Ala. Code § 33-1-7: Functions of Secretary-Treasurer; Bond.

(a) The secretary-treasurer shall receive and disburse for the port authority, under the supervision of the director, all moneys which the port authority is authorized to receive and disburse. The secretary-treasurer shall be responsible for the safekeeping thereof and shall properly account therefor. The director shall make a monthly report to the board of the acts and doings of the secretary-treasurer.

(b) Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, the secretary-treasurer shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the board, in an amount to be fixed by the director of the port authority, for the faithful performance of his or her duties.