Ala. Code § 45-45-81.07
The purposes of this subpart are to effect efficiency and economy in the operation of the courts of Madison County, but it is the will of the Legislature that this subpart be implemented in a spirit of understanding and compassion for the capable and loyal personnel now serving in the offices of Circuit Court Clerk, Register in Chancery, and Clerk of the Madison County Court, or any successor court, and that this subpart shall not require any reduction in force in the personnel performing the functions now performed by those offices except through the normal process of attrition. It is, however, the further intention of the Legislature that this subpart be utilized to reduce duplication of effort whenever possible.
Ala. Code § 45-45-81.07 (1975)