Section 155. Powers and duties

1. The county executive, except as otherwise
  provided by this chapter or by other law, shall:
    (a) Be the administrative head of the county government.
    (b)   Have   supervision,  direction  and  control  over  governmental
  functions of all administrative units of the county.
    (c) Have and exercise all  functions,  powers  and  duties  of  budget
  officer under article seven of the county law.
    (d)  Do  and  perform  such  additional  acts, duties and governmental
  functions as may be delegated to him by county act.
    (e) Report to the board of supervisors annually on or before the first
  day  of  February,  a  statement  of  the  activities  of  the   several
  administrative  units  of the county during the preceding fiscal year in
  such detail as the board of supervisors shall direct.
    (f) See that all