§ 5-21-118. Director as Purchasing Agent — Optional Purchasing Department
The director or a deputy appointed by the director shall serve as the county purchasing agent and shall assist the committee in developing policies and procedures for implementing an economical and efficient purchasing system. The following shall be the responsibility of the director: The contract, purchase, or any obligation of the county for supplies, material, […]
§ 5-21-119. Purchasing System
The committee, with the assistance of the purchasing agent, shall establish a purchasing system for the county. Such system shall provide, among other procedures, the following: Review of all contracts or purchases for biddable supplies, materials, equipment, and other needs of the county, shall be made by the purchasing agent; No purchase or contract shall […]
§ 5-21-120. Bidding
The committee shall authorize the dollar limitation when formal competitive bids are required but not to exceed the amount as authorized by state law for the highway and education departments or other such amounts as established by law. Subject to the policies and regulations of the committee, “biddable items” means any need of the county […]
§ 5-21-107. Director — Duties
The director shall oversee the operation of the department in the functions established by this chapter, and shall be responsible for the implementation of the policies of the committee or such special committees established by the county legislative body. The director shall, among the director’s duties, install and maintain a purchasing, payroll, budgeting, accounting and […]
§ 5-21-108. Director — Deputy
A person employed by the finance department shall be recommended by the director and approved by the committee to serve as deputy director of finance. The person employed for this position shall perform such duties and responsibilities as assigned by the director. In the absence of the director, the deputy director shall perform the duties […]
§ 5-21-109. Director — Bond
The director shall execute a blanket bond in an amount of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the faithful performance of the director’s duties as director and of the department employees in accordance with the general law for such bonds. The cost of such bond shall be paid from funds appropriated to […]
§ 5-21-110. Budget — Preparation and Committee Review — Timeline and Budgetary Process for Lea
On or before February 1 of each year the budget committee, in conjunction with the director, shall prescribe the budgetary procedures, forms, calendar and other information as may be necessary to implement the budgetary procedures contained in this chapter. On request of the budget committee each department or office of county government shall submit a […]
§ 5-21-111. Budget — Hearings — Supporting Documents — County Action — Continuing Budget
At least ten (10) days before the proposed budget is to be presented to the governing body, the budget committee shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation the proposed annual operating budget. This budget shall contain a budgetary comparison for the following governmental funds: General; Highway/public works; General purpose school fund; […]
§ 5-21-112. Appropriations — Later Modifications — Impounding
The appropriations made in the appropriation resolution, or any amendment thereto, shall constitute the limit to expenditures for the various purposes and from the several funds of such county for the fiscal year covered by the resolution, and no expenditure shall be made or obligation created in excess of such limitation. Any resolution presented to […]
§ 5-21-113. Expenditures — Minor Adjustments
The appropriations made by the county legislative body shall constitute authorization for the expenditures contained therein unless otherwise limited by the county legislative body. Expenditures may be made and obligations created against any appropriation to an aggregate total of the amount appropriated. The expenditures and encumbrances against the amounts appropriated shall be made only upon […]