North Dakota Century Code Title 11. Counties § 11-09-12. Powers and duties of county manager

1. Serve as the administrative head of the county government and be responsible to the board of county commissioners for the proper administration of all the affairs of the county which the board has authority to control.

2. Supervise the collection of all revenues.

3. Guard adequately all expenditures and secure proper accounting of all funds.

4. Look after the physical property of the county and exercise general supervision over all county institutions and agencies.

5. With the approval of the board of county commissioners, coordinate the various activities of the county and unify the management of its affairs.

6. Execute and enforce all resolutions and orders of the board of county commissioners and see that all laws of the state required to be enforced through the board or other county officers subject to its control are faithfully executed.

7. Attend all meetings of the board of county commissioners and recommend such actions as the county manager may deem expedient.

8. Appoint all officers and employees in the administrative service of the county except as otherwise provided in this chapter, and such employees may be employed on a part-time basis and may be transferred among the different departments.

9. With the approval of the board of county commissioners, fix the compensation of all officers, both elective and appointive, and of all employees whom the county manager or a subordinate appoints.

10. Have the power to remove such officers, agents, or employees as the county manager may appoint, and report every appointment or removal to the next meeting of the board of county commissioners.

11. Prepare and submit the annual budget and execute the budget in accordance with the resolutions and appropriations made by the board of county commissioners.

12. Make regular monthly reports to the board of county commissioners in regard to matters of administration, and keep the board fully advised as to the financial condition of the county.

13. Examine regularly the books and papers of every officer and department of the county and report to the board of county commissioners the condition in which the county manager finds them, and the county manager may order an audit of any office at any time.

14. Perform such other duties as may be required of the county manager by the board of county commissioners.