[1]
Editor's Note: For additional information
regarding the County Manager, see Administrative Code Art. 403.
The Manager shall be appointed on the basis
of administrative abilities as determined through professional preparation
and relevant experience.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Administrative Code § 5-403.02.
The Manager shall serve as the chief administrative
officer of the County, responsible to the Chief Executive for the
administration of County operations placed in the Manager's charge
by ordinance, by the Chief Executive or by this Charter. The Manager
shall have the following powers and duties:
a)
Implement policies established by the Chief Executive
and County Council for the administration of County operations.
b)
Supervise all Executive Branch departments and agencies
except the Law Department.
c)
In consultation with the Chief Executive, appoint
and remove the directors of all Executive Branch departments except
the Law Department.
e)
In accordance with the Administrative Code, hire,
discipline or discharge, and delegate the authority to hire, discipline
or discharge, any employee under the jurisdiction of the Manager.
f)
Prepare for the Chief Executive and administer for the County the comprehensive fiscal plan as provided in Article VII.
g)
Advise the Chief Executive and County Council on the
financial condition of the County and make such reports as may be
required.
h)
Evaluate the need for each County department, agency
and function over a four year sunset review cycle and recommend to
the Chief Executive and the County Council the modification or elimination
of any department, agency or function that no longer meets the needs
of the County's taxpayers.
i)
Ensure the maintenance of a management information
system dealing with County services and operations.
j)
At the direction of the Chief Executive, negotiate
labor and other contracts on behalf of the County.
k)
Attend and participate in meetings of any authority
or agency of which the Chief Executive is a member in the absence
of the Chief Executive unless the Chief Executive designates otherwise.
l)
In consultation with the Chief Executive, designate
in writing, an administrative officer of the County to exercise the
powers and perform the duties of the Manager during a temporary absence
or disability of the Manager.
m)
In the event that the office of Chief Executive becomes vacant, serve as a temporary Chief Executive, with those powers provided in the Administrative Code, until the County Council appoints an interim Chief Executive as provided in Article III, § 1.3-309(c).
n)
Perform all other duties required by ordinance or
by this Charter or assigned in writing by the Chief Executive.
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Editor's Note: See Administrative Code § 5-403.03.
