Alabama Attorney General Opinion 1979-0167

001 co-7 j 3 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LEE L. MALE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM M. BEKURS, JR. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT W $ TURNER CRIER ASSI ATTORNEY JANIE NOBLES AOMINI IVE ASSISTANT CHARLES A. GRADDICK ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF ALABAMA APR 26 1979 AMMON Dm BUILDING UNION MO ,,,,, AREA ISM/. SSS•S1S0 Honorable Jerry Batts 102 South Jefferson Street Athens, Alabama 35611 Boards of Education City Board of Education may convey property to non-profit organization in return for adequate consideration Dear Mr. Batts: I am responding to your request for an opinion from the Attorney General as to whether the Athens City School Board has the authority under Code of Alabama 1975, Section 16-11-12 to convey certain school board real property as described in your letter for a nominal consideration to a non-profit organization. It is the opinion of the Attorney General that the Board of Education may convey the property belonging to it as described in your letter under Section 16-11-12 but this property cannot be transferred for a nominal consideration. As stated in a prior opinion to the Honorable W. Johnson McCall, City Attorney of the City of Thomasville,and an opinion of the Attorney General found at the Quarterly Reports of theAttorney General, Vol. 141, p. 7, reasonable and ad- equate,Consideration must be received by a Board of Education in the conveyance of school property. Adequate consideration means just compensation or the "fair market value." a • Honorable Jerry Batts Page Two If our office can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to call on us. Sincerely, CHARLES A. GRADDICK Attorney General By - LY A F. KNIGHT` Assistant Attorney General LFK;mj