§ 108A-9. Duties and responsibilities.

§ 108A‑9.  Dutiesand responsibilities.

The county board of social services shall have the following duties andresponsibilities:

(1)        To select the county director of social services accordingto the merit system rules of the State Personnel Commission;

(2)        To advise county and municipal authorities in developingpolicies and plans to improve the social conditions of the community;

(3)        To consult with the director of social services aboutproblems relating to his office, and to assist him in planning budgets for thecounty department of social services;

(4)        To transmit or present the budgets of the county departmentof social services for public assistance, social services, and administrationto the board of county commissioners;

(5)        To have such other duties and responsibilities as theGeneral Assembly, the Department of Health and Human Services or the SocialServices Commission or the board of county commissioners may assign to it. (1917, c. 170, s. 1; 1919, c. 46, s. 3; C.S., s. 5014;1937, c. 319, s. 3; 1941, c. 270, s. 2; 1945, c. 47; 1953, c. 132; 1955, c.249; 1957, c. 100, s. 1; 1959, c. 1255, s. 1; 1961, c. 186; 1963, c. 139; c.247, ss. 1, 2; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 138; 1977, 2nd Sess., c.1219, s. 7; 1981, c. 275, s. 1; 1997‑443, s. 11A.118(a).)