Ala. Code § 45-39-200.02
The county governing body shall furnish suitable quarters for the county license commissioner, and provide the necessary forms, books, stationery, records, equipment, and supplies, except such stationary, forms, and supplies as are furnished pursuant to law by the State Department of Finance or the Comptroller. The county governing body shall also provide such clerks, deputies, and other assistants for the commissioner as shall be necessary from time to time for the proper and efficient performance of the duties of his or her office. The commissioner shall have authority to elect, employ, and discipline at will, such clerks, and other assistants, and to fix their compensation; however, the number and compensation of such clerks and other assistants shall be subject to the approval of the county governing body. The compensation of the clerks, deputies, and assistants shall be paid monthly out of the general fund of the county in the same manner as other county employees are paid.
Ala. Code § 45-39-200.02 (1975)