Autauga County Sets "Self-Governance" Vote
By ACCA Staff, December 21, 2005
The Autauga County Commission has set a June 2006 referendum on the granting of the so-called "self-governance" powers in Autauga County. If approved by the voters, the county commission will be authorized to abate nuisances such as junkyards, litter and unsanitary sewage.
The commission is believed to be the first to set an election on the issue of self-governance. The Alabama legislature passed legislation during the 2005 regular session authorizing local votes on the granting of "health and safety" powers to the county commissions. No county can exercise the powers until first approved by a local referendum.