Ordinance 95-49 ORDINIM~'CE NO. 95- A9 ~
~ ORDINANCE ~,MENDING COLLIER COUNTY ORDINM~E
93-72, ~LDOPTIN~ ~E COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
1974, P~/~T III OF C~PTEI~ 125, FLORIDA ST~UTESi~
THE COLLIER COUNTY ADMINISTPj~TOR ORDINANCE=ua
~ING SE~ION ~EEz COU~Y ADHINIS~TOR~~
P~S ~ D~IES, BY PROVIDING VIOLATION
D~INITION ~ S~IONS FOR ~E BO~D ~ ITS
~S~ PR~DING FOR CO~LI~ ~ S~ILITY~
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN ~E CODE OF LAWS
ORDI~CES~ ~ PR~DING ~ EFFECTIVE DATE.
~EAS, the Board of Count~ Commissioners of Collier
County has detemined that it Is in the interests of good
govor~men~ and the citize,s of Collier CountV that Collier
Coun=~ Ordi~ance No. 93-72, the Collier County Aaministrator
Ordina~ce, be amended =0 more specifically protect against
Board or Commiss~oner involvement in personnel matters
administrative se~ices except as provided ~ la~ and Ordinance
No. 93-~2.
N~ ~ORE~ BE IT ORDAIND BY ~E BO~D OF CO~Y
CO~ISSIO~S OF COLLI~ CO~, FLORIDA~ thatz
SE~ION O~ ~EM~ TO SE~ION SEE OF COLLI~ CO~Y
ORDI~CE NO. 93-72
Section ~ree of Collier County Ordinance No. 93-72
herebV amended to read as follows:
SE~ION ~REE: C0W~ ADMINIS~TOR; POWERS AND DUTIES.
1. The County Administrator shall be responsible for the
administration of all departments that are responsible to the
Board and for the proper administration of all affairs under
the Jurisd~ction of the Board. To that end, the County
Administra~or shall b~ way of enumeration and not by way of
limitation, have the following specific powers and duties
A. Administer and carry out the directires and
policies of the Board and enforce all orders, resolutions,
ordinances, and re~lattons of the Board to assure that the~
are faithfully executed.
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B. Repo~ to the Board on action taken pursuant to
any directlye or policy within the time set by the Board and
provide an annual report to the Board on the state of Collier
County, the work of the previous year, and any recommendations
as to actions or programs deemed necessary for the improvemenU
of the County and the welfare of its residents.
C. Provide the Board, or individual members
thereof, upon request, with data or information concerning
county government and to provide advice and recommendations on
county government operations to the Board.
D. Prepare and submit to the Board for its
consideration and adoption an annual operating budget, a
capital budget and a capital program.
E. Establish the schedules and procedures to be
followed b~ all county departments, offices, and agencies in
connection with the budge= and supervise and administer all
phases of the budgetary process.
F. Prepare and submit to the Board after the end of
each fiscal year a complete report on the finances and
administrative activities of Collier County for the preceding
year and submit recommendations.
G. Supervise the care and custody of all county
property.
H. Recommend to the Board a current position
classification and pay plan for all positions in county
earvice.
I. Develop# install, ~nd maintain centralized
budgeting, personnel, and purchasing procedures.
J. Organize the work of county departments, subject
to an administrative coda developed by the County Administrator
and adopted by the Board, and review the departments,
administration, and operation of the county and make
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recommendations pertaining thereto for reorganization by the
Board.
K. Select, employ and supervise all personnel and
fill all vacancies, positions or employment under the
Jurisdiction of the Board except County Attorney. Mowever, the
employment of an Assistant County Administrator, the Executive
Director of the Collier County Airport Authority and all
division administrators shall require confirmation by the
Board.
L. Suspend, discharge, or remove any employee under
the Jurisdiction of the Board pursuant to procedures adopted by
the Board.
M. Negotiate leases, contracts, and other
agreements, including consultant services, for Collier County,
subject to approval of the Board, and make recommendations
concerning the nature and location of county improvements.
N. Sea that all terms and conditions in all leases,
contracts, and agreements are performed and notify the Board of
any noted violation thereof.
O. Order, upon advising the Board, any department
under his Jurisdiction as specified in the administrative code
to undertake any task for any other agency on a temporary basis
if he/she deems it necessary for the proper and efficient
administration of Collier County government to do so.
P. Attend all meetings of the Board with authority
to participate in the discussion of any matter.
Q. Perform such other duties a. may be required of
the County Administrator by the Board.
2. It is the Intent of Part Ill of Chapter 125, Florida
Statutes, and this Ordinance to grant to the County
Administrator only those powers an~ duties which are
administrative or ministerial in nature and not to delegate any
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governmental power imbued in the Board of County Commissioners
as the governing body of Collier CountV pursuant to Section
l(e) of Article VIII of the Florida Constitution. To this end,
the above specifically enumerated powers are to be construed as
administrative In nature, and in any exercise of governmental
power the County Administrator shall only be performing the
duty of advising the Board of County Commissioners in its role
as the policy-setting governing body of Collier County and
carrying out its directives and policies.
3. No County Commissioner shall direct or request the
appointment of any person to, or his removal from, office by
the County Administrator or by any of his subordinates, or in
any manner take part in the appointment or removal of officers
or employees in the administrative services of the County
except as provided by this Ordinance. The Board of County
Commissioners and its members shall deal with the
administrative services solely through the County
Administrator, and neither the Board nor any member thereof
shall interfere in the performance of the duties of any
subordinate of the County Administrator, either publicly or
privately, except for the purposes of inquiry and information.
A violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute
malfeasance within the meaning of Article IV. Section 7(a} of
the Florida Constitution. A violation of this section shall
~lso be a violation of this Ordinance and shall be punishable
~y fine not to exceed ~500.00 or by imprisonment in the county
~ail not to eMceed sixty (60~ dave.. or by both such fine and
imD[lsonment. or as otherwise may be provided by law.
4. Notwithstanding any of t~e foregoing, the powers and
duties of the County Administrator herein defined shall not be
construed to limit the right of the Board to retain and employ
its own staff with such powers and duties as the Board may
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designate. This shall specifically include the right to retain
legal counsel who shall report directly to the Board and who
shall have sole responsibility for the management of the legal
staff.
SECTION TWO: CON1n. ICT RIID BEVER}a]ILITY.
In the event this Ordinance conflicts with any other
ordinance of Collier County or other applicable law, the more
restrictive shall apply. If any phrase or portion of this
ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent Jurisdiction, such potrio. shall be deemed a
separate, distinc~ and independent provision and such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion.
SECTION THREE; INCLUSION =N TEE COD= OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made
a part of the Code of Laws and Ordinances of Collier County,
Florida. The sections of the Ordinances may be tenumbered or
relettered to accomplish such, and the word "ordinance" may be
changed to "sections, warticle", or any other appropriate word.
SECTION FOURt EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon filing with the
Department of State.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this/~-~ day of
· ~, 1995.
ATTEST:/. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Approved as to form and
legal sufficiency: ~ o~finonce flied w!~ ~w
t4~.~~/~~ k~ of 5 te's Office me
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