NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

CHAPTER 841

HOUSE BILL 867

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PERSON COUNTY TO APPOINT A COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND TO PROVIDE FOR A COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Person County shall appoint a county administrative officer or impose and confer such powers and duties upon any other officer or agent of Person County who may be qualified to perform such duties. The county administrative officer need not be a resident of the county at the time of his appointment. The county administrative officer shall serve at the will of the board and shall receive such reasonable compensation for his services as the board of commissioners shall determine. When such powers and duties are conferred and imposed upon any other officer or agent, his compensation may be revised or adjusted by the board in order that it may be adequate compensation for all the duties of his office.

The duties of the county administrative officer shall include the following:

(a)       see that all the orders, resolutions, and regulations of the board of commissioners are faithfully executed;

(b)       report to the board from time to time upon the affairs of the county and to recommend such measures for adoption as he may deem expedient;

(c)       supervise all county officers, agents and employees for the general administration of county affairs except the clerk of court, register of deeds, sheriff, coroner, county board of education, judge and solicitor of the recorder's court in the performance of the normal duties of their offices and the employees of these elected officials;

(d)       prepare or supervise the preparation of the budget estimate in accordance with the provisions of G. S. 153-118;

(e)       inspect and care for all the property of the county including buildings, machinery, and other property used for county purposes and report the condition of the same to the board of commissioners;

(f)        perform such other duties as may be required of him by the board of county commissioners.

Sec. 2. The Board of Commissioners of Person County shall appoint a county purchasing agent of Person County. The purchasing agent may be the same person appointed as county administrative officer, or some other person selected by the board of commissioners. The purchasing agent of Person County shall be responsible for purchasing all materials and supplies for Person County, except where purchases are made on State contract. The purchasing agent shall have such other duties in purchasing and contracting as the board of county commissioners may prescribe. The county purchasing officer shall serve at the will of the board and shall receive such reasonable compensation for his services as the board of commissioners shall determine.

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This Act shall become effective July 1, 1961.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 15th day of June, 1961.