§ 303. County administrator.

There shall be a county administrator who shall be appointed by the county mayor and confirmed by the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. The county administrator shall be nominated and selected on the basis of professional training and executive and administrative experience as set forth by ordinance. The county administrator shall be employed on a full-time basis to assist the county mayor in the daily management of the county.

A.

Compensation. The county administrator's salary will be established by resolution of the board after recommendation by the county mayor.

B.

Vacancy. The county mayor may designate a qualified county administrative officer or county employee to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the county administrator during the county administrator's absence or disability. If there is a vacancy in both the offices of county mayor and the county administrator, the board shall designate by resolution a qualified person to perform the duties of the county administrator.

(Amended November 2004)