(a) The Mobile County Commission may create a North Mobile County Volunteer Fire Department Board, hereinafter referred to as the board.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-49-142.01

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) The jurisdiction of the board pursuant to this part shall be all unincorporated area in Mobile County Commission District 1 and any incorporated area in the district served by a volunteer fire department.
(c) The board shall be composed of five members who are qualified electors in the unincorporated area in Mobile County Commission District 1 or any incorporated area in the district served by a volunteer fire department and property owners subject to the fire protection and suppression service fee provided in this part. All members shall serve without compensation, and no member shall be a county officer or employee.
(d) The Mobile County Commission shall appoint the members of the board as follows: Three members shall be members of a volunteer fire department; one member shall be a representative or employee of a public water supplier; and one member shall be a member of the general public. The members of the board shall elect a chair for conducting business. Meetings of the board shall be held on call of the chair and at other times as the board may determine.
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