Ala. Admin. Code r. 465-X-2-.03

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 465-X-2-.03 - Executive Director; Board Members

(1) The Board shall select and employ an Executive Director who shall be responsible for the administration of Board policies. The Executive Director shall fulfill the duties assigned to the executive secretary, secretary/treasurer, or secretary in the Act and Alabama Administrative Procedures Act. The Executive Director shall be designated as the agent for the Board for service of legal process upon the Board and act as its recording and corresponding secretary. The Executive Director, or his designee, shall serve as custody of records for the Board. The Executive Director shall have custody of and shall safeguard and keep in good order all property and records of the Board; cause written minutes of every meeting of the Board to be kept in the book of minutes of this Board; sign all instruments and matters that require approval of the Board; act as Treasurer and receive and deposit all funds to the credit of either the "Home Builders Licensure Board Fund" the "Property Acquisition Fund," or the "Homeowners' Recovery Fund" in the state treasury; sign all bills before requesting the state comptroller to make payment of any accounts; and perform such other duties as the Board, the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, or the Secretary/Treasurer may assign. The records kept shall include, without limitation, all license applications and supporting documentation and information; all other evidence of the important business transactions of the Board; a complete and permanent record of all applications rejected, licenses issued, and the findings of the Board regarding all examinations; all enforcement and disciplinary actions taken by the Board; all jurisdictions covered by the Act; and a correct permanent record and account of the monies and funds of the Board kept in accordance with sound accounting principles. Upon the Board's instruction, the Executive Director may issue licenses in accordance with the standards established by the Board. All correspondence to the Board, including requests for information and all submissions of the requests should be made to the Executive Director at the Board's office in Montgomery, Alabama.

(2) The Board may employ other full or part-time staff, including an administrative assistant and secretaries or others, who shall work under the direction and supervision of the Executive Director.

(3) All Board staff, including the Executive Director and the administrative assistant, shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel the same as other employees of the state of Alabama, including actual expenses for authorized out-of-state travel, and per diem and transportation costs for in-state travel. Members of the Board may also receive $350.00 per day, not to exceed fifteen days per year, for attending meetings of the Board or its committees. Members of the board shall be reimbursed for such necessary travel expenses as are paid to state employees.

(4) The titles "Executive Secretary" and "Executive Director" may be used interchangeably.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 465-X-2-.03

Filed: March 22, 1993. New Rule: Filed: May 12, 1993, effective June 16, 1993. Amended: Filed September 23, 1994; effective October 28, 1994. Amended: Filed May 6, 2002; effective June 10, 2002. Amended: Filed August 4, 2006; effective September 8, 2006. Amended: Filed August 25, 2011; effective September 29, 2011.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVI, Issue No. 12, September 28, 2018, eff. 10/11/2018.

Authors: David R. Boyd, Dorman Walker, Lois Woodward, Kathy Perry Brasfield, Jamie A. Durham, J. Seth Gowan

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-14A-3, 34-14A-4, 34-14A-8, 34-14A-11, 41-22-1 et seq.