{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-45-37-140.09","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 45-37-140.09","heading":"Board of Trustees.","body":"(a) The affairs and business of the district shall be managed by a board of trustees consisting of five members appointed by the governing body of the county. No person shall be appointed to the board unless he or she is a qualified elector of the district. Appointment shall be for a term of five years provided, however, that to stagger the terms one of the five members first appointed shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of two years, one shall be appointed for a term of three years, one shall be appointed for a term of four years, and one shall be appointed for a term of five years.\n(b) The board of trustees shall elect annually from its own number a president and a secretary. The members of the board of trustees shall not be entitled to any compensation for their services; but they shall be entitled to reimbursement for all expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.","path":["Title 45 Local Laws.","Chapter 37 Jefferson County.","Article 14 Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=45-37-140.09","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"c64b02638246cb95fa61c3550e3e4d2a5747590cdf1f963a48f0f452ef9e93bc","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-45-37-140.08","next":"us-al/ala.-code-45-37-140.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}