Ala. Code § 45-16-84.22
The county governing body shall furnish suitable quarters or such additional space if any be necessary for the efficient performance of the additional duties of the judge of probate, and shall provide for the transfer of all necessary forms, books, records, stationery, supplies, and equipment from the office of the revenue commissioner to the office of the judge of probate as shall be pertinent to the transference of the duties and shall thereafter provide the same, except such stationery, forms, and supplies as are furnished pursuant to law by the State Department of Finance or the state Comptroller and the State Department of Revenue. The county governing body shall also provide such clerks, deputies, and other assistants for the judge of probate as are necessary for the proper and efficient performance of the duties of his or her office. The judge of probate shall have authority to select, employ, and discharge at will such clerks, deputies, and other assistants and to fix their compensation; but the number and compensation of such deputies and other assistants shall be subject to the approval of the county governing body. Such compensation shall be paid out of the general fund of the county in the same manner as other county employees are paid.
Ala. Code § 45-16-84.22 (1975)