Alabama. Dept. of Economic and Community Affairs.

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Alabama Government Manual, 1986.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) was created by Act No. 83-194 of the 1983, 2nd Executive Session of the Alabama Legislature. [Code 1975, 41-23-1 to 41-23-7]. The Department, created within the Office of the Governor, merged the Office of State Planning and Federal Programs, the ALabama Department of Energy, the Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency, the Office of Highway and Traffic Safety, anf the Office of Employment and Training. In addition, Act No. 84-249 of the 1984 Regular Session transferred to ADECA the responsiblity for the distribution and management of state and federal surplus property.

The purpose of the Department is to provide the Governor with a mechanism to encourage comprehensive and coordinated planning and programming of economic and community affairs. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs consists of a Director appointed by the Governor. The Director serves at the pleasure of the Governor. The Director, with the approval of the Governor, establishes such divisions as are reasonably necessary and, with the approval of the Governor, designates division chiefs to manage each division.

Program Divisions of the Dept. of Economic and Community Affairs:

Community Services Agency Division (ALAV90-A536).

Employment and Training Division.

Energy Division.

Highway and Traffic Safety Division.

Law Enforcement Planning Division.

State Planning and Federal Programs Division.

Surplus Property Division.

Administrative divisions of the Dept. of Economic and Community Affairs.

Finance and Personnel Division.

From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145409441

Archival Resources
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referencedIn Alabama. Governor (1993-1995 : Folsom). Legal case files, 1991-1994. Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Alabama. Dept. of Economic and Community Affairs. Weeks Bay Estuarine Reserve program grant project files, 1984-[ongoing]. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Alabama. Governor (1987-1993 : Hunt). Chief of staff's administrative files, 1985-1993. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Alabama. Dept. of Examiners of Public Accounts (1947- ). Audit report file copies, 1910-[Ongoing]. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Alabama. Governor (1979-1983 : James). Correspondence files, 1978-1982. Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Alabama. Dept. of Economic and Community Affairs. Administrative files, 1983-1990. Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Alabama. Dept. of Economic and Community Affairs. State plans, 1921-[ongoing]. Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Alabama. Dept. of Economic and Community Affairs. CETA special projects unit contract files, 1982-1983. Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Alabama. Dept. of Economic and Community Affairs. Agency history record. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Alabama. Dept. of Human Resources. Legal Office. Federal grant review files, 1987-[ongoing]. Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Alabama Development Office. A selected bibliography of Alabama county and regional planning and development documents, 1939-1974. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Alabama. Governor (1993-1995 : Folsom). Chief of Staff's administrative files, 1993-1995. Alabama Department of Archives and History
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associatedWith Alabama. Advisory Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. corporateBody
associatedWith Alabama. Children's Trust Fund. corporateBody
associatedWith Alabama. Coastal Resources Advisory Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith Alabama. Dept. of Examiners of Public Accounts (1947- ). corporateBody
associatedWith Alabama. Dept. of Human Resources. Legal Office. corporateBody
associatedWith Alabama. Dept. of Public Safety. Missing Child Bureau. corporateBody
associatedWith Alabama Development Office. corporateBody
associatedWith Alabama. Governor (1979-1983 : James). corporateBody
associatedWith Alabama. Governor (1987-1993 : Hunt). corporateBody
associatedWith Alabama. Governor (1993-1995 : Folsom). corporateBody
associatedWith Alabama. Governor (1993-1995 : Folsom). corporateBody
associatedWith Alabama. Law Enforcement Planning Division. corporateBody
associatedWith Alabama. Weeks Bay National Estuarine Reserve. corporateBody
associatedWith Appalachian Regional Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Child Advocacy Center (Mobile, Ala.) corporateBody
associatedWith Exxon Corporation. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Baldwin County (Ala.)
Mobile Bay (Ala.)
Mexico, Gulf of
Alabama--Baldwin County
Mobile (Ala.)
Weeks Bay (Ala.)
Alabama
Subject
Community development
Economic assistance, Domestic
Employees
Estuarine area conservation
Federal aid to community development
Federal aid to law enforcement agencies
Federal aid to youth services
Law enforcement
Offshore oil industry
Unemployed
Wetland conservation
Occupation
Activity
Administering
Analyzing
Counseling
Protecting wetlands
Reporting

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