Section 45-25-240.20
Creation; quarters, equipment, supplies, etc.; personnel.
There is created within the tax assessor's office of DeKalb County a license division which shall issue all motor vehicles licenses and titles issued through the tax assessor's office. The county commission shall furnish suitable quarters and provide the necessary forms, books, stationery, records, equipment, and supplies except such stationery forms and supplies as are furnished pursuant to law by the State Department of Finance or the Comptroller. The county commission shall also provide such clerks and other assistants for the tax assessor as shall be necessary, from time to time, for the proper and efficient performance of the duties of the office. The tax assessor shall have authority to employ such clerks, and other assistants, and their compensation shall be set by the county commission. The compensation of the clerks and assistants shall be paid out of the general fund of the county in the same manner as other county employees are paid.
(Act 87-322, p. 438, §1.)