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House Bill 774 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representative Pirkle of the 169
th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Irwin County, approved
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February 16, 1933 (Ga. L. 1933, p. 571), as amended, so as to revise provisions related to the2
compensation of the board of commissioners; to revise provisions relating to appointment3
of the clerk of the board of commissioners; to provide for the appointment of a county4
administrator; to provide for the powers and duties of the county administrator; to revise5
provisions relating to the superintendent of roads and bridges; to repeal provisions relating6
to providing an automobile to the chairperson when serving as superintendent of roads and7
bridges; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.8
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:9
SECTION 1.10
An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Irwin County, approved February 16, 193311
(Ga. L. 1933, p. 571), as amended, is amended by revising Section 6 as follows:12
"SECTION 6.13
(a) Each commissioner other than the chairperson shall receive an annual salary of14
$4,800.00, payable in equal monthly payments from the funds of Irwin County.15 23 LC 47 2408/AP
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(b) The chairperson shall receive an annual salary of $7,200.00, payable in equal monthly
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payments from the funds of Irwin County.17
(c) In addition to the salaries provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the18
chairperson shall receive a local expense allowance of $6,000.00 per year; and each other19
member of the board shall receive a local travel expense allowance of $2,400.00 per year.20
No other allowance shall be made for local necessary expenses.21
(d) The chairperson or any member of the board may also serve as the county22
administrator."23
SECTION 2.24
Said Act is further amended by revising paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 6A as25
follows:26
"(1) The board of commissioners shall elect a clerk of the board of commissioners who27
shall serve as its clerk and shall have such duties as are specified by the board and shall28
hold office under the control and direction of the board and serve at its pleasure and may29
be dismissed by the board at any time and a successor employed. The clerk shall keep,30
or cause to be kept, proper and accurate books of minutes wherein shall appear all acts,31
orders, and proceedings of the board."32
SECTION 3.33
Said Act is further amended by revising Section 8 as follows:34
"SECTION 8.35
"(a) The chairperson of the board shall be the executive officer and member of said board36
and shall be responsible for the conduct and administration of said office, subject only to37
the approval and direction of the board.38 23 LC 47 2408/AP
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(b) The board shall employ a county administrator. The county administrator shall be the
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chief administrative officer of the county and head of the administrative branch of county40
government. The county administrator shall:41
(1) Be responsible to the board for the proper administration of all affairs of the county,42
except as otherwise provided by law;43
(2) Be accountable for any and all funds, property, or effects which may come into his44
or her hands;45
(3) Keep fully accurate and complete accounts in books or a book for the purpose,46
wherein shall appear in detail all orders, warrants, and other proceedings drawn by the47
board on the county treasury or depository, for what purpose and on what fund, and all48
such orders and warrants shall be so drawn as to specify the purpose and on what fund49
drawn. Such records shall be so kept as to show at all times the financial condition of50
the county and shall be open to inspection by any citizen or taxpayer of the county;51
(4) Keep a book of inventory of all county property, including road machinery, live52
stock, chain-gang outfits, road-working tools and equipment, and every other kind and53
class of property belonging to said county, together with a fair valuation of the same,54
where located, in whose custody, and in what condition, which inventory shall, during55
the month of January in each year, be carefully revised; and 56
(5) Keep all such other books and records as may be necessary, or as the board may57
order, and shall perform generally or singularly the acts and duties necessary to be58
performed by him or her as county administrator, and all such other duties as said board59
may require, and all and any other things that he or she can and should do to fully60
exercise the duties of the office, and as will be helpful to a clear understanding of the61
county's financial standing and condition, as well as for an economical administration of62
the county's affairs.63
(c) The board shall appoint the county administrator by a majority vote for a period of one64
year or on such other terms as the board of commissioners may adopt by contract.65 23 LC 47 2408/AP
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(d) If the board elects the chairperson of the board as the county administrator, the board
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shall contract with the chairperson to provide a salary separate from the amount paid for67
duties as chairperson. If the board elects the chairperson of the board as the county68
administrator, the board may also appoint the chairperson by a majority vote as the69
superintendent of roads and bridges. If the chairperson is elected as both the county70
administrator and superintendent of roads and bridges, the salary for the county71
administrator and superintendent shall be encompassed in one contract."72
SECTION 4.73
Said Act is further amended by revising Section 11 as follows:74
"SECTION 11.75
The board of commissioners may at their discretion, and when they deem necessary, elect76
a superintendent of roads and bridges, to be selected on the account of his or her ability,77
efficiency, and knowledge and skill in practical road building or bridge building,78
preference being given to a civil engineer when he or she measures up fully to the other79
requirements. Said road superintendent may be elected for an indefinite period, and his or80
her services may be discontinued by said board at any time they see fit so to do. The81
chairperson or any member of the board may be elected as the superintendent of roads and82
bridges. The superintendent of roads and bridges shall have charge of laying out, building,83
locating, preparing, repairing, improving, and maintaining the public roads and bridges of84
the county under orders of the board. The salary of the superintendent of roads and bridges85
shall be determined by the board. If the chairperson or any member of the board serves as86
the county administrator and the superintendent of roads and bridges, the salary for serving87
as the superintendent of roads and bridges shall be encompassed in the county88
administrator contract."89 23 LC 47 2408/AP
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SECTION 5.
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Said Act is further amended by repealing and reserving Section 20.91
SECTION 6.92
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.93