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"county manager and vest in office powers, duties and resp - hilifics of an administrative t The qualification, method of selec- tion, appointment, compensation. tenure and such other related plat- ters pertaining to the office of county manager shall be provided for. by the board of commissioners of any coun- ty of the state. The act may raise more questions than it answers. One thing it docs seem to do, though, is authorize creation of the office by ordinance or resolution of the hoard. As to questions raised, one concerns the effect, if any, it has on the 1922 statute. Although the 197.4 law does not , purport to repeal the earlier statute, there are several incon- sistencies. The 1974 law appears to be a far broader grant of authority to the board of commissioners to fashion the duties and powers of the manager. Un- like the 1922 statute which defines the responsibilities of the manager, the 1974 act authorizes the board or the General Assembly, without voter ap- proval, to create the office of manager and vest it with powers and duties of an administrative nature. A major question with this seemingly broad grant of power, however, is what the words "administrative nature" mean, for they might be interpreted to mean anything from clerk -like ministerial tasks to highly discrction;lry_ duties. Reconciling the two statutes, as well as determining how much authority may be given the manager under the 1974 law would be the job of the courts. and they might limit the permissible scope of the duties of "an administrative na- ture" to those found in the 1922 statute. By Local 1_egislot<ion Creating the office of county man- ager/administrator by local act is a 'common alternative. This -approach provides fora chief administrative otli- Cer Whose powers and duties are tai- lored tothe needs of the county. The exact form the office assumes depends on the local act, and often only remote- ly approaches the county manager en- visioned by the 1922 general statute. For example. Cook County has local legislation giving the board of commis- sioners great latitude in establishing the office of county manager, as follows: The said Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues shall have the (Continued our next page) GCGM, April, 1978 • WHOLESALE HARDWARE NEWNAN, GEORGIA BRANAN TRACTOR SERVICE CO. SERVICING HEAVY ROAD BUILDING AND EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT PORTABLE WELDING ---PORTABLE TRACK PRESS 4560 Pio Nono Ave. 788-572.9 MACON, GEORGA u airs^ r,7 �s^u c :a7 �A U:M=7 1 5::.L ?s ..r� '1 ". ,, � ..�,],(.-_ i n'.J'aQAE 4. lii. 1,t ti:`li..i:3 11 c• r &G:Sf""r�`�„["dte5,a.::Z/t{,.Erd.3.iA".��.,TTr'I e7:',�.6'GI :..a7i.� •• 19 •