Sec. 8.
(1) A county manager or county executive shall:
(a) Supervise, direct, and control the functions of the departments of the county except those headed by elected officials.
(b) Coordinate the various activities of the county and unify the management of its affairs.
(c) Enforce all orders, rules, and ordinances of the board and laws of this state required to be enforced by his or her office.
(d) Not less than 90 days before the next succeeding fiscal year, prepare and submit to the board a recommended annual county budget and work program, and administer the expenditure of funds in accordance with appropriations. An elected officer or county road commissioner may appear before the board as to his or her own budget. Not less than once each year the appointed manager or county executive shall submit to the board a proposed long-range capital improvement program and capital budget.
(e) Appoint, supervise, and, at pleasure, remove heads of departments other than elected officials. The appointment of heads of departments shall require the concurrence of a majority of the county board of commissioners.
(f) Submit recommendations to the board for the efficient conduct of county business.
(g) Report to the board on the affairs of the county and its needs, and advise the board not less than every 3 months on the financial condition of the county.
(h) Perform other duties and activities as the board directs.
(i) Audit all claims which are chargeable against the county. A warrant shall not be drawn for a claim, nor shall the claim be paid, until the claim has been audited by the county executive, the county manager, or a designated representative of the county executive or county manager.
(2) The county executive or county manager may attend meetings of the board of commissioners, and may participate in accordance with the rules of the board, which shall allow for his or her participation.
History: 1973, Act 139, Eff. Mar. 29, 1974 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 100, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1980
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 139 of 1973 - Optional Unified Form of County Government (45.551 - 45.573)
Section 45.551 - Optional Unified Form of County Government; Authorization; Effect of Adoption.
Section 45.552 - Optional Unified Form of County Government; Alternate A; Alternate B.
Section 45.553 - Optional Unified Form of County Government; Procedure for Adoption; Effective Date.
Section 45.553a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.
Section 45.556 - Board of County Commissioners; Powers.
Section 45.556b - Minimum Staffing Requirement; Adoption of Ordinance Prohibited.
Section 45.556c - Licensing Requirements Subject to the Local Government Occupational Licensing Act.
Section 45.557 - County Manager; Appointment, Qualifications, Compensation, Term, and Removal.
Section 45.558 - County Manager or County Executive; Powers and Duties.
Section 45.559 - County Executive; Nomination, Election, and Term; Vacancy; Salary.
Section 45.559a - Death or Resignation of Elected County Executive; Successor.
Section 45.560 - County Executive; Responsibility.
Section 45.562 - Officials; Powers; Functions; Manner of Election or Appointment; Term.
Section 45.563 - Departments; Establishment; Directors; Functions.
Section 45.565 - Deputy; Appointment; Department Head and Deputy Exempt From Civil Service.
Section 45.567 - Employee Retirement and Pension Programs; Retirement Board.
Section 45.568 - Title to Property to Be Held in Name of County.
Section 45.569 - Ordinances Previously Enacted.
Section 45.570 - Provisions of Act Controlling.
Section 45.571 - Rights Under Civil Service and Merit System Continued.
Section 45.572 - Retirement and Pension Rights.
Section 45.573 - Procedures for Abolishing Optional Unified Form of County Government.