordinances ch. 2, art. VIII, div. 15
in effectHuntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1622 Created; membership.
Sec. 2-1622. - Created; membership.
(a) The Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Board shall consist of five members who shall be designated as serving in places 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, all of whom must be resident citizens of Madison County, and who shall be appointed as follows:
(1) Two members to be appointed by the city council to serve in places 1 and 3.
(2) Two members to be appointed by the Madison County Commission to serve in places 2 and 4.
(3) One member to be appointed by the City Council of the City of Madison.
(b) Each person who is elected to serve as a member of the Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Board shall, before entering upon his duties, take an oath in writing, which oath shall be substantially as follows:
I, ___________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Alabama, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter. And I do further swear (or affirm) that I do not advocate, nor am I a member of any political party or organization that advocates, the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence; and that during such time as I am a member of the Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Board, I will not advocate nor become a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence.
(c) Members of the board shall be selected as follows:
(1) The member for place No. 1 selected by the city council.
(2) The member for place No. 2 selected by the Madison County Commission.
(3) The member for place No. 3 selected by the city council.
(4) The member for place No. 4 selected by the Madison County Commission.
(5) The member for place No. 5 selected by the City Council of the City of Madison.
(d) At the first regular meeting of the city council in the month of June of each year, at which an appointment of the Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Board shall be made by the city council, the council shall elect a successor of the member of the board whose term expires on July 1, following, and the person so elected shall become a member of the board on July 1 following and shall hold such position for a period of five years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Should the city council fail to elect a successor as set forth in this section at the meeting in June, it may do so at any succeeding regular meeting of such body. A member of the board may succeed himself if reelected.
(e) The members of the Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Board shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for their reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(f) Members of the board may be removed from office in the same manner and on the same grounds provided by the general law of this state for the impeachment and removal of other officers, as set out in Section 175 of the 1901 Constitution of Alabama. The director may be removed by impeachment in the same manner, or by a two-thirds vote of the board, subject to the approval of the city council, the Madison County Commission and the City Council of the City of Madison.
(g) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board by resignation, inaction, death or other cause, if the member is an appointee of the city, the city council shall immediately fill the vacancy by electing another person to membership on the board, who shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member he succeeds and until his successor is elected and qualified. The appointment to the board of any member shall set forth the designated place to be occupied by the member.
(Ord. No. 13-655, § 1, 9-26-2013)
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1623 Organization.
Sec. 2-1623. - Organization.
At the first meeting of the Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Board, the members shall elect one of the members as chairman and one of the members as secretary; thereafter, the board shall annually elect from its members a chairman and a secretary. Vacancies in the office of the chairman and secretary shall be filled by the board if and when such vacancies shall occur.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1624 Meetings.
Sec. 2-1624. - Meetings.
The Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Board shall hold regular meetings at least once each month, at such time and place as may be determined by the board, and other meetings at such times and places as its members may elect. The chairman of the board, or any three members of the board, may call a meeting at any time he or they consider that the business demands that a meeting be held. The chairman and two members, or any three members of the board in the absence of the chairman, shall constitute a quorum. A true record of all the proceedings of all meetings of the board shall be kept by the secretary. At the call of any member, the vote of any pending question shall be taken by ayes and nays. The meeting shall be open to any member of the governing body and to the public at all times; and a copy of the record, certified by the secretary, shall be competent evidence in all courts.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1625 Powers and duties.
Sec. 2-1625. - Powers and duties.
The Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Board is vested, subject to the control of the city council, with all the powers of the City of Huntsville with respect to establishing, maintaining and operating an emergency management agency, and in addition, to such powers as shall be vested in said board by the Madison County Commission and the City Council of the City of Madison. The board shall not have the have the power to sue or to be sued, nor shall any title to any property be vested in said board; but any property or interest in property accruing to it shall be jointly vested in the City of Huntsville, Alabama, Madison County, Alabama, and the City of Madison, Alabama and shall be held by the Board for the City of Huntsville, Madison County and the City of Madison.
(Ord. No. 13-655, § 2, 9-26-2013)
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1626 Annual reports.
Sec. 2-1626. - Annual reports.
The Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Board shall make an annual report to the city council, the Madison County Commission and the City Council of the City of Madison, showing in detail the operations and accomplishments of the board for its preceding fiscal year, the physical condition of the property under the care of the board and any other matters of public interest connected with the board.
(Ord. No. 13-655, § 3, 9-26-2013)
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-1627 Appropriations to board.
Sec. 2-1627. - Appropriations to board.
The board will prepare and submit an annual budget to each participating member entity (City of Huntsville, Madison County and City of Madison). The city council shall appropriate such sum from the general fund as it may deem necessary for the operation of the Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Board based upon population of the participating member entities and other criteria.
(Ord. No. 13-655, § 4, 9-26-2013)
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