The county engineer shall be the custodian of all road tools, machinery, supplies, and equipment of Cullman County and shall be accountable for the same, at all times. The Cullman County governing body shall furnish the necessary storage facilities in which to keep the tools, machinery, supplies, and equipment, and the county engineer shall keep on file in his or her office, at all times, an up-to-date inventory, containing a list of all the tools, machinery, equipment, and supplies belonging to Cullman County.
Ala. Code § 45-22-130.14 (1975)