§ 2-153. Public works responsibilities.

The county manager shall receive all requests for public work; road building; repairs to bridges and roads and public buildings; the construction of water and sewer mains; [and] the opening, grading and improving of public roads and sidewalks. It shall be his duty to investigate and recommend to the county commission a program for all of such work, provided nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the county manager from performing immediately any work in an emergency that is necessary to protect the interests of the county or the citizens thereof. It shall be the duty of the county manager to receive and consider requests for appropriations of county funds, all of which he shall investigate and report to the county commission, with his recommendation thereon.

(1947 Ga. Laws (Act No. 17), page 100, § I(40))