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* [[Rufe Bivins]]
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==1916==
==1916-1920==
* [[J. W. Gwin]], president
* [[Robert Lovelady]], [[Woodlawn]], president (resigned 1919)
* [[Robert Lovelady]], [[Woodlawn]] (resigned 1919)
* [[J. W. Gwin]], president (1919-1920)
* [[W. J. Cameron]]
* [[Hugh McGeever]]
* [[Lawrence Pennington]]


==1912-1916==
==1912-1916==

Revision as of 12:22, 12 September 2019

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The Jefferson County Commission is a five-member group granted legislative and executive duties for Jefferson County. The Commissioners, formerly elected at-large, are now elected by district to four year terms. Each commissioner, in addition to representing his or her district, is given charge of a department of the county for administration. The commission elects its own President, who chairs commission meetings and has executive duties over the county as a whole.

Duties of the commission include administration of county funds and custodianship of county property, collection of taxes passed by state law, construction and maintenance of public facilities, provision of public utilities and services, and making appointments to various boards and agencies.

Jefferson County Commission
District 1 Lashunda Scales District 2 Sheila Tyson District 3 Jimmie Stephens
District 4 Joe Knight District 5 Mike Bolin

History

By 1890 residents of Jefferson County were complaining of excessive compensation for County Commissioners, who were entitled by law to receive $5 for each day conducting county business, which was stretched in practice to every business day.

In 1892 the Alabama General Assembly passed a bill restricting the days that the Commissioner's Court could meet in session to 10 in each calendar month, excepting the three months during which it was engaged in equalizing the taxation of property. Later the responsibility of inspecting roads was largely given over to a newly-created Jefferson County Road Commission.

In January 1899 Governor Joseph Johnston conducted a review of the Commission's work and concluded that, "a very irregular and unbusinesslike state of affairs existed," that, "many contracts were given to relatives," that, "they have drawn large amounts from the treasury for themselves in violation of the law," and that, "the affairs of the county are managed with reckless extravagance."

Shortly afterward the Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill (H. 986) which would abolish the Commissioner's Court and replace it with a five-member Jefferson County Board of Revenue. The house bill received an unfavorable report from the Alabama State Senate's committee on local laws. During debate in the Senate on February 17, the bill was amended to give the Judge of Probate responsibility for presiding over a four-member elected board. That version was passed.

In 1901 a separate Jefferson County Sanitary Commission was created to plan and implement a Jefferson County Sewer System with waste treatment plants to end the practice of letting raw sewage flow into Village Creek and Valley Creek. After the initial planning was completed, the commission was dissolved and the responsibility passed back to the County Commission.


2018-2022

2014-2018

2010-2014

2006-2010

2002 - 2006

  • District 1: Larry Langford, President. Commissioner of Finance and General Services
  • District 2: Shelia Smoot, Commissioner of Roads & Transportation and Community & Economic Development
  • District 3: Mary Buckelew, Commissioner of Technology and Land Development
  • District 4: Bettye Fine Collins, Commissioner of Health and Human Services
  • District 5: Gary White, Commissioner of Environmental Services

1998 - 2002

1994 - 1998

1990 - 1994

1986 - 1990

1984 - 1986

1982 - 1984

1978 - 1982

1974 - 1978

1970 - 1974

1966 - 1970

1960 - 1963

1953 - 1959

1952

1947

1946

1939-1941

1938

1935

1931

1927

1923

1916-1920

1912-1916

1908-1912

1904-1908

1892-1894

1890-1892

1888–1890

1884–1888

1880–1884

As of 1884, the Commission met on the second Mondays of February, July and August and the first Mondays of April and November, or as needed.

1876–1880

1874–1876

1872–1874

1822

1819

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Topics

Communities | County Commission | Courts | Schools | Sheriff

Cities

Adamsville | Bessemer (seat) | Birmingham (seat) | Brighton | Brookside | Cardiff | Center Point | Clay | Fairfield | Fultondale | Gardendale | Graysville | Homewood | Hoover | Hueytown | Irondale | Kimberly | Leeds | Lipscomb | Maytown | Midfield | Morris | Mountain Brook | Mulga | North Johns | Pinson | Pleasant Grove | Sylvan Springs | Tarrant | Trafford | Trussville | Vestavia Hills | Warrior | West Jefferson

References

  • "Journal of the Senate of the State of Alabama, Session of 1898-9." (1900) Alabama State Senate. Jacksonville, Florida: Vance Printing Co.
  • Wright, Barnett (September 5, 2019) "With Top Republicans At Odds, Democrats Shift Balance of Power In Jeffco." The Birmingham Times
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