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TITLE 339. LEHIGH COUNTY
PART I. LEHIGH COUNTY
CHAPTER 1. LEHIGH COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER
ARTICLE IV. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Date:
08/31/2009
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§ 1.4-402. Powers and Duties.
The County Executive shall have and may exercise such executive and administrative powers as are conferred upon him or her under this Charter or by ordinance, such executive and administrative powers as are generally conferred upon County government in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by applicable law, and all powers necessarily incidental thereto. The County Executive shall have, but shall not be limited to, the following powers and duties:
(a) To supervise and direct the administration and the internal organization of all agencies of the County government except those specifically placed under the jurisdiction of any other officer by this Charter or by applicable law.
(b) To appoint, suspend, and remove all County employes except those specifically placed under the jurisdiction of any other officer by this Charter or by applicable law and except staff of the Board appointed under § 1.3-305.
(c) To execute and enforce resolutions, motions, and ordinances of the Board.
(d) To exercise the power of veto as set forth in this Charter.
(e) To prepare, as chief budget officer, the annual operating and capital budgets and submit them to the Board prior to October 1 of each year and execute same in accordance with provisions of this Charter.
(f) To represent the County in deliberations with other governmental bodies.
(g) To assure that all laws relating to the affairs and government of the County are duly executed and enforced within the County.
(h) To report to the Board annually within sixty (60) days after the close of the fiscal year, and at such other times as he or she may deem necessary or as the Board shall direct, on the activities of the agencies of the County in such detail as he or she may deem necessary or as the Board shall require or direct.
(i) To serve on all boards and commissions, except as otherwise provided in this Charter, on which a County Commissioner was, prior to the adoption of this Charter, required to serve. However, when permitted by law, he or she may designate someone else to serve in his or her place.
(j) To sign or cause to be signed on the County's behalf all deeds, contracts, papers, and other instruments, including those which prior to the adoption of this Charter required the signature of the Chairman or any member of the Board of Commissioners. However, the refusal of the County Executive to sign or cause to be signed any instrument required by the Board as a body or through a Committee thereof pursuant to §§ 1.3-302(g) or 1.3-305 shall constitute authority for the Chair of the Board to sign or cause to be signed such instrument in place of the County Executive.
(k) To appoint and dissolve from time to time voluntary advisory boards of citizens to assist and advise him or her on issues and matters pertaining to his or her office, including but not limited to a Prison Board.
(l) To declare a "state of emergency" whenever there is an immediate threat to the life, health and/or property of the inhabitants of Lehigh County and during such state of emergency to take appropriate action to meet the emergency, including action of a legislative nature in the absence of a quorum of the Board. A state of emergency shall not exceed a period of five (5) days unless extended by action of the Board. Any legislative action taken by the County Executive shall cease to be effective on the 10th day after such action has been taken unless ratified by an affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of the Board.
(m) To have the authority to recommend such matters for legislative action as may be in the best interests of the County.
(n) To have necessary implied and incidental powers to perform and execute the duties and functions as set forth in the Charter or lawfully delegated to him or her.
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