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Chapter 2. Tuskegee
§44A-2.00. Bonds; Daniel “Chappie” James Aerospace Memorial. (Amendment 438)
The city of Tuskegee in Macon county is hereby authorized to incur indebtedness to the extent of not exceeding $3,500,000 in aggregate principal amount, and to issue its bonds in evidence of the indebtedness so incurred, for the purpose of obtaining funds in such amount and contributing that amount to Tuskegee Institute to be used for the construction of "The Daniel 'Chappie' James Aerospace Memorial." Such bonds may be issued only after the question of the issuance thereof shall have been submitted to the qualified electors of said municipality at an election called for that purpose by the governing body of said municipality and a majority of said qualified electors voting at said election shall have voted in favor of the issuance of said bonds, which election shall be called, held, conducted, and canvassed, and may be contested, in the manner and within the time provided by the then existing laws of Alabama pertaining to elections on the issuance of bonds by municipalities; provided, however, that if a majority of the qualified electors of said municipality participating in the election on the adoption of this amendment shall vote for the adoption thereof, then the approval of this amendment expressed by the voters of said municipality in favor of its adoption shall of itself authorize the issuance of the bonds, and in that event no additional election by the electors of said municipality shall be required to authorize the issuance of said bonds. In the event the majority of the qualified electors of said municipality participating in the election on the adoption of this amendment should not vote in favor of the adoption thereof, or in the event the majority vote at any election held in said municipality pursuant to the provisions of this amendment after its adoption is not in favor of the issuance of the bonds proposed at said election, the governing body of said municipality may from time to time call other elections hereunder on the issuance of said bonds, but not more than one such election shall be held during any period of twelve consecutive months. The power to become indebted and to issue bonds in evidence of such indebtedness shall be in addition to all other powers which the said municipality may have under the Constitution and laws of Alabama, and any bonds issued pursuant to this amendment shall not be chargeable against the amount of indebtedness which said municipality may incur under the Constitution and laws of Alabama in effect prior to the adoption of this amendment. All bonds issued under this amendment shall be general obligations of the municipality secured by an irrevocable pledge of its full faith and credit, may (any provisions of the Constitution and laws of this state to the contrary notwithstanding) be additionally secured by a special and irrevocable pledge of a sufficient amount of the proceeds from the 1 1/4% ad valorem tax authorized by Section 216.04, to be levied and collected by the municipality, shall be issued in accordance with, and shall be subject to, the provisions of the general laws of Alabama existing at the time of the sale of said bonds respecting the maturities, sale, execution and redemption of bonds by municipalities.
The provisions of this amendment shall be self-executing. (Amendment 438)
§44A-2.01. Utilities Board. (Amendments 591 and 807)
Two persons shall be elected to the utilities board of the City of Tuskegee. Commencing with the next term of office, the elections shall be held and conducted by the utilities board. The elected members of the utilities board shall be elected to a term of four years, at the same time as regular municipal elections for Macon County, Alabama. A person eligible to vote in the election shall be a registered voter in Macon County who receives services from the utilities board. "Receives services" means that the person is a resident of a building that receives electricity, sewage, or water services, or any combination thereof, from the utilities board. When a vacancy occurs in either of the two elected positions, the board shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term of office. The members of the utilities board of the City of Tuskegee shall set the compensation of the directors. (Amendments 591 and 807)
§44A-2.02. Foreign Trade Investment Zone. (Amendment 769)
(a) The governing body of the City of Tuskegee in Macon County, Alabama, by a majority vote thereof at a regularly scheduled meeting of the governing body, may establish an Alabama Foreign Trade Investment Zone within the city as a special tax district for the purpose of importing duty free and quota free articles eligible under the United States General System of Preferences and the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act to enhance economic development and job opportunities within the City of Tuskegee and Macon County. The governing body of the City of Tuskegee shall specify that the value of land and improvements within the tax district shall be assessed for ad valorem tax purposes by the appropriate county tax officials according to a single site valuation system where land and improvements on the land are valued together rather than separately and taxed at a uniform rate. The proceeds of any revenue collected pursuant to this amendment shall be used by the special tax district for infrastructure creation, improvements, or redesign.
(b) The Legislature may provide by local law for the implementation and administration of the special tax district authorized by this amendment and may further provide for the abolition of the tax district upon the adoption of a resolution by a majority vote of the city governing body calling for the tax district to be abolished. (Amendment 769)[1]
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