• Oversee all of the county’s debt

• Report monthly to the County Board and County Executive on the condition of outstanding contracts and of each of the county’s funds and the claims payable from the funds

• Countersign all contracts after determining the County has the necessary funds to pay the liabilities that may be incurred under the contracts

• Monitor the Treasurer’s accounts monthly and report to the County Executive and the County Board as to their correctness and any violations by the Treasurer of the Treasurer’s duty in the manner of keeping accounts or disbursing monies

• Provide an independent fiscal analysis of any matter affecting the County, and provide these bodies with a fiscal note for all proposed legislation as requested by the County Executive and County Board

• Prepare a annual, written, five-year financial condition forecast for distribution to the County Executive and County Board

• Administer and oversee all shared services contracts

• Submit the annual pension obligation bond report to the requisite state bodies

• Conduct audits designed to evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency and regulatory compliance of various county programs and operations and report the results to policy and administrative decision-makers

• Ensure the compilation of accounting transactions and the issuance of payments due to employees and vendors are accurate and timely

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