South Carolina · statute · S.C. Code tit. 43, ch. 47 · 12 active provisions
A county by ordinance may provide for a human resources commission to serve that county. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a county served by a human resources commission pursuant to state law.
The commission is declared to be a body politic and corporate and may exercise all its rights and privileges. Membership on the commission is not an office of honor or profit.
(A) The commission must be composed of at least three members who reside in the county as follows: (1) One-third of the members must be elected public officials, or their representatives. (2) One-third of the members must be persons chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate to assure that they…
After the candidates for nomination to the commission have met the eligibility criteria and have been selected for membership in accordance with the requirements of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Public Law 92-424, as amended, and the Headstart, Economic Opportunity, and Community Partnership Act of 1974, Public…
The terms of office are for two years, except no public official may continue to serve if he ends his term as a public official. No member of the commission selected under Section 43-47-30(A)(2) or (3) may serve for more than five consecutive years nor more than a total of ten years.
Members of the commission serve without compensation except as otherwise provided for by federal authorization. A vacancy must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by selection and appointment in the same manner as provided for the original appointment.
The commission shall establish procedures under which community agencies or organizations and representative groups of the poor which feel themselves inadequately represented on the commission may petition for adequate membership. In this regard, the commission is governed by the federal regulations and guidelines prom…
Immediately upon appointment of the commission, it shall organize by electing from its membership a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer. The commission shall file and maintain a current record of its members with the office of the clerk of court and with the legislative delegation in the county.
The commission may: (1) sue and be sued; (2) adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal; (3) make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs; (4) appoint agents, employees, and servants, prescribe their duties, fix their compensation, and determine if and to what extent they must be bonded for the faithful per…
All property of the commission is exempt from all ad valorem taxes levied by the county or its municipalities or divisions, subdivisions, or agencies, directly or indirectly.
The commission shall conduct its affairs on the fiscal year basis of July first to June thirtieth. As shortly after the close of its fiscal year as may be practicable, an audit of its affairs must be made by a certified public accountant to be designated by the commission. Copies of the audit, incorporated into an annu…
Action required of the commission may be taken at a regular or special meeting, and at the meeting fifty percent of the total membership constitutes a quorum.