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2006 Georgia Code - 49-1-5
49-1-5. (a) In order that the public welfare laws of
this state may be better enforced, the Governor is authorized and
empowered to suspend any member of any county board, any county
director, or any employee or official of the department whenever he
or she shall find that good cause for such suspension exists. Such
suspension shall be by executive order of the Governor, which shall
state the reason therefor. A copy of such order of suspension shall
be sent to the person so suspended within five days after it is
issued, by registered or certified mail or statutory overnight
delivery, return receipt requested, together with a notice from the
Governor or his or her executive secretary that the suspended
person may be heard before the Governor at such time as may be
stated in the notice, which hearing shall be not less than ten nor
more than 20 days from the date of the notice. Upon such hearing,
if the Governor shall find that good cause for the removal of the
person so suspended exists, he or she is authorized and empowered
to remove such member of any county board, any county director, or
any employee or official in the department; whereupon, such
person´s tenure of office or employment shall terminate,
subject to the right of appeal granted to any employee under the
State Merit System of Personnel Administration by Chapter 20 of
Title 45, and the vacancy shall be filled as provided by law. If
the Governor shall find that good cause for the removal of such
person does not exist, he or she shall, by appropriate executive
order, restore him or her to duty. (b) In addition to removal by the Governor as
specified in subsection (a) of this Code section, the director of
the Division of Family and Children Services may terminate the
employment of any county director or district director subject to
any right of appeal such director may have under the State Merit
System of Personnel Administration by Chapter 20 of Title 45, and
the vacancy shall be filled as provided by law.
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