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WASHINGTON COUNTY

Job Description County Judges Chief of Staff

Washington County Courthouse, 280 North College Avenue, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 ? phone: (479) 444 1728 ? fax: (479) 444 1731

?Website: https://www.washingtoncountyar.gov/

Date Revised: March 2013

CHIEF OF STAFF

Job Code: 27

Exempt: Yes

Department: County Judges Office

Reports To: County Judge

Location: Washington County Courthouse

SUMMARY:

The Chief of Staff, working closely with the County Judge, is charged with daily supervision and guidance

for 14 Department Heads, and all their employees, and serves as the liaison between all other county offices

and the County Judge as needed. The Chief of Staff generally works behind the scenes, and must provide

mature leadership to solve problems, mediate disputes, and deal with issues before they require the attention

of the Judge. Often the chief of Staff acts as a confidante and advisor to the Judge, providing a sounding

board for plans and budgetary concerns. Since the Chief of Staff assists with policy development and

implementation at each level, all county employees under the County Judge are either directly or indirectly

influenced by the Chief of Staffs functional authority. Projects and actions undertaken by the County

Judges Office represent many millions of county tax dollars, and the Chief of Staff must be a solid steward

of the countys financial resources. With the authority of the County Judge the Chief of Staff serves as the

final approval authority for all county expenditures originating from the Comptroller Department. The

Chief of Staff is responsible for putting into practice, all goals and objectives of the County Judge, and must

constantly monitor the progress of each to ensure the desired results are achieved. The ultimate goal of all

efforts is the improvement of the health, safety, welfare, and the economic growth of Washington County.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Serve as the County Judges primary staff supervisor of fourteen (14) department heads

who work under the authority of the County Judge.

Those departments are:

Animal Shelter

Road Department

Building & Grounds Department

Comptroller

IT Department

Human Resources

Juvenile Detention Center

Department of Emergency Management

Department of Grants Administration

Purchasing Department

Planning Department

<https://www.washingtoncountyar.gov/>

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Job Description County Judges Chief of Staff

Washington County Courthouse, 280 North College Avenue, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 ? phone: (479) 444 1728 ? fax: (479) 444 1731

?Website: https://www.washingtoncountyar.gov/

Department of Environmental Affairs

Archives Department

Department of Veterans Affairs

Assist with creation of all department budgets and policies for the approval of the

County Judge. Participate in the interviewing and hiring of county personnel for each

of the departments under the supervision of the County Judge. Participate in

departmental planning sessions, and assist with the coordination of all available

resources to accomplish the goals and missions of those departments.

Maintain information files regarding work performance and create annual performance

evaluation on each of the department heads under the supervision of the Chief of Staff.

Assist the County Judge with information, advice, and counsel as requested and make

recommendations on any issue that may affect the county. Represent the County Judge

during all periods of absence.

Under the authority of the County Judge approve all invoices presented to th e county

for payment as prepared by the Comptrollers Department. Provide approval to County

Judge Department Heads for unusual and/or larger than normal expenditures from their

specific budgets.

Write various special project reports for the county, write news releases, assist in

writing speeches for the County Judge, review other county reports. Participate in the

implementation of special projects such as building construction, hiring county

consultants, etc. and monitor the project and write reports for the interested parties on

the projects.

Review the Quorum Court calendar and meeting agenda, attend the meetings, provide

information as necessary to the Quorum Court on county affairs, and initia