Steadham v. Sanders

I. BACKGROUND

Herbert Steadham was employed by the Chambers County Commission as the Director of the Emergency Management Agency and performed certain other duties for the County until sometime in 1988. In July 1988, Mack Sanders, a member of the Chambers County Commission and Chairman of the Personnel Committee, made a motion that the commission eliminate the positions held by Steadham. The motion passed.

Steadham filed a claim with the county commission pursuant to Alabama Code § 6-5-20 (1975). Section 6-5-20 reads as follows:

§ 6-5-20. Presentment of claim to county commission.(a) An action…