WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1595

(6) Establish, after consultation with appropriate offi-
cials, suitable specifications and standard for all supplies,
materials and equipment to be purchased and provide for
adequate inspection of deliveries to determine compliance
with such specifications and standards;

(7) Establish and operate a system of requisitions and
receipts covering the furnishing of supplies, materials and
equipment to departments and offices of the County;

(8) Establish and direct, a department for the con-
struction, alteration, repair and maintenance of public
roads, bridges, drains, and grounds, public buildings and
structures, county mechanical equipment and other public
works; all county road equipment of any kind, nature, or
description whatsoever, personnel required and now allo-
cated to, or used in, any of the respective road districts
shall be pooled for county-wide use, and placed under the
direct supervision and control of the County Business
Manager. The said Manager shall utilize all such equip-
ment and personnel, as the needs of the county road system
shall require.

All county road machinery, gravel pits, road material
plants, tools, etc., shall be consolidated and placed under
the control of the County Business Manager. The County
Business Manager shall pay back to each district from the
county-wide fund a cash allowance or credit to the district
fund, at the fully appraised cost of any machinery, tools,
etc., taken from any district under this section.

(9) Perform such other administrative duties as the
office of County Business Manager may dictate or as may
be assigned by the Board of County Commissioners.

176G. (a) Special taxes now levied shall be retained
and distributed as at present and all road taxes collected
in a district shall be spent in that district by the County
Business Manager, subject to the approval of the County
Commissioners.

(b) All state gasoline tax funds and any other funds
received by the County for road purposes shall be placed
in a general county-wide fund and be spent on a county-
wide road basis, according to the existing needs, by the
County Business Manager, subject to the approval of the
Board of County Commissioners.

176H. Delegation of Authority: The County Business
Manager shall at all times be held responsible for the