(1) Supervise and administer the activities of the department subject to the delegation of authority and supervision vested in the executive;

(2) Exercise all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed by ordinance with respect to the administration of the financial management system;

(3) Advise the county executive and the county council with respect to matters affecting the financial management of public funds;

(4) Appoint all officers and employees of the department in accordance with the rules of the county personnel system, the exempt personnel system and charter section 3.60;

(5) Act as the county’s auditing officer pursuant to RCW 42.24.080;

(6) In accordance with chapter 2.10 SCC and amendment thereto the director may, upon approval by the county executive, enter into contracts on behalf of the county to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The director may act for the county initiating or participating in any intra or inter governmental agency program relative to the purpose of this chapter and may accept, on behalf of the county, grants, entitlements and shared revenue of every kind and nature. The director may delegate functions, powers and duties to other officers and employees of the department as (s)he deems expedient to further the purposes of this chapter. (Added by Ord. 82-133 § 2, Dec. 29, 1982; Amended by Ord. 83-154 § 3, Dec. 29, 1983; Amended by Ord. 86-005, Feb. 5, 1986; Amended by Ord. 96-049 § 2, July 10, 1996, Eff date July 22, 1996).