A. 1. The board of county commissioners or a designated employee shall:

a.prescribe a uniform identification system for all supplies, materials and equipment of a county used in the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges, and

b.create and administer an inventory system for all:

(1)equipment of a county having an original cost of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more for use in the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges, and

(2)supplies and materials of a county purchased in lots of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more for use in the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges.

Such person shall be the county road and bridge inventory officer.

2. a.In counties having a county budget board created pursuant to Section 1402 et seq. of this title, said board may, upon an affirmative vote of a majority of all the board members then in office, appoint a county road and bridge inventory officer who shall be employed by the county and shall have such duties as are provided in subparagraphs a and b of paragraph 1 of this subsection. In the event the board does not appoint a county road and bridge inventory officer the board of county commissioners or designee shall be the county road and bridge inventory officer. The appointed county road and bridge inventory officer shall be under the general supervision and direction of the appointing authority.

b.The appointed county road and bridge inventory officer shall be authorized necessary assistants to carry out the duties and responsibilities provided by law and as may be delegated by the appointing authority. Provided, the employment of such assistants shall be upon the approval of the appointing authority. The salary of the county road and bridge inventory officer and assistants shall be fixed by the appointing authority.

c.The appointed county road and bridge inventory officer shall, at the expense of the county, be authorized adequate office space, furnishings, equipment and supplies to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the county road and bridge inventory officer as provided by law and as may be delegated by the appointing authority. Provided, the acquisition of such furnishings, equipment and supplies shall be upon the approval of the appointing authority and the acquisition of office space shall be upon the approval of the board of county commissioners.

B. The board of county commissioners shall:

1. Prescribe a uniform identification system for all supplies, materials, equipment and information technology and telecommunication goods of a county not used in the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges; and

2. Create and administer an inventory system for all:

a.equipment, information technology and telecommunication goods of a county having an original cost of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more and not used in the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges, and

b.supplies and materials of a county purchased in lots of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more and not used in the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges.

The board of county commissioners may designate an employee of that office to administer such inventory system.

Added by Laws 1982, c. 249, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1983. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 117, § 1, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1994, c. 6, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2006, c. 63, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2012, c. 144, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 358, § 3, eff. July 1, 2013.