Ala. Code § 11-8-9: Authority to Issue Orders for Warrants or Checks.

No warrant shall be issued or check drawn on the county treasury or county depository by any person except as authorized by the chair of the county commission or such other officer as may be designated by such county commission, unless otherwise provided by law, and officers who are authorized to pay claims which have not been first approved by the county commission shall issue orders for warrants or checks pursuant to procedures established by the county commission.