331.242  Duties of manager.

The manager shall:

1.  Enforce laws, ordinances, and resolutions.

2.  Perform the duties required of the manager by law, ordinance, or resolution.

3.  Administer the affairs of the county government.

4.  Direct, supervise, and administer all departments, agencies, and offices of the county government unit except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance.

5.  Carry out policies established by the board.

6.  Prepare the board agenda.

7.  Recommend measures to the board.

8.  Report to the board on the affairs and financial condition of the county government.

9.  Execute bonds, notes, contracts, and written obligations of the board, subject to the approval of the board.

10.  Report to the board as the board may require.

11.  Attend board meetings and take part in the discussion, but shall not vote.

12.  Prepare and present the budget to the board for its approval and execute the budget adopted by the board.

13.  Appoint, suspend, and remove all employees of the county government except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance.

14.  Appoint members of temporary advisory committees.

Section History: Recent form

  88 Acts, ch 1229, §14

Internal References

  Referred to in § 331.261, 373.4


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