Ala. Code § 45-3-84.20: Authority to Employ Chief Clerk.

(a) The County Commission of Barbour County is authorized to employ a chief clerk to work in the office of the probate judge and such employee shall be selected by the probate judge and paid out of the general fund of the county. The salary shall be set by the Barbour County Commission.

(b) The operation of this section shall be retroactive to August 22, 1982, and all actions taken and payments made pursuant thereto on and after that date are ratified and confirmed.