(A) The Board hereby creates the County Human Resources Department. The Department shall operate under the direction and control of the Board and pursuant to all rules and regulations adopted by the Board.
(B) The Department shall have a department head titled the County Human Resources Director. The Human Resources Director shall be appointed by the Board for a one-year term, commencing each January 1.
(C) The Human Resources Director shall prepare appropriate budget estimates for the County Human Resources Department and shall follow appropriate budgeting procedures, pursuant to the provisions of I.C. 36-2-5-5 to 36-2-5-8. The Human Resources Director shall be deemed a county officer, and the Human Resources Department deemed a county office for the budgeting procedures of state law. The Human Resources Director shall perform all other duties assigned to that office by the Board or state law.
(D) All provisions herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Human Resources Director and the Human Resources Department shall submit budget estimates and all other documents and information pertaining to the budgeting procedures to the Board before these estimates, documents and information are submitted to the County Auditor or the County Council, as is done by all other county departments, offices, boards or agencies.
(Prior Code, § 5-10-1-1) (Ord. passed 6-2-1980, 80 COM REC 244–245)