(a) The Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed by a majority of the members of the Board at a salary to be determined by the Board.
(b) The Chief Financial Officer shall be responsible for the management and monitoring of the County's finances, including policy and planning, treasury and finance, tax and fee collections, accounting and financial reporting, and audits.
(c) The Chief Financial Officer shall, in collaboration with the County Administrative Officer, be responsible for the annual budget and financial planning of the County and its Departments.
(d) The Chief Financial Officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. He or she may be removed by a majority vote of the Board at any regular meeting of the Board, except that during the first three (3) months after any change in membership of the Board, the Chief Financial Officer may only be removed by a four-fifths (4/5) majority vote of the Board. The Chief Financial Officer shall have at least 90 days' notice of the Board's intention to remove him or her before such removal shall become final. The Board shall seek the advice of the Financial Oversight Committee prior to voting on whether to remove the Chief Financial Officer. (§ 3, Ord. 1450, eff. January 5, 2015, as amended by § 3, Ord. 1553, eff. October 27, 2022)