- (1) The Commission shall elect from its members a chairman and a vice chairman. The election of officers shall be held annually at the regular monthly meeting of the Commission held in June of each year. The officers so elected shall take office immediately upon adjournment of the meeting at which they are elected. No person shall be elected as chairman for more than five consecutive terms.
(2) The duties of the officers shall be as follows:
- (a) The chairman shall preside at meetings of the Commission and appoint members to serve on such committees as may be created.
- (b) The vice chairman shall preside in the absence of the chairman and shall assume the duties of the chairman when necessary.
- (c) The chairman shall have the authority to take such action in the absence of the Commission that is necessary for the continuance of the day-to-day operation of the Commission and its staff. Such acts shall include scheduling of hearings, rulings on motions, requests and objections as they may relate to the admission or non-admission of evidence or testimony at hearings, and making determinations as to the order of evidence to be taken at hearings.
- (d) The chairman shall preside over the meetings and hearings of the Commission and, with the aid of counsel, shall rule on procedural and evidentiary issues which may arise during the course of hearings. The chairman may delegate such portions of said responsibility as he may deem fit.
Author: Wayne P. Turner, Wallace D. Mills
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §34-24-311.
History: Filed May 6, 1983. Amended: Filed December 10, 2018; effective January 24, 2019. Amended: Published July 31, 2025; effective September 14, 2025.