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Section 4-9-10. Referendum to determine form of county government; adoption of form of government selected; form of government when not otherwise determined by referendum; change in initial form; continuation of officials in office. - (a) Each county, after at least two public hearings which...
Section 4-9-20. Designation of permissible alternative forms of government. - The alternate forms of government which may be adopted pursuant...
Section 4-9-25. Powers of counties. - All counties of the State, in addition to the powers...
Section 4-9-30. Designation of powers under each alternative form of government except board of commissioners form. - Under each of the alternate forms of government listed in...
Section 4-9-33. Referendum required to approve creation of county police department. - A referendum must be held to approve the creation of...
Section 4-9-35. County public library systems; boards of trustees. - (A) Each county council shall prior to July 1, 1979,...
Section 4-9-36. Duties of boards of trustees. - The board as provided for in Section 4-9-35 shall be...
Section 4-9-37. Additional duties of boards of trustees. - In addition to the powers and duties prescribed in Section...
Section 4-9-38. Status of donations for tax purposes; applicability of state laws. - All county public library systems established pursuant to Section 4-9-35...
Section 4-9-39. Funding of systems; transfer of assets of former libraries. - County public library systems shall be funded by annual appropriations...
Section 4-9-40. Power of county to contract for services within municipalities. - Any county may perform any of its functions, furnish any...
Section 4-9-41. Joint administration of functions by county, incorporated municipality, special purpose district, or other political subdivision. - (A) Any county, incorporated municipality, special purpose district, or other...
Section 4-9-45. Police jurisdiction of coastal counties. - For the purpose of maintaining proper policing, to provide proper...
Section 4-9-50. Source of funds for use of county personnel, facilities, or equipment to implement general law. - Whenever the General Assembly shall provide by general law for...
Section 4-9-55. Enactment of general laws affecting counties' expenditures and revenue raising; conditions; exceptions. - (A) A county may not be bound by any general...
Section 4-9-60. Election or appointment, and terms, of county treasurer and auditor under certain forms of government; continuation of officials in office. - Under the council, council-supervisor and council-administrator forms of government provided...
Section 4-9-70. Powers of county councils with regard to public school education; establishing school tax millage. - The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to...
Section 4-9-80. Powers of county councils with regard to public service and special purpose districts, water and sewer authorities, and other political subdivisions; procedures upon dissolution of such districts. - The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to...
Section 4-9-81. Authority for increasing size of governing body of district; procedure. - (A) The governing body of any special purpose or public...
Section 4-9-82. Transfer by hospital public service district of assets, properties, and responsibilities for delivery of medical services. - (A) The governing body of any hospital public service district...
Section 4-9-85. Examination of financial impact on revenues of county where district is abolished; procedure for refunding taxes. - Within sixty days after the abolishment of a special purpose...
Section 4-9-90. Election of council members; reapportionment; terms of office and vacancies; election at large of chairman; procedure for changing term of office; continuation in office after reapportionment. - Council members must be elected from defined single-member election districts...
Section 4-9-100. Council members shall not hold other offices; salaries and expenses of members. - No member of council, including supervisors, shall hold any other...
Section 4-9-110. Council shall select chairman and other officers; terms of office; appointment of clerk; frequency and conduct of meetings; minutes of proceedings. - The council shall select one of its members as chairman,...
Section 4-9-120. Procedures for adoption of ordinances; proceedings and all ordinances shall be recorded. - The council shall take legislative action by ordinance which may...
Section 4-9-130. Public hearings on notice must be held in certain instances; adoption of standard codes or technical regulations and furnishing copies; emergency ordinances. - Public hearings, after reasonable public notice, must be held before...
Section 4-9-140. Designation of fiscal and budget years; annual reports; adoption of budgets; levying and collection of taxes; supplemental appropriations; obtaining reports, estimates, and statistics. - The fiscal year of the county government shall begin on...
Section 4-9-145. Litter control officers; custodial arrest authority; number of officers; powers and duties. - (A) Except as provided in subsection (B), the governing body...
Section 4-9-150. Audits of county records; designation of auditors; public inspection of report. - The council shall provide for an independent annual audit of...
Section 4-9-155. Repealed by 1994 Act No. 516, Section 36, eff August 31, 1994. - Editor's Note Former Section 4-9-155 was entitled "Audit standards; penalties"...
Section 4-9-160. Council shall provide for centralized purchasing system. - The council shall provide for a centralized purchasing system for...
Section 4-9-170. Council shall provide for appointment of certain boards, committees, and commissions; appointive powers of council. - The council shall provide by ordinance for the appointment of...
