§ 11. The commission.
(a)
The Commission shall have the power and authority to fix and establish, by appropriate resolution entered on its minutes, policies, rules and regulations governing all matters reserved to its exclusive jurisdiction, which policies, rules and regulations, when so adopted, with proper entry thereof made on the Commission minutes, shall be conclusive and binding on the Chairman. The policies, rules and regulations so adopted by the Commission shall be carried out, executed and enforced by the Chairman as chief executive officer of the County, and the Commission shall exercise only those administrative powers which are necessarily and properly incident to its functions as a policy-making or rule-making body or which are necessary to compel enforcement of its adopted resolutions. Any action taken by said Chairman which is in conflict with such adopted resolutions and which deals with matters exclusively reserved to the jurisdiction of the Commission shall be null, void and of no effect.
(b)
The following powers are hereby vested in the Commission and reserved to its exclusive jurisdiction:
(1)
To levy taxes.
(2)
To make appropriations.
(3)
To fix the rates of all other charges.
(4)
To authorize the incurring of indebtedness.
(5)
To order work done where the cost is to be assessed against benefited property, and to fix the basis for such assessment.
(6)
To authorize contracts, except purchases otherwise provided for herein, involving the expenditure of county funds.
(7)
To establish, alter or abolish public roads, private ways, bridges and ferrys, according to law; provided, however, that the Chairman shall have the authority to accept subdivision plats when the requirements established by the Commission for subdivisions have been met.
(8)
To establish, abolish, or change election precincts and militia districts according to law.
(9)
To allow the insolvent lists for the county.
(10)
To accept, for the County, the provisions of any optional statute where the statute permits its acceptance by the governing authority of the County, or by the Commissioner or Board of Commissioners of the County.
(11)
To make purchases which do not exceed $50,000.00, and which, in the discretion of its members, are deemed necessary for the operation of the county, except as provided by general law relating to letting of public works contracts.
(12)
To create and change the boundaries of special tax districts authorized by law.
(13)
To fix the bonds of County officers where same are not fixed by statute.
(14)
To enact any ordinances or other legislation the County may be given authority to enact.
(15)
To determine the priority of capital improvements.
(16)
To call elections for the voting of bonds.
(17)
To exercise all of the power and authority heretofore vested by law in the Commissioner of Paulding County, together with the power and authority which may hereafter be delegated by law to the governing authority of the County, by whatever name designated, except such authority or power given to the Chairman by the provisions of this Act.
(18)
To make purchases which do not exceed $100,000.00, and which, in the discretion of its members, are deemed necessary for the operation of the county, except as provided by general law relating to letting of public works contracts.
(19)
To make purchases in amounts over $100,000.00; provided, however, that for purchases in such amounts, advertisements for bids shall be first published for four consecutive weeks in the official organ of Paulding County. After said advertising has been published, formal, sealed bids must be obtained on all purchases in excess of $100,000.00. Advertisement and the obtaining of formal, sealed bids may be dispensed with when, in the discretion of the commission, an emergency exists which will not permit a delay. In the event such an emergency is declared, the nature of the emergency and the reasons therefor shall be clearly set forth in the minutes of the commission.
(1997 Ga. Laws, page 4153, §§ 5, 6; 2001 Ga. Laws, page 4145, § 4)