Ala. Code § 9-9-18
On or before August 1 of each year, the board of water management commissioners of any district organized under this article shall have the accounts of the district audited, and it shall file with the court of probate having jurisdiction thereof the auditor's report showing the receipts and disbursements of the district for the preceding calendar year ending June 30 as well as its statement of the character of the work accomplished during such year and a general statement of the plans and purposes of the board of water management commissioners for the succeeding year. The commissioners shall give notice by publication as provided in this article that the auditor's report and the annual report of the board of water management commissioners is on file with the court and that the board of water management commissioners will hold its annual meeting in the office of the court of probate on the second Monday in September to consider any business which may come before the board in behalf of the district or any questions which any landowner may desire to present to the board of water management commissioners.
Ala. Code § 9-9-18 (1975)