2.15.050 Duties.

In order to serve effectively, the county administrator shall:

(1)    Recommend an annual county budget and exercise continuous budgetary supervision in conjunction with the director of the budget;

(2)    Confer with and assist all department heads and receive reports of the activities of such departments under the jurisdiction of the board of commissioners;

(3)    Recommend improved or standardized procedures;

(4)    Assist in the coordination of the functions and work of all officers, committees, institutions, and departments of the county, and devise ways and means whereby efficiency and economy may be secured in the operation of all offices, institutions, departments and their functions;

(5)    Conduct continuous research in improved administrative practices;

(6)    Represent the county in its intergovernmental relationships as directed by the board of commissioners;

(7)    Recommend long-term plans of capital improvement with accompanying financial plans;

(8)    Direct the enforcement of human resource policies and practices through a central human resources department;

(9)    Examine regularly at periods fixed by the board of commissioners of accounts, records, and operations of every commission, department, office, and agency under control of the board of commissioners and report these findings to the board of commissioners. On a regular basis he/she shall make recommendations to the board of commissioners for action to be taken relative to the efficient operation of the county, the betterment of public service, and the future needs of Clark County;

(10)    Direct the purchase of all property, equipment, supplies, services and related contracts and the enforcement of the purchasing ordinance through the general services department;

(11)    Develop financial plans in which revenues and expenditures are forecasted against anticipated county growth;

(12)    Manage county-owned property and facilities, as directed by the board of commissioners. (Sec. 5 of Ord. 2007-03-10)