§ 2-20.5. Budgetary matters.

The chief administrative officer shall:

(a)

Develop budget instructions and policies, revenue estimates, and departmental budget targets to guide departments in budget preparation.

(b)

Recommend to the board of supervisors an annual county operating budget based upon long-range plans for acquiring, constructing, or improving buildings, roads and other county facilities; make recommendations to the board on the acquisition and disposition of real property, except for county roads, easements, and rights-of-way, which shall be the responsibility of the public works director.

(c)

Establish a control system or systems to assure that the various county departments and other agencies under the jurisdiction of the board of supervisors are operating within their respective budgets; make recommendations to the board regarding requests for unforeseen and unbudgeted expenditures; approve fund transfers and budget revisions within appropriations, including additional fixed assets in accordance with the Government Code section 29125, and make recommendations to the board of supervisors for fund transfer requests which require board action under state law; establish policies for acquiring additional or replacement fixed assets.

(d)

The chief administrative officer may establish a budgetary allotment system and such other expenditure controls which are necessary or desirable, and may authorize department heads to approve fund transfers except those requiring approval of the board of supervisors under state law.

(e)

Keep the board informed of the financial status of the county and of other matters of major significance which affect the county.

(Ord. No. 2341, § 2, 3-15-83)