§ 34-67. Appointment, term, removal and compensation of members; notice of meetings; custody of books and records; appropriations and logistical support.

(a)

The Fulton County Personnel Board shall consist of seven members of known sympathy with the application of merit principles to public employment who are current residents of Fulton County and who shall have been such residents for a minimum of two continuous years immediately preceding their appointments. Each member of the board of commissioners shall nominate one member of the personnel board subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the board of commissioners.

(1)

Upon expiration of the term of each member of the board, all appointments shall be for a term of four years and the members shall serve until their successors have been appointed, except that a person appointed to fill a vacancy created by death or resignation or otherwise occurring prior to the expiration of such terms shall be appointed on an interim basis for the remainder of that term. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms.

(b)

A member of the personnel board may be removed by the board of commissioners for incompetency, inefficiency, dereliction or neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, or other good cause, after being given a copy of charges against him or her and an opportunity to be heard publicly on such charges by the board of commissioners. A copy of the charges and a transcript of the record of the hearing shall be filed with the secretary of state as a public record.

(c)

The members of the personnel board shall receive a stipend for services rendered in conducting the authorized business of the board in such amount as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners.

(d)

The personnel board shall meet annually in January and elect one of its members as chairman and one of its members as vice-chairman. The personnel board shall meet in a Fulton County building at such times as shall be specified by call of the chairman or by the chief human resources officer acting on behalf of the personnel board whenever it is deemed necessary to conduct the business of the personnel board. All meetings shall be open to the public, except that hearings on employee appeals shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of O.C.G.A. tit. 50, ch. 14 (O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1 et seq.) until November 1, 1982. Notice of each meeting shall be given in writing to each member by the chief human resources officer at least three days in advance of the meeting. Four members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of the chairman, the vice-chairman shall preside.

(e)

The personnel board office shall be located at the seat of the Fulton County government. All official books and records of the board shall remain in the custody of the chief human resources officer.

(f)

The chief human resources officer shall develop an annual budget that includes sufficient funding to enable the personnel board to carry out effectively the provisions of this division. The board of commissioners shall authorize and allow the reasonable use of office space and necessary logistical support to facilitate the work of the personnel board.

(1982 Ga. Laws (Act No. 1501), page 4896, § 2; 16-1066, Exh. A, 12-7-16)