This article shall not be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any power, right or remedy which any county, municipality, educational institution, or public hospital corporation now in existence or hereafter formed may have in the absence of this article. The provisions of this article are cumulative and shall not be deemed to repeal existing laws, except to the extent such laws are clearly inconsistent with the provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 22-21-343 (1975)