Section 45-2-181 Highway maintenance, repair or construction; personnel; equipment; compensation. - Alabama Statutes

Section 45-2-181

Highway maintenance, repair or construction; personnel; equipment; compensation.

(a) Any special, local, or general law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Baldwin County governing body, upon adoption of a resolution, is authorized to employ, supervise, and direct highway personnel necessary to construct, maintain, and repair public roads, bridges, and ferries, together with or supplemental to those persons now employed by the State Department of Transportation.

(b) Any special, local, or general law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Baldwin County governing body is authorized, upon adoption of a resolution, to purchase or lease equipment and materials and to contract for the purchase or lease of equipment and materials necessary for the construction, maintenance, and repair of public roads, bridges, and ferries in Baldwin County.

(c) The Baldwin County governing body is authorized to provide, upon adoption of a resolution, for the compensation of personnel, and the payment for the purchase or lease of equipment and materials in the same manner as heretofore; provided, however, that additional appropriations from the county treasury may be made therefor as prescribed in Chapter 11A of Title 11.

(Act 80-705, p. 1423, §§1-3.)