(A) The County Judge shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the county and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of an executive and administrative nature consistent with the Kentucky Constitution, Kentucky Revised Statutes and the Fiscal Court.
(B) The responsibilities and/or duties of the County Judge, as defined by KRS 67.710, are as follows:
(1) Provide for the execution of all ordinances and resolutions of the Fiscal Court, execute all contracts entered into by the Fiscal Court, and provide for the execution of all laws by the state subject to enforcement by him or her or by officers who are under his or her direction and supervision;
(2) Prepare and submit to the Fiscal Court for approval an administrative code incorporating the details of administrative procedure for the operation of the county and review such code in June of each year for revisions or at the request of the Fiscal Court;
(3) Furnish the Fiscal Court with information concerning the operations of the county departments, boards or commissions, necessary for the Fiscal Court to exercise its powers or as requested by the Fiscal Court;
(4) Require all officials, elected or appointed, whose offices utilize county funds, and all boards, special districts and commissions exclusive of city governments and their agencies located within the county to make a detailed annual financial report to the Fiscal Court concerning the business and condition of their office, department, board, commission or special districts;
(5) Consistent with procedures set forth in KRS Ch. 68, prepare and submit to the Fiscal Court an annual budget and administer the provisions of the budget when adopted by the Fiscal Court;
(6) Keep the Fiscal Court fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the county and make such other reports from time to time as required by the Fiscal Court or as he or she deems necessary;
(7) Exercise with the approval of the Fiscal Court the authority to appoint, supervise, suspend, and remove county personnel (unless otherwise provided by state law); and
(8) With the approval of the Fiscal Court, make appointments to or remove members from such boards, commissions and designated administrative positions as the Fiscal Court, charter, law or ordinance may create. The requirement of Fiscal Court approval must be designated as such in this chapter or the county charter.
(Ord. 21.230-1, passed 7-8-2021)