A strong internal County administrative operation

By Jim Monahan

A strong internal administrative operation with a Chief Executive Officer in charge, with budgetary controls over all departments!

• To empower the CEO to hire and fire appointed agency and department heads.
• Give CEO more budgetary control and responsibility to conduct financial forecasts and develop long-range fiscal strategies.
• Direct the county auditor to conduct more audits of department and agency spending and ensure compliance with State and Federal regulations.
• CEO should be a member of the negotiating team during union negotiations and mediator in collective bargaining.
• Board of Supervisors should commit to refer items back to the CEO when department or agency heads attempt policy changes without the CEO's input.
• Give the CEO power to investigate any agency or department.
• Board members will not meet with department heads without prior knowledge of CEO to prevent end runs on the Chief Executive Officer.
• Explore the possibility of Ventura County becoming a charter county, which could give it the ability to privatize more government services.