The single county executive shall do the following:

1. (1) Report on the condition of the county before March 1 of each year to the county legislative body and to the county residents.
2. (2) Recommend before March 1 of each year to the county legislative body any action or program the single county executive considers necessary for the improvement of the county and the welfare of county residents.
3. (3) Submit to the county legislative body an annual budget in accordance with IC 36-2-5 .
4. (4) Establish procedures to be followed by all county departments, offices, and agencies under the single county executive's jurisdiction to the extent these procedures are not expressly assigned by law to another elected or appointed officer.
5. (5) Administer all statutes, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the county, to the extent the administration of these matters is not expressly assigned by law to another elected or appointed officer.
6. (6) Supervise the care and custody of all county property.
7. (7) Supervise the collection of revenues, control all disbursements and expenditures, and prepare a complete account of all expenditures, to the extent these matters are not expressly assigned by law to another elected or appointed officer.
8. (8) Review, analyze, and forecast trends for county services and finances and programs of all county governmental entities, and report on and make recommendations concerning the services, finances, and programs to the county legislative body by March 15 of each year.
9. (9) Negotiate contracts for the county.
10. (10) Make recommendations concerning the nature and location of county improvements, and provide for the execution of those improvements.
11. (11) Supervise county administrative offices, except for the offices of elected officers.

12. (12) Do the following in January of each year:

    1. (A) Make a settlement with the county treasurer for the preceding calendar year, and include a copy of the settlement sheet in the order book of the single county executive.
    2. (B) Make an accurate statement of the county's receipts and expenditures during the preceding calendar year. The statement must include the name of and total compensation paid to each county officer, deputy, and employee. The single county executive shall post this statement at the courthouse door and two (2) other places in the county and shall publish it in the manner prescribed by IC 5-3-1 .
13. (13) Perform other duties and functions that are assigned to the single county executive by statute or ordinance.

As added by P.L.77-2014, SEC.15.