The director shall supervise and administer the activities of the department and shall advise the executive and the council with respect to matters affecting human services and the extent to which the county should participate in various human services programs and projects. The director may, upon approval by the executive, enter into and amend contracts on behalf of the county where the executive is authorized to do so under SCC 2.400.065. The director may act for the county in initiating or participating in any multi-governmental agency program relative to the purposes of this chapter and may accept, on behalf of the county, gifts and grants of every kind and nature. The director shall prepare and submit to the executive annual budget estimates for the department as provided in SCC 4.26.030. The director shall appoint all officers and employees of the department in accordance with the rules of the county personnel system. 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. 82-111 § 1, Oct. 26, 1982; Amended by Ord. 92-067, July 8, 1992; Amended by Amended Ord. 07-015, Mar. 21, 2007, Eff date Apr. 7, 2007).