Handbook for Georgia county commissioners
By: edited by Betty J. Hudson and Paul T. Hardy
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Athens, Ga
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780898542301
Notes: Includes index.

"Published in cooperation with the Association County Commissioners of Georgia."
Table of contents: title: County government structure / Richard W. Campbell, David N. Ammons, and Dave Wills; title: Counties: sources and limits of power / James F. Grubiak and Kelly J. L. Pridgen; title: County commissioners: powers and duties / James F. Grubiak and Kelly J. L. Pridgen; title: Other county officials, officers, boards, authorities, and regional commissions / Paul T. Hardy and Dave Wills; title: Liability of public officials and the county / Michael O'Quinn, J. Devereux Weeks, and Donald Cronin; title: Ethics, conflicts of interest, and abuse of office / James F. Grubiak; title: Personnel management / Stephen E. Condrey ... [et al.]; title: Contracting, purchasing, and sale of county property / Kelly J. L. Pridgen; title: Planning and land use / Annaka Woodruff; title: Environmental management / Don Christy, Rob McDowell, and Margaret Myszewski; title: Economic development / Matthew Hicks and Saralyn Stafford; title: Public works and public utilities / Todd Edwards, Randy Hartmann, and Kelly J. L. Pridgen; title: Recreation and parks / Michele NeSmith and Daniel Hope; title: Public safety / Kelly J. L. Pridgen ... [et al.]; title: Health and human services / John A. O'Looney, Charlie Walters, and Kelly Joiner; title: Understanding county finance / Paul E. Glick, Sabrina Wiley Cape, and Wes Clarke; title: Financial policies / Myra L. Byrd and Virgil Moon; title: County revenues / Betty J. Hudson ... [et al.]; title: Operations budgeting / Paul Glick ... [et al.]; title: Capital improvements planning / Sabrina Wiley Cape ... [et al.]; title: County indebtedness / James P. Monacell ... [et al.]; title: Intergovernmental cooperation and service delivery strategies / Harry W. Hayes and Betty J. Hudson; title: Extraterritorial powers, annexation, merger, and consolidation / Paul T. Hardy, Betty J. Hudson, and Harry W. Hayes; title: State and federal relations / Ross King ... [et al.]; title: Open meetings and open records / Kelly J. L. Pridgen; title: Meetings, procedure, organization, and public participation / James F. Grubiak; title: Communicating with constituents / Beth Brown and R. Terry Hadaway.