§ 49-3-1. Establishment of County and District Departments, Boards, and Directors
There shall be in each county of the state a county department of family and children services, which shall consist of a county board of family and children services, a county director of family and children services, and such additional employees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the welfare services of the […]
§ 49-3-2. Appointment of County Board Members; Terms; Vacancies; per Diem and Expenses; Role of County Board
Each county board shall consist of between five and seven members who shall be appointed by the governing authority of the county. No person serving as a member of a county board on July 1, 2015, shall have such person’s term of office shortened by this subsection. On and after that date, however, vacancies in […]
§ 49-3-3. Appointment of County Director; Bond of County Director
Each county board of family and children services shall recommend to the commissioner of human services one or more names for appointment to the position of county director. The commissioner is designated as the appointing authority for the department and may accept or reject any such recommendation. The county director shall give bond for the […]
§ 49-3-3.1. Annual Report From County Director of Department of Family and Children Services; Personal Appearance
The county director of the department of family and children services of each county shall provide an annual report no later than December 31 of each year, beginning in the year 2000, to the county board, county commission, and the director of the Division of Family and Children Services. The county director of the department […]
§ 49-3-4. Appointment of Staff; Salaries; Power of Commissioner to Transfer Employees
The county department staff necessary to administer welfare activities within the county shall be appointed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Department of Human Services and the State Personnel Board and subject to the approval of the commissioner of human services. Staff appointments shall meet the qualifications prescribed by the department. The salaries […]
§ 49-3-5. Powers and Duties of County Director
The county director shall be the executive and administrative officer of the county department, shall be responsible for operations and personnel, and shall serve as the secretary of the county board. He shall prepare and submit to the county board for its approval an annual budget of all funds necessary for the county department. He […]
§ 49-3-6. Functions of County Department
The primary purpose of county departments shall be to protect children. To achieve this primary purpose, the county departments shall, in accordance with rules and regulations of the Division of Family and Children Services of the department: Investigate reports of abuse or neglect; Assess, promote, and support the safety of a child in a safe […]
§ 49-3-7. Removal of County Director for Falsification of Qualifications
The State Personnel Board and the Department of Administrative Services shall remove from office any county director who has falsified any statement relating to his or her education, social welfare service, or other qualification, in any particular, whether material or immaterial. The application of the county director for examination, on file with the Department of […]
§ 49-3-8. Destruction of County Departmental Records
Any county department of family and children services, at the discretion of the county director, may destroy public assistance case records which have been inactive for three years or more, as well as related statistical and financial forms and reports. A record must be retained beyond the three-year period as long as a federal or […]
§ 49-3-9. Dfcs Regional Advisory Board Established in Each Region; Membership; Purpose; Meetings
There is established in each region a DFCS Regional Advisory Board. Each regional advisory board shall be composed of at least five members and shall include the director and at least one board member of each county department of family and children services within the region as selected by the DFCS regional director. The DFCS […]