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Marion County Class Specification BulletinPage of >>> County Counsel Class Code: 607 Bargaining Unit: 10 - Department Heads MARION COUNTY Established Date: Jun 1, 1988 Revision Date: May 1, 2011 SALARY RANGE $5,090.40 - $6,820.80 Biweekly $11,029.20 - $14,778.40 Monthly OVERVIEW: FLSA: EEOC: Department: Exempt01 Officials and AdministratorsLegal Counsel GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES County Counsel serves as the county's chief legal officer and provides public policy, legal advice, and representation to the County through its governing body the board of commissioners. County Counsel also provides advice and representation to Marion County's elected and appointed officials. Demonstrates leadership, management, and innovation in the effective and efficient delivery of legal services to county departments; provides direction and manages department personnel, hearings officers, and Marion County Law Library staff. This is an unclassified position and serves at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners. County Counsel must have high level skills and abilities in leadership and management, human relations, organizational behavior, and management practices, including planning, organizing, directing, motivating, and decision making; requires exceptional skills in verbal and written communication; analysis and policy development. Management and supervision includes planning and assigning work, motivating staff to work effectively and efficiently, directing and monitoring work flow, and holding staff accountable for results. This position requires skills not only in managing employees, but also in relating with local government officials, business and corporate representatives. County Counsel is expected to apply a high level of creative and developmental thinking. Additional skills include: highly professional written legal opinions, identifying high level policy issues, developing response strategies for the board, skill in negotiating various levels of participation in partnerships with the county, and skill in creating a high level of support and participation by state and local government officials, community leaders and the public. County Counsel serves as a department head and manages the Office of County Counsel, the Law Library and oversees all legal matters of a civil nature which involve the county and may represent the county in litigation. SUPERVISION RECEIVED County Counsel works under the supervision of the Chief Administrative Officer to provide independent legal advice and representation. This is an unclassified position that serves at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners. SUPERVISION EXERCISED Exercises full supervisory authority over assistant legal counsel and support staff in the Office of County Counsel and the staff and operations of the county Law Library. https://agency.governmentjobs.com/marion/default.cfm?action=specbulletin&ClassSpecID=...8/3/2020