SB424 Alabama 2012 Session

Under existing law, any Class 1 municipality is authorized to establish a racing commission under certain conditions. The members of the host county House legislative delegation and the host county Senate legislative delegation each appoint one member to the commission. The host county legislative delegations are defined to include only members of each delegation whose district is composed of all or a majority of residents of the host county. When a vacancy occurs on the commission in the position of a member appointed by the host county legislative delegations, the mayor of the sponsoring municipality calls the meeting to make the appointment to fill the vacancy

This bill would provide that the host county House and Senate delegations would consist of all members of the respective House and Senate host county legislative delegations. The bill would also provide that the chair of the House or Senate host county legislative delegation would call a meeting to fill a vacancy

To amend Sections 11-65-2 and 11-65-5 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the racing commission provided for in Class 1 municipalities, to further provide for the procedures for filling vacancies on the commission of members appointed by the host county House and Senate legislative delegations.