Section 4-9-175. Per diem, travel, and other expenses authorized for travel by board or commission members outside county. - The governing body of a county may pay per diem,...
Section 4-9-180. Officers and employees shall disclose personal interests in county business and refrain from voting on or participating in such matters. - Any county officer or employee who has a substantial financial...
Section 4-9-190. Certain provisions inapplicable to board of commissioners form of government. - The sections of this article, except Sections 4-9-10 and 4-9-20...
Section 4-9-195. Grant of special property tax assessments to "rehabilitated historic property" or "low and moderate income rental property". - (A) The governing body of any county by ordinance may...
Section 4-9-310. Responsibility for policy making and administration; membership of council; applicability of Article 1. - In those counties adopting the council form of government provided...
Section 4-9-410. Membership of council; election, term, and compensation of supervisor. - The council in those counties adopting the council-supervisor form of...
Section 4-9-420. Powers and duties of supervisor. - The powers and duties of the supervisor shall include, but...
Section 4-9-430. Powers of council and its members; authority of supervisor over certain elected officials. - The council shall not remove any county administrative officers or...
Section 4-9-440. Applicability of Article 1. - Except as specifically provided for in this article, the structure,...
Section 4-9-610. Membership of council; election and term of members. - The council in those counties adopting the council-administrator form of...
Section 4-9-620. Employment and qualifications of administrator; compensation; term of employment; procedure for removal. - The council shall employ an administrator who shall be the...
Section 4-9-630. Powers and duties of administrator. - The powers and duties of the administrator shall include, but...
Section 4-9-640. Preparation and submission of budget and descriptive statement. - The county administrator shall prepare the proposed operating and capital...
Section 4-9-650. Authority of administrator over certain elected officials. - With the exception of organizational policies established by the governing...
Section 4-9-660. Authority of council and its members over county officers and employees. - Except for the purposes of inquiries and investigations, the council...
Section 4-9-670. Applicability of Article 1. - Except as specifically provided for in this article, the structure,...
Section 4-9-810. Membership of council; election and terms of members. - The council in those counties adopting the council-manager form of...
Section 4-9-820. Employment and qualifications of manager; term of office; compensation; procedure for removal. - The council shall employ a manager who shall be the...
Section 4-9-830. Powers and duties of manager. - The powers and duties of the manager shall include, but...
Section 4-9-840. Preparation and submission of budget and descriptive statement. - The county manager shall prepare the proposed operating and capital...
Section 4-9-850. Authority of county manager over elected officials; authority of council and its members over county officers and employees. - With the exception of organizational policies established by the governing...
Section 4-9-860. Election or appointment of county treasurer and auditor. - The county treasurer and county auditor, or their counterparts, by...
Section 4-9-870. Applicability of Article 1. - Except as specifically provided for in this article, the structure,...
Section 4-9-1010. Membership of county board of commissioners. - The governing body in those counties adopting the county board...
Section 4-9-1020. Supervisor as administrator; method of election and terms of office of supervisor and commission members; vacancies. - Those counties presently electing the supervisor shall continue to do...
Section 4-9-1030. Board shall be county governing body; duties of board. - The county board of commissioners shall be the governing body...
Section 4-9-1040. Time and place of meetings; special meetings; notice. - The board shall meet at least once each month at...
Section 4-9-1050. Board may elect clerk; duties, salary, and term of office. - The board in each of the counties may elect a...
Section 4-9-1060. Commissioners shall account for claims audited and allowed and conform to prescribed system of bookkeeping. - The county commissioners shall keep an account of claims audited...
Section 4-9-1070. Commissioners may administer oaths and punish for contempt of their proceedings. - The members of the county board of commissioners may administer...
Section 4-9-1080. Commissioners shall not be interested in certain contracts. - No member of a board of county commissioners shall be...
Section 4-9-1090. Commissioners must give bond. - The county commissioners shall each give bond in the sum...
Section 4-9-1100. Governor shall make certain appointments. - All appointments to boards, committees and commissions in those counties...
Section 4-9-1110. Inapplicability of certain provisions to county board of commissioners form of government. - The provisions of Sections 6-11-410 to 6-11-650 shall not apply...
Section 4-9-1210. Electors may propose and adopt or reject certain ordinances; submission by petition to council. - The qualified electors of any county may propose any ordinance,...
Section 4-9-1220. Electors may petition for repeal of certain ordinances. - Within sixty days after the enactment by the council of...
Section 4-9-1230. Election shall be held where council fails to adopt or repeal ordinance. - If the council shall fail to pass an ordinance proposed...