§ 5-23-107. Duties of County Officials and Department Heads
Each county official and each department head within the county is responsible, with respect to the employees of that office or department, for: Ensuring that each employee under such person’s direction has received a copy of the personnel policies in effect for that office, including a statement that nothing in the policies is intended to […]
§ 5-21-127. Implementation of System
Upon this chapter’s becoming law in a county, the county legislative body shall appoint members of the committee at the next meeting of such body. Within thirty (30) days after such appointment, the committee shall meet, elect a chair, and start the process for hiring a director. The committee shall also develop plans for implementing […]
§ 5-21-128. Suspension of Private or Local Acts
Upon ratification by the county legislative body or the people in a referendum and the full implementation of the chapter’s provisions on or before August 1 of the second fiscal year, the operation of all private or local acts relative to county finances, budgeting, and purchasing in conflict with this chapter are suspended until such […]
§ 5-21-129. Revocation of Adoption
This chapter once adopted may be revoked by the same method used to adopt the chapter. Such revocation shall be effective with the fiscal year beginning at least sixty (60) days after passage of the resolution or referendum.
§ 5-23-101. Legislative Intent
It is the legislative intent that all counties in this state have certain minimum written personnel policies in effect in order to assist in maintaining compliance with applicable state and federal laws and to facilitate accurate recordkeeping. This chapter is not intended to affect the present authority within counties to adopt policies in addition to […]
§ 5-21-117. Payroll Account
The committee shall maintain a special county payroll account at a bank, in which disbursement warrants for the total of each payroll shall be deposited and against which individual net earning checks may be issued to each of the county employees. The committee may authorize the issuance of such payroll checks on the signature of […]
§ 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 […]
§ 5-21-121. Conflicts of Interest
The director, purchasing agent, members of the committee, members of the county legislative body, or other officials, employees, or members of the board of education or highway commission shall not be financially interested or have any personal beneficial interest, either directly or indirectly, in the purchase of any supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services for […]