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Chief Administrative Office (CAO) recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 109-2023 to:
a) Delete 1.0 vacant full-time equivalent (FTE) Accountant I/II; and
b) Add 1.0 FTE Assistant Chief Administrative Officer allocation in the Chief Administrative Office; and
2) Direct the CAO to reduce the CAO’s Extra Help appropriations by $39,000 in the FY 2023-24 Adopted Budget.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
CAO is recommending the Board delete 1.0 vacant FTE Accountant I/II, add 1.0 FTE Assistant Chief Administrative Officer allocation, and decrease the extra help budget by $39,000.
Pursuant to the County’s Charter, the Chief Administrative Officer has primary responsibility to the Board of Supervisors for the proper and efficient administration of the County which includes:
a. Coordinating the work of all offices and departments, both elective and appointive, and devising ways and means to achieve efficiency and economy in all county operations;
b. Formulating and presenting to the Board plans to implement policies and accomplish goals established by the Board;
c. Recommending an annual budget after reviewing requests of all departments and agencies for which the Board is responsible or which request county funds;
d. Having responsibility for the administration of the budget after its adoption by the Board;
e. Providing in-depth analysis and review of all county programs on a regular basis in such a manner that the Board may make policy decisions;
f. Providing and implementing systems of adequate checks and controls to safeguard county money and property;
g. Working with all other government entities, federal, state, regional and local, in the best interest of the entire county;
h. On at least an annual basis, reviewing and appraising the performance of all appointed department heads, except County Counsel, and submitting the appraisal to the Board of Supervisors; and
i. Coordinating the review and ...
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