What are the powers and duties of a consolidated human services director?

A consolidated human services (CHS) director acquires most of the legal powers and duties of a local health director and a county director of social services, except that a CHS director may not hire agency employees without the county manager’s approval. State law also establishes that the CHS director is responsible for [1]:  

• Administering state human services programs.
• Administering human services programs of the local board of county commissioners.
• Acting as secretary and staff to the consolidated human services board under the direction of the county manager.
• Planning the budget of the consolidated human services agency.
• Advising the board of county commissioners through the county manager.
• Performing regulatory functions of investigation and enforcement of state and local health regulations, as required by state law.
• Acting as an agent of and liaison to the state, to the extent required by law.
• Appointing, with the county manager's approval, an individual that meets the statutory requirements to be a local health director (found in G.S. 130A-40(a)).

Many, though not all, of a local health director’s powers and duties are found in G.S. 130A-41. Similarly, many, though not all, of a director of social services’ powers and duties are found in G.S. 108A-14.