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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-0612/30/87.1(Ord)LEGAL(Vk) RESTRUCTURING THE ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BY CREATING A COUNTY BUDGET OFFICE AND REQUIRING THAT THE DIRECTOR OF THAT OFFICE REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION IN CODE AND EFFECTIVE DATE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County that: SECTION 1. CREATION OF COUNTY BUDGET OFFICE -------------------------------------------- Pursuant to the -authority granted by §129.025(1), Florida Statutes, and any other conflicting ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding, the Board of County Commissioners designates a County Budget Officer to carry out the duties set forth in Chapter 129, Florida Statutes. The County Budget Officer shall be hired by the Board of County Commissioners and shall report directly to the Board of County Commissioners. SECTION 2. DUTIES OF COUNTY BUDGET OFFICER ------------------------------------------- In addition to the duties required by Chapter 129, Florida Statutes, the County Budget. Officer shall. be in charge of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the accounting, financial, and budgeting work of the County. The County Budget Officer shall confer with and advise his subordinate employees concerning work problems and in the development and installation of work procedures and policies and shall analyze County fiscal policies and recommend changes or modifications in same. The County Budget Officer shall 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 ORDINANCE NO, 88- 6 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. SECTION 3. 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. SECTION 4. 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. SECTION 5. REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE ------------------------------------------- The Administrative Aide to the Board of County Commissioners shall schedule for the Board's agenda a review of this administrative change during January, 1989. The Board of County Commissioners may then review the functioning of this new administrative directive and may make any changes it so desires. ORDINANCE N0, 88- 6 SECTION 6. INCORPORATION IN CODE --------------------------------- This ordinance shall be incorporated into the Code of Ordinances of Indian River County and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or other appropriate word and the.sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such purposes. SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE -------------------------- The provisions of this ordinance shall become effective upon receipt from the Secretary of the State of Florida of official acknowledgment that this ordinance has been filed with the Department of State. Approved, and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, on this 26th day of January, 1988. This ordinance was advertised in the Vero Beach Pre.ss' Journal on the 5th day of January, 1988, for a public hearing to be held on the 26th day of January, 1988, at which time, it was moved rfor adoption by Commissioner Bowman, seconded by Commissioner Bird, and adopted by the following vote: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA Attes10.t Don D Scurloc r. �^ M `'`F 0Chairman ORDINANCE NO. 88-_6______ A roved for Administrative matters: fi-- es �- — c z un i---- County Administrat Approved for content: J seph aird B dget Director Acknowledgment by the Department of State of the State of Florida, this 1st —_ day of — Februarj, 1988. Effective Date: Acknowledgment from the Department of State received on this 4th_ day of February__, 1988, at 10:00 a.m./p.m, and filed in the Office of the Clerk to tfie Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida.