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BOOK 17 FACE 11% ORDINANCE NO. 89 - direct and supervise accounting and budgeting activities and procedures. The County Budget Officer shall train or assist in the training of County personnel' in fiscal duties and coordinate work flow. The County Budget Officer shall advise County officials and other department heads on accounting and budgetary policies, interpret accounting and fiscal policies, prepare budgets and financial statements, and/or assist In the preparation of reports and statements, and perform work in the operation of the overall fiscal process; and maintain the budget throughout the fiscal year. The County Budget Officer also shall perform related work as required including all bond issues and grant applications. Sec. 1-153. Knowledge, abilities, and skills. The County Budget Officer shall have knowledge of finance, budgetary, and fiscal management as they apply to government accounting, knowledge of the principles, methods, and practices of accounting, and knowledge of the laws and regulations governing fiscal operations of the County. The County Budget Officer shall possess the ability to advise -and implement modern accounting, budgetary, and fiscal procedures, the ability to plan, organize, and direct employees in the operation of financial procedures, the ability to prepare and present budgets, statements, and reports, and the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with employees and the public. Sec. 1-154. Minimum qualifications. The County Budget Officer shall have been graduated from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in accounting or business administration or related field and shall have considerable experience in public or government accounting. A comparable amount of training and experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications. CODING: New words shown as underlined and deleted words shown as tinter +meated M 2 _I