Ala. Code § 45-58-231.23: Personnel Board Created; Composition.

(a) There is hereby created the Shelby County Law Enforcement Personnel Board which shall be composed of five members appointed by members representing Shelby County, or any portion thereof, as herein provided. The appointments shall be made as follows:

(1) The Shelby County Commission shall name one member.

(2) The Shelby County Legislative Delegation shall jointly name two members.

(3) The Sheriff of Shelby County shall name one member.

(4) The employees of the Sheriff’s Department shall name one member.

(b) If one or more municipalities elect to come under this subpart then the city or cities jointly shall name one of the members now herein allocated to the Shelby County Legislative Delegation and the delegation then will be limited to naming one member. Provided, however, in the event the municipalities cannot agree on the person representing the municipalities, the Shelby County Legislative Delegation shall name that member.

(c) If the Shelby County Legislative Delegation cannot mutually agree on the appointment of any board member or members, then a vote by the delegation shall be made and each member of the legislative delegation shall cast his or her vote. Each vote shall be weighed in accordance with the total percentage of the Shelby County population that resides in the district the legislative member represents.

(d) The first five appointees shall serve terms of office as follows: The appointee from Shelby County Commission shall serve two years; the appointee or appointees from the legislative delegation and the municipality shall serve four years; and the appointees from the sheriff’s department shall serve three years. Thereafter, all appointees shall serve four years. Initial terms of office where more than one person is named shall be determined by drawing names after nominees have been appointed. All appointees to the board shall be residents and qualified electors of Shelby County and over the age of 25 years.

(e) Members of the board shall take the constitutional oath of office, which shall be filed in the office of the Judge of Probate. Vacancies on the board shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. The members of the board shall elect a chair and secretary annually from among their number. Any member of the board who becomes a candidate for, or is elected or appointed to another public office, vacates his or her office as a member of the board.