In a county adopting the county manager plan, the chief executive officer shall be known as the county manager. The manager shall be chosen by the county board solely on the basis of training, experience and administrative qualifications and need not be a resident of the county at the time of appointment. The manager shall be appointed for an indefinite period and may be removed by the county board at any time, but after the manager has served as manager for one year the manager may demand written charges and a public hearing on the charges before the county board prior to the date when the final removal takes effect. Pending such hearing and removal, the county board may suspend the manager from office. The county board may designate some properly qualified person to perform the duties of the manager during absence or disability. The county board shall set the salary of the manager and may provide for a termination allowance.
The county manager shall be appointed by the county board as soon as practicable after the adoption of the county manager plan.
The county manager shall be the administrative head of the county and shall have all the powers and shall perform all the duties of an administrative or executive nature vested in or imposed upon the board of county commissioners by law or by agreement with any municipality or other subdivision of government and such additional powers as are granted or imposed by the board.
Minn. Stat. § 375A.03
1973 c 542 s 3; 1986 c 444