(a) The Governor shall designate one member of the commission as the chairperson. Such chairperson shall call the meetings of the commission.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-6A-6

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) The commission may hold such meetings as it may deem necessary. The commission shall adopt rules for its organization in the conduct of its business. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum at all its meetings.
(c) Members of the commission shall receive the per diem and travel expenses allowed by law for state officers and employees while engaged in the performance of their duties.
(d) The commission is authorized to employ such staff as are necessary to assist the commission in performing the duties required by this chapter. The number of employees, their compensation and the other expenditures of the commission shall be within the limits and in compliance with the appropriation made therefor by the Legislature and within budgets that shall be approved from time to time by the commission.
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