- (a) The merit system board shall have power to: (1) classify the different types of services to be performed in the service of the county; (2) prescribe qualifications, including those of education, training, and experience for the appointees and incumbents of each class; and (3) allocate each position in the service to its proper class.
- (b) The salary to be paid in each classification shall be determined by the Conecuh County Commission, except that in the case of employees in the office of a fee paid officer, such officer shall fix the salaries of the employees in his or her office.
(Acts 1976, No. 708, p. 984, §9.)