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HB 97 — City of Pelham, creation of new civil service system
Last action — Enacted as 2024-259
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 07, 2024. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Kay Ivey (Republican) on May 07, 2024.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Shelby County
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
925 added · 897 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of Bill HB 97 introduces a new civil service system for the City of Pelham, specifically designed to improve the management of city employees. Notably, it emphasizes equal treatment and opportunity for all employees, which aims to attract skilled individuals to public service. This change is significant as it not only repeals older legislation but also establishes a more structured and fair approach to hiring, retention, and disciplinary processes in the city’s workforce.
HB97 INTRODUCEDENROLLED HB97 7UH6V2-17UH6V2-2 By Representative Paschal (N & P) RFD:
05-Feb-24 Page 0 7UH6V2-1HB97 01/10/2024Enrolled JCEnrolled, (L)tgwAn 2023-2931Act, 2 4 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 8 Relating to the City of Pelham in Shelby County;
(1) Attract to the service of the City of Pelham qualified individuals of character and ability by providing for their equal treatment and equal opportunity without regard Page 1 HB97 INTRODUCED to race, national origin, ancestry, religion, political affiliation, or other non-merit factors.
(2) Establish a means to recruit, select, develop, and maintain an effective and responsible workforce based upon merit principles by providing policies and procedures for hiring and advancement, training and career development, job classification, salary administration, fringe benefits, Page 1 HB97 Enrolled retirement, discipline, and discharge.
A group of positions in the regular classified service sufficiently similar in duties, Page 2 HB97 INTRODUCED responsibilities, and authority, such that the same descriptive title may be used to identify all positions allocated to the class, the positions encompassing similar requirements as to education, experience, skill, knowledge, proficiency, and ability, with the same tests of fitness to choose qualified employees, and within a defined pay grade.
The assignment of a position to the Page 2 HB97 Enrolled appropriate class in accordance with its required duties and authority.
The process of seeking qualified candidates for a regular classified position from any Page 3 HB97 INTRODUCED qualified individual including taking applications from the general public and other employees in the regular classified service.
Page 3 HB97 Enrolled (19) POLICY or RULE.
No policy or rule 95 shall change or modify the intent of this act.
An employee appointed to a regular classified position from an employment list, promotion list, or eligible register who has not completed his or her 95 probationary period.
Page 4 HB97 INTRODUCED (26) SPECIFICATIONS.
Any employment position in the city which is not a regular classified position but which Page 4 HB97 Enrolled requires or is likely to require the services for a set period of time.
(2) After the initial term, each member shall be Page 5 HB97 INTRODUCED elected or appointed as provided in subdivision (1), and each shall serve for a term of four years.
(b) An individual shall meet all of the following qualifications on the date of the individual's election or Page 5 HB97 Enrolled appointment to the board:
Page 6 HB97 INTRODUCED Section 5.
(b) In addition to the responsibilities set forth Page 6 HB97 Enrolled elsewhere in this act, the director's duties shall include the following:
(7) Counsel employees on their rights under this act Page 7 HB97 INTRODUCED and city policy.
(a) On the effective date of this act, all Page 7 HB97 Enrolled employees holding regular full-time positions in the service of the city shall continue in their regular status in the classified service, unless the position to which they are appointed or elected is otherwise exempted by this act.
provided, nothing herein shall require the appointment of a city Page 8 HB97 INTRODUCED manager.
Professionals, including attorneys, physicians, accountants, and consultants who donate their services to the Page 8 HB97 Enrolled city on a part-time or temporary basis or are retained as independent contractors.
(a)(1) The classification plan shall provide a complete inventory of all employee positions in the service of the city and include an accurate description and specifications for each class of work, and all other employee positions in the city for which salary and benefits are set out by the city, with the exception of the city council, Page 9 HB97 INTRODUCED mayor, and city manager.
A grouping of positions into classes that are Page 9 HB97 Enrolled approximately alike in required qualifications, tasks, duties, and working conditions and, based on these factors, can be equitably compensated within the same range of pay under similar working conditions.
Page 10 HB97 INTRODUCED 3.
Specifications shall be interpreted in their Page 10 HB97 Enrolled entirety and in relation to others in the classification plan.
Page 11 HB97 INTRODUCED (c)(1) The director shall prepare or direct the preparation of the classification plan as needed from time to time.
The department head shall notify employees Page 11 HB97 Enrolled about the allocation of their respective positions.
Maintain the classification plan so that it will reflect the duties performed by each employee in the Page 12 HB97 INTRODUCED classified service and the class to which each position is allocated by doing the following:
Review the duties and responsibilities of each new position established and allocate the position to the Page 12 HB97 Enrolled appropriate position class.
