§ 11-09-12 — Powers and duties of county manager

North Dakota § 11-09-12

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 11: Counties
• Ch. 11-09: County Managership

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The county manager of any county adopting any form of county managership shall:
1. Serve as the administrative head of the county government and be responsible to the
board of county commissioners for the proper administration of all the affairs of the
county which the board has authority to control.
2. Supervise the collection of all revenues.
3. Guard adequately all expenditures and secure proper accounting of all funds.
4. Look after the physical property of the county and exercise general supervision over all
county institutions and agencies.
5. With the approval of the board of county commissioners, coordinate the various
activities of the county and unify the management of its affairs.
6. Execute and enforce all resolutions and orders of the board of county commissioners
and see that all laws of the state required to be enforced through the board or other
county officers subject to its control are faithfully executed.
7. Attend all meetings of the board of county commissioners and recommend such
actions as the county manager may deem expedient.
8. Appoint all officers and employees in the administrative service of the county except as
otherwise provided in this chapter, and such employees may be employed on a
part-time basis and may be transferred among the different departments.
9. With the approval of the board of county commissioners, fix the compensation of all
officers, both elective and appointive, and of all employees whom the county manager
or a subordinate appoints.
10. Have the power to remove such officers, agents, or employees as the county manager
may appoint, and report every appointment or removal to the next meeting of the
board of county commissioners.
11. Prepare and submit the annual budget and execute the budget in accordance with the
resolutions and appropriations made by the board of county commissioners.
12. Make regular monthly reports to the board of county commissioners in regard to
matters of administration, and keep the board fully advised as to the financial condition
of the county.
13. Examine regularly the books and papers of every officer and department of the county
and report to the board of county commissioners the condition in which the county
manager finds them, and the county manager may order an audit of any office at any
time.
14. Perform such other duties as may be required of the county manager by the board of
county commissioners.