§ 10. The chairperson.

The chairperson shall be the chief executive officer of the county government. As such, the chairperson shall have the following duties and responsibilities to:

(1)

Supervise, direct, and control the administration of the affairs of the county;

(2)

Exercise those powers which are necessarily and properly incident to the chairperson's function as chief executive officer of the county government;

(3)

Enforce the duly adopted resolutions and ordinances of Paulding County;

(4)

Act pursuant to the adopted resolutions of the commission in regard to matters reserved to the exclusive jurisdiction of the commission;

(5)

Make appointments and otherwise act in accordance with the authority set forth in Sections 14 and 15 of this Act;

(6)

Submit a budget and otherwise act in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 19 of this Act;

(7)

Institute a system of allotments and otherwise act in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 20 of this Act;

(8)

Preside over meetings of the commission;

(9)

Establish rules and regulate purchasing services for all county departments, offices, and agencies;

(10)

Make purchases for the county, without seeking approval of the commission and without obtaining bids, in amounts which do not exceed $50,000.00, except (i) as provided by general law with reference to the letting of public works contracts, (ii) that no employment, consulting, or severance contract or agreement shall be entered into and no payments shall be commenced thereunder without approval of the commission, and (iii) any purchases made for the county that exceed $10,000.00 shall be reported by the comptroller to the commission; and

(11)

Act pursuant to any other power conferred upon the chairperson by this Act.

(1997 Ga. Laws, page 4153, § 4; 2001 Ga. Laws, page 4145, § 3; Res. No. 16-16, § 1, 3-22-2016; Res. No. 16-18, § 1, 4-12-2016; Res. No. 16-20, § 1, 4-26-2016)