[Adopted 7-19-2016 by Ord. No. 13-2016[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. IV,
Administrative Coordinator, adopted 7-15-1997 by Ord. No. 647-97,
as amended.
There is created an Office of County Administrator for Green
Lake County with all duties and powers set forth under § 59.18,
Wis. Stats. This office shall replace the Office of Administrative
Coordinator created through the enactment of Ordinance No. 647-97
and amended by Ordinance Nos. 857-06 and 895-07.
The County Administrator shall be appointed by the County Board
of Supervisors by a majority vote and shall report to the Administrative
Committee.
The County Administrator may be removed by the County Board
as provided in §§ 59.18 and 17.10(2), Wis. Stats.
All references in the Green Lake County Code, the Personnel
Policies and Procedures Manual and the Administrative Policy Manual
to "Administrative Coordinator" hereinafter shall mean the "County
Administrator" position.
The County Board's right to elect and appoint its own officers
and committees as set forth in § 59.12 Wis. Stats., is codified
in Chapter 2 of the Green Lake County Code and is reaffirmed. Pursuant
to § 59.18(2)(c), Wis. Stats., the County Administrator
shall appoint members of boards and commissions, subject to confirmation
of the County Board.
A.
The County Administrator is accountable to the County Board for the
administration of its policies and programs, and for his or her conduct
as a responsible public official.
B.
No provision of this chapter is intended to vest in the County Administrator
any duty, or grant the County Administrator any authority, which is
vested in law in any other County officer, employee, commission, committee,
or board. In the absence of specific authority vested by statute,
ordinance or resolution with the County Administrator, policy direction
shall be solicited from the County Board.
The County Administrator shall review and sign all contracts
for goods and services after review by the Corporation Counsel, unless
the contract requires the signature of the County Board Chair and
County Clerk.
