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The council in the council-manager
form of government shall consist of not less than five nor more
than 12 members. As in the other forms of county government, the
council members are elected for either two or four year terms of
office. The county manager is an appointed official who reports
to the county council. His powers and duties are identical to
those of the county administrator discussed above. In fact, the
differences between the council-manager and
council-administrator forms of county government concern the
county treasurer and auditor, and the number of council. State
law provides that in the manager form of government the
treasurer and auditor may be appointed by the county council
rather than elected. The council must determine the method of
selection and, if appointive status is preferred, must pass an
ordinance to that effect. Once made appointive officers, the
auditor and treasurer are subject to control by the council and
the manager in the same manner as other appointed department
heads of the county. Similar restrictions apply in the manager
form regarding council's powers over elected officials as in the
other forms of county government. |
