(A) The county’s Administrative Officer shall administer the county personnel system and may delegate any of the powers and duties, as he or she may deem appropriate to any authorized representative, or may recommend that such powers and duties be performed under contract as provided in § 3.03.006 of this chapter.
(B) The county’s Administrative Officer shall:
(1) Act as the appointing authority for the county except where the authority is conferred on other officers by the personnel rules or retained by the Board of Supervisors;
(2) Administer all the provisions of this chapter and of the personnel rules not specifically reserved to the Board of Supervisors;
(3) Prepare and recommend to the Board of Supervisors personnel rules and revisions and amendments to such rules;
(4) Prepare or cause to be prepared a position classification plan, including class specifications, and revisions of the plan;
(5) Have the authority to discipline employees in accordance with this chapter and the personnel rules of the county;
(6) Provide for the publishing or posting of notices of tests for positions in the competitive service; the receiving of applications therefor; the conducting and grading of tests; and the certification of a list of all persons eligible for appointment to the appropriate position in the competitive service;
(7) Serve as the county’s Employee Relations Officer, with responsibility for administering the county’s employer-employee relations; and
(8) Perform any other duty that may be required to administer the personnel system.
(1966 Code, § 12-4) (Ord. 546, § 1(part))