(A) Within the limits of funds available to it and subject to the provisions of this chapter and of a joint ordinance, the commission may with the approval of all three of the county councils:
(1) hire and fix the compensation of permanent and temporary employees and staff as it considers necessary in carrying out its duties;
(2) contract with consultants for services it requires;
(3) contract with the State of South Carolina, or the federal government, or any agency, department, or subdivision of them for property or services provided to or by these agencies and carry out the provisions of these contracts;
(4) contract with persons, firms, and corporations generally as to all matters over which it has a proper concern and carry out the provisions of contracts;
(5) lease, rent, purchase, or otherwise obtain suitable quarters and office space for its employees and staff, and lease, rent, purchase, or otherwise obtain furniture, fixtures, vessels, vehicles, firearms, uniforms, and other supplies and equipment necessary or desirable for carrying out the duties imposed in or under the authority of this chapter; and
(6) lease, rent, purchase, construct, otherwise obtain, maintain, operate, repair, and replace, either on its own or in cooperation with other public or private agencies or individuals, any of the following: boat docks, navigation aids, waterway markers, public information signs and notices, and other items of real and personal property designed to enhance public safety in Lake Wateree and its shoreline area, or protection of property in the shoreline area subject, however, to the provisions of Title 50 of the 1976 Code or regulations promulgated under that title.
(B) The commission may accept, receive, and disburse in furtherance of its functions funds, grants, services, or property made available by the federal government or its agencies or subdivisions, the State of South Carolina or its agencies or subdivisions, or by private and civic sources.
(C) The governing bodies of the counties may appropriate funds to the commission out of surplus funds or funds derived from nontax sources in an amount that each county considers appropriate.
(D) The commission is subject to audit requirements specified in a joint ordinance.
HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 305, Section 1.