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his jurisdiction as specified in the Administrative Code to under- take any task for any other agency on a temporary basis if he deems it necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the County government to do so. (p) Attend all meetings of the Board with authority to participate in the discussions of any matter. (q) Perform any other duties as may be required of him or her by the Board of County Commissioners. 2. It is the intent of the County Commission to grant to the County Administrator only those powers and duties which are administrative or ministerial in nature and not to delegate any governmental power imbued in the Board of County Commissioners as the governing body of the County pursuant to Section 1 (e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution. To that end, the powers enumer- ated above are to be construed as administrative in nature, and in any exercise of governmental power the Administrator shall only be performing the duty of advising the Board of County Commissioners in its role as the policy -setting governing body of the County. SECTION 5. DUTIES OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. The County Attorney shall be a member of the Florida Bar and shall be the legal adviser to the Commission, its boards and departments. The County Attorney shall be responsible for the administration of the County Attorney's office and staff and when necessary shall promote, suspend, demote or dismiss any employee in the office of the County Attorney in accordance with the personnel rules of the County. The County Attorney or his designee shall attend all County Commission meetings and render such professional services as may be required of him by the Commission or the laws of the State of Florida or the United States of America. The County Attorney shall provide provisional legal services to County government and is specifically prohibited from providing legal services for the personal benefit of County Commissioners, appointed Board members, County employees or members of the public. The County Attorney shall prepare an annual budget for the operations of the office and shall submit this budget to the Administrator for inclusion in the annual -5-