7-8-26. Hospital and medical insurance contracts for county officers and employees. The board of county commissioners may enter into group hospital and medical insurance contracts for the protection and benefit of its officers and employees, and the immediate families of those officers and employees. The board may pay all or part of the necessary premiums […]
7-8-26.1. Life and health insurance contracts for county officers and employees. The board of county commissioners may enter into group life and group health insurance contracts for the protection and benefit of its officers and employees, and their immediate families. The board may pay all or part of the necessary premiums for its officers and […]
7-8-26.2. Health self-insurance plan for county officers and employees. A board of county commissioners may elect to provide group health insurance for its officers and employees and their immediate families under a plan of self-insurance in whole or in part. Any county self-insuring pursuant to this section shall purchase sufficient stop loss insurance and maintain […]
7-8-26.3. Annual report of self-insurance system–Audit. Any self-insurance system created pursuant to §7-8-26.2 shall publish an annual report. The financial statements contained in the report required by this section shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant. Source: SL 1983, ch 42, §3.
7-8-26.4. Individual hospital, medical, or health insurance contracts for county officers and employees. If a county officer or employee can demonstrate to the county commission of a condition which will leave the officer or employee uninsurable upon termination of employment with the county and elects not to participate in the group hospital, medical, or health […]
7-8-26.5. Reinsurance arrangement required for self-insurance. No county or group of counties may provide group health insurance under a plan of self-insurance pursuant to §7-8-26.2 unless the county or group of counties has a reinsurance arrangement. Source: SL 1994, ch 61, §3.
7-8-27. Appeal to circuit court from county commissioners–Bond for costs. From all decisions of the board of county commissioners upon matters properly before it, there may be an appeal to the circuit court by any person aggrieved upon filing a bond in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars with one or more sureties to […]
7-8-28. State’s attorney’s appeal from action of county commissioners. Upon written demand of at least fifteen taxpayers of the county, the state’s attorney shall take an appeal from any action of such board if such action relates to the interests or affairs of the county at large or any portion thereof, in the name of […]
7-8-29. Time allowed for appeal–Service of notice–Transcript of proceedings. Such appeal shall be taken within twenty days after the publication of the decision of the board by serving a written notice on one of the members of the board, when the appeal is taken by any person aggrieved by the decision of the board, and […]
7-8-3. Change in number of commissioners–Petition and submission at election. The number of county commissioners of any county may be increased to five or seven or reduced to five or three. If fifteen percent of the registered voters of the county, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general election, […]
7-8-30. Filing of appeal and transcript–Docketing–Hearing and determination. An appeal and transcript, if a transcript exists, shall be filed by the auditor as soon as practicable and shall stand for trial as soon as possible. Each appeal taken to the circuit court shall be docketed as other causes pending in circuit court. Each cause shall […]
7-8-31. Circuit court judgment and order on appeal from county commissioners. The circuit court may make a final judgment and cause the same to be executed or may send the same back to the board of county commissioners with an order how to proceed, and require such board to comply therewith by mandamus or attachment […]
7-8-32. Appeal as exclusive remedy–Restrictions. Appeal to the circuit court from decisions of the board of county commissioners, as provided in this chapter, is an exclusive remedy. Judicial review of county commission action shall be allowed only as provided in §§7-8-27, 7-8-28, 7-8-29, 7-8-30, and 7-8-31. Source: SL 1983, ch 44, §7.
7-8-33. Declaration and abatement of nuisances by county. The board of county commissioners of every county may, by ordinance, allow for the declaration and abatement of a public nuisance within the county outside the corporate limits of any municipality. For purposes of this section only, the feeding, breeding, or raising of livestock or the operations […]
7-8-38. County revenues–Economic development. The board of county commissioners may, by resolution, allocate revenue a county receives for economic development within the county. Source: SL 1992, ch 84, §12A; SL 2021, ch 43, § 1.
7-8-39. Establishment of public works program to provide income for payment of property taxes. The board of county commissioners may by resolution provide for a public works program to provide work for any person for the purpose of providing income for the payment of the property taxes on such person’s single-family dwelling. For the purpose […]
7-8-4. Form of ballot on increase of number of commissioners. If the petition is for an increase in the number of commissioners, the proposition shall be submitted by separate ballot in the following form: Ballot on Increase in Number of County Commissioners and Commissioners’ Districts (Place x or in square at left of your […]
7-8-40. Conditions of public works program for payment of property taxes–Participation. Any program created by a county pursuant to §7-8-39 shall establish the conditions under which such work is conducted and how the income from such employment is to be applied to a person’s property taxes. The program may include any unit of government within […]
7-8-41. Passport applications–Assistance by county employees. Any county employee designated by the board of county commissioners may apply to the United States State Department to assist in the execution of United States passport applications. Any fees collected but not remitted to the United States State Department shall be deposited in the county general fund. Source: […]
7-8-5. Form of ballot on decrease in number of commissioners. If it is for reduction, the proposition shall be submitted by separate ballot in the following form: Ballot on Decrease in Number of County Commissioners and Commissioners’ Districts (Place x or in square at left of your choice). G For three commissioners. G Against […]
