O.C.G.A. § 12-6-11 (2019)
Director - Appointment; qualifications; salary; reimbursement for expenses; term
The commission shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Governor, a director, who shall be the executive secretary and administrative officer of the commission. When seeking candidates for the position of director, emphasis shall be placed on identifying individuals who hold a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry or who have
FOREST RESOURCES & OTHER PLANT LIFE significant experience in forest management. The director shall receive a salary fixed by the commission plus actual expenses as provided for other state officials and employees and shall hold office at the pleasure of the commission. The present director shall continue to serve until removed by the commission.
History
Ga. L. 1949, p. 1079, § 8; Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 20; Ga. L. 2007, p. 63, § 1/SB 116.
Annotations
Cross references. - Inclusion of di-
rector in classified service of the State Merit System Personnel Administration, § 45-20-2.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Governor’s advice and consent not required for director’s removal. - Although the commission can appoint a director only with the advice and consent of
the Governor, it is not necessary for the commission to obtain the advice and consent of the Governor to remove the director. 1971 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 71-137.
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 42 et seq., 87 et seq., 153 et seq., 258 et seq.
C.J.S. - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 18, 22, 46, 47, 137 et seq., 375 et seq., 382 et seq.