Upon approval by the council of the proposed Page 13 HB97 INTRODUCED changes, any non-exempt regular employee currently serving in a position being eliminated or modified, in which the elimination or modification results in the non-exempt employee's termination or demotion, shall have all rights of appeal afforded employees solely as to the question of whether the elimination or modification was arbitrary and capricious.
(a)(1) The mayor or city manager, in Page 13 HB97 Enrolled consultation with the director and department heads, shall adopt rules, policies, and procedures for employees and compile them in an employee handbook that shall be amended from time to time.
Page 14 HB97 INTRODUCED However, vacation time of any employee in the regular service already accrued as of the date of the adoption of this act shall in no wise be diminished.
Page 14 HB97 Enrolled e.
(b) The employee handbook shall indicate which rights Page 15 HB97 INTRODUCED of employees and benefits do not apply or apply only in part to probationary employees and employees and roles in the exempt service.
Page 15 HB97 Enrolled (d) Any department, in consultation with the mayor or city manager and the director, may institute standard operating procedures necessary to the work of that department which govern the department's personnel and are not inconsistent with the rules, policies, and procedures in the employee handbook.
Page 16 HB97 INTRODUCED (2) The compensation plan shall contain the following provisions:
Page 16 HB97 Enrolled c.
(d)(1) Each employee in the classified service shall be paid at a rate set forth in the compensation plan for the Page 17 HB97 INTRODUCED classification in which he or she serves.
Page 17 HB97 Enrolled (3) Salary advancements within a pay grade shall be based on satisfactory job performance in the position as set out in the employee handbook and shall be implemented according to the administrative procedures in the compensation plan.
In no event shall the pay grade exceed the Page 18 HB97 INTRODUCED maximum approved rate of the new classification.
Page 18 HB97 Enrolled (2) The mayor, subject to council approval, shall determine the holidays that employees shall observe.
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The appointing authority shall then make an appointment from the names certified to him or Page 19 HB97 INTRODUCED her.
In each case, the appointing authority, in consultation with the human resources director, shall determine whether an Page 19 HB97 Enrolled open-competitive or promotional examination will serve the best interests of the service in attracting well-qualified candidates.
(4) A promotional probationary employee who is demoted for unsatisfactory service may return to the position held prior to promotion, if still vacant, without the right of Page 20 HB97 INTRODUCED appeal.
(5) On satisfactory completion of the probationary period, an employee shall have all rights of appeal set forth Page 20 HB97 Enrolled in Section 13 in case he or she is suspended, demoted, or terminated.
If a Page 21 HB97 INTRODUCED non-probationary employee is demoted against his or her will, he or she may appeal to the board as provided in this act.
Page 21 HB97 Enrolled (e) An appointing authority may assign any employee in the regular service under his or her supervision any duties as long as the duties are within the same classification.
(g) The appointing authority shall not be bound by any promotion list or eligible register to fill any vacancy for a Page 22 HB97 INTRODUCED position or role in the exempt service.
A regular Page 22 HB97 Enrolled employee may be dismissed, demoted, or suspended for cause or for any reason deemed to be in the best interest of the public service and shall have the right of appeal as set forth in Section 13 of this act.
Page 23 HB97 INTRODUCED (10) Violation of any regulations, rules, or orders published, made, or given by a supervisor or appointing authority.
(12) Failure to maintain certifications or pursue Page 23 HB97 Enrolled continuing education to perform the duties of the position.
Notification shall be made Page 24 HB97 INTRODUCED prior to or on the date the dismissal or demotion is to take effect, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Page 24 HB97 Enrolled (e)(1) Suspension is typically without pay and is imposed by an appointing authority for a definite number of working hours on a predetermined work date with inclusive starting and ending dates.
(a) A regular employee may appeal suspension pursuant to subdivision 12(e)(2), or demotion, or termination by filing with the director within 10 calendar Page 25 HB97 INTRODUCED days of receiving the disciplinary notice a written answer to the charge with a request for a hearing that contains all of the following:
Page 25 HB97 Enrolled (3) If the employee admits the charge in whole or in part, the reason why the discipline is inappropriate.
If the matter is heard by a hearing officer appointed by the board, the hearing officer Page 26 HB97 INTRODUCED shall be a practicing attorney licensed in the State of Alabama and shall take testimony offered in support and denial of such charges and, from the same, submit to the board within five days a finding of facts involved and a recommended decision.
The board at its next regular or special meeting shall consider the report and set aside or affirm the report and certify its findings to the appointing authority who shall Page 26 HB97 Enrolled forthwith put the same into effect.
A party seeking discovery from a nonparty officer or employee of the city shall initiate the process by serving a request for discovery on the nonparty Page 27 HB97 INTRODUCED officer or employee.
In addition, Page 27 HB97 Enrolled in the case of a deposition, the written motion shall include the date, time, and place of the proposed deposition.
Page 28 HB97 INTRODUCED c.
