Unless otherwise specified in this Charter, officers of the county other than members of the Board, shall have such duties as shall be prescribed by the Board from time to time and such other duties as shall be required of officers in charter counties by the Constitution and general laws of the State of California.
(a) 
Appointment. The County Executive Officer is the chief administrative officer of the county. The County Executive Officer shall be appointed by the Board on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications and experience. The County Executive Officer's performance shall be evaluated by the Board from time to time. The County Executive Officer serves at the Board's pleasure and may be removed by affirmative vote of three of its members.
(b) 
General Powers and Duties. The County Executive shall be responsible to the Board of Supervisors for the proper and efficient administration of the affairs of the county as are or hereafter may be placed in the provisions of this Charter, or of any ordinance, resolution or order of the Board of Supervisors with respect to any necessary or proper coordination of functions of officials and boards not under his jurisdiction or control.
(a) 
Coordinate the work of all offices and departments, both elective and appointive, and devise ways and means to achieve efficiency and economy in all county operations.
(b) 
Appoint, suspend or remove subject to confirmation by the Board of Supervisors all appointive department heads except County Counsel. Appointments shall be on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications as determined by screening and selection procedures.
(c) 
Formulate and present to the Board plans to implement policies and accomplish goals established by the Board.
(d) 
Provide systematic planning of the budget, recommend long-range capital planning, and recommend an annual budget after reviewing requests of all departments and agencies for which the Board is responsible or which request county funds.
(e) 
Have responsibility for the administration of the budget after its adoption by the Board.
(f) 
Provide for an in-depth analysis and review of all county programs on a regular basis in such manner that the Board may make policy decisions.
(g) 
Provide and implement systems of adequate checks and controls to safeguard county money and property.
(h) 
Implement the system of priorities and levels of service established by the Board.
(i) 
The County Executive Officer shall have such other power and shall perform such other duties as are consistent with this Charter as prescribed by the Board.
The County Executive Officer may attend any meeting of the Board of Supervisors except that attendance at a meeting at which the County Executive Officer's evaluation or removal is considered shall be at the Board's discretion. The County Executive Officer may participate in discussions of the Board but may not make motions or vote.
A Supervisor shall communicate recommendations or instructions to officers and employees under the County Executive Officer's supervision only through him/her. This section does not limit a Supervisor's right to obtain information.
The County Counsel shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors and serve according to the terms of Government Code Section 27641 as currently enacted or hereafter amended including any successor statute enacted by the State Legislature to replace it. Unless his duties are otherwise prescribed or modified by an ordinance of the Board, he shall have all the powers and duties of a County Counsel now or hereafter set forth in the general laws.
Note: On Nov. 4, 2008, the voters approved Charter amendment "S" which changed the terms of employment of the County Counsel from an at-will appointment to terms consistent with Government Code Section 27641