Huntsville, AL (WAFF) - The 2013 legislative session is just a couple of weeks away in Montgomery, and plenty of controversial topics from guns to health care will be addressed. Now, folks in Madison County will have a chance to tell state lawmakers what they think about the issues of the day.

Alabama State Senators and Representatives from Madison County will hold their annual public forum on Monday, January 28th from 7 - 9 pm. The forum is happening at the Huntsville City Council Chambers inside the Municipal Building at 308 Fountain Circle.

If you wish to speak, you're asked to sign in a half-hour before the event begins.

Madison County voters will have a unique amendment on their ballot.

Local Amendment One would give the county commission more power to deal with dangerous dogs.

It reads that county officials can destroy a dangerous dog or return it to its owners if they feel the dog is being restrained properly.

The proposal passed in Montgomery unanimously, and animal rights groups say they have no objections to it.

Dog owners who run afoul of the law would be responsible for any costs associated with the incident.

Huntsville residents voted in favor of an ad valorem tax.

Sixty-nine percent of voters chose to renew the tax for a total of 18,220 votes.

The money from the property tax will help fund Huntsville City Schools.

The tax has been in place since 1956 and must be voted on periodically.