In the case of an appeal challenging the board's decision to uphold the discipline of an employee, a copy of the notice of appeal shall be served on the director within Page 28 HB97 Enrolled one day of its filing in circuit court.
(2) No individual employed by the city, whether in the Page 29 HB97 INTRODUCED regular or exempt service, shall be denied the right to participate in city, county, state, or national political activities to the same extent as any other resident of the State of Alabama, including endorsing candidates and contributing to campaigns.
(3) An individual employed by the city may join local political clubs and organizations and state or national Page 29 HB97 Enrolled political parties.
Within 180 days succeeding the day of resignation, Page 30 HB97 INTRODUCED the employee requests reinstatement to the eligible list for the position.
(1) A serving board member shall serve to the Page 30 HB97 Enrolled completion of the term for which the board member was elected or appointed.
Page 31 HB97 Enrolled ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate House of Representatives I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and was passed by the House 21-Feb-24.
John Treadwell Clerk Senate 25-Apr-24 Passed Page 32
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Action History
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Enacted
Sponsors
- Kenneth Paschal · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| R | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Not Voting |
| Robert Stewart | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Not Voting |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Yea |
| Keith Kelley | R | Yea |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Not Voting |
| Robert Stewart | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Not Voting |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Yea |
| Keith Kelley | R | Yea |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| R | 13 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| % of votes cast | 14% | 0% | 0% | 86% |
How each member voted (103)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Wood (D) | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| Cynthia Almond | — | Not Voting |
| John W. Rogers | — | Not Voting |
| Randall Shedd | — | Not Voting |
| Adline Clarke | D | Not Voting |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Not Voting |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Not Voting |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Not Voting |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Not Voting |
| Berry Forte | D | Not Voting |
| Chris England | D | Not Voting |
| Curtis Travis | D | Not Voting |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Not Voting |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Not Voting |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Not Voting |
| Kenyatté Hassell | D | Not Voting |
| Laura Hall | D | Not Voting |
| M. Moore | D | Not Voting |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Not Voting |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Not Voting |
| Ontario Tillman | D | Not Voting |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Not Voting |
| Patrick Sellers | D | Not Voting |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Not Voting |
| Phillip Ensler | D | Not Voting |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Not Voting |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Not Voting |
| Sam Jones | D | Not Voting |
| TaShina Morris | D | Not Voting |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Not Voting |
| Travis Hendrix | D | Not Voting |
| Alan Baker | R | Not Voting |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Not Voting |
| Andy Whitt | R | Not Voting |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Not Voting |
| Ben Harrison | R | Not Voting |
| Ben Robbins | R | Not Voting |
| Bill Lamb | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Not Voting |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Not Voting |
| Bryan Brinyark | R | Not Voting |
| Chad Robertson | R | Not Voting |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Pringle | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Sells | R | Not Voting |
| Corley Ellis | R | Not Voting |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Not Voting |
| Danny Crawford | R | Not Voting |
| Danny Garrett | R | Not Voting |
| David Faulkner | R | Not Voting |
| David Standridge | R | Not Voting |
| Donna Givens | R | Not Voting |
| Ed Oliver | R | Not Voting |
| Ernie Yarbrough | R | Yea |
| Frances Holk-Jones | R | Not Voting |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Not Voting |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| James Lomax | R | Not Voting |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Not Voting |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Not Voting |
| Jennifer Fidler | R | Not Voting |
| Jerry Starnes | R | Not Voting |
| Jim Carns | R | Not Voting |
| Jim Hill | R | Not Voting |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Not Voting |
| Kenneth Paschal | R | Yea |
| Kerry (Bubba) Underwood | R | Not Voting |
| Leigh Hulsey | R | Yea |
| Mack Butler | R | Not Voting |
| Marcus Paramore | R | Not Voting |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Mark Gidley | R | Not Voting |
| Mark Shirey | R | Not Voting |
| Matt Simpson | R | Not Voting |
| Matt Woods | R | Not Voting |
| Matthew Hammett | R | Not Voting |
| Mike Kirkland | R | Not Voting |
| Mike Shaw | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Not Voting |
| Parker Moore | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Not Voting |
| Phillip Rigsby | R | Not Voting |
| Randy Wood | R | Not Voting |
| Reed Ingram | R | Not Voting |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Not Voting |
| Rhett Marques | R | Not Voting |
| Rick Rehm | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Not Voting |
| Ron Bolton | R | Yea |
| Russell Bedsole | R | Not Voting |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Not Voting |
| Shane Stringer | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Not Voting |
| Susan DuBose | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Not Voting |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Not Voting |
| Tracy Estes | R | Not Voting |
| Troy Stubbs | R | Not Voting |
| William Brock Colvin | R | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| R | 38 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Total | 40 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| % of votes cast | 39% | 1% | 0% | 60% |
How each member voted (103)
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