Georgia § 49-3-4 - Appointment of staff; salaries; power of commissioner to transfer employees.
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§ 49-3-4. Appointment of staff; salaries; power of commissioner to transfer employees.
The county department staff necessary to administer welfare activities within the county shall be appointed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Department of Human Services and the State Personnel Board and subject to the approval of the commissioner of human services. Staff appointments shall meet the qualifications prescribed by the department. The salaries of the members of the staff shall be fixed by the county director in conformity with the salary schedule prescribed by the Department of Human Services. The commissioner shall have power to transfer from one county to another or from one district to another any employee of a county department. (Ga. L. 1937, p. 355, §§ 12, 14; Ga. L. 1951, p. 282, § 1; Ga. L. 1963, p. 222, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 240, § 4; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 2-2, 2-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 2/SB 97; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-95/HB 642.) The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, substituted "State Personnel Board" for "State Personnel Administration" in the first sentence of subsection (a). Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012. Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."
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