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County counselor explains difference between county administrator and county manager; recommends statutory approach
Summary
County counselor Jacob Hanson Riley told the commission that a county administrator is a statutory position that can be tailored by the commission, while creating a county manager would require a charter/home-rule process and broader public steps.
County counselor Jacob Hanson Riley spent the March 26 administrative session explaining the legal and procedural differences between the county administrator and county manager forms of government.
Riley said the county administrator position "is a position that's created by statute, has a list of duties under that statute, and the commission is able to pick and choose what duties they want." He recommended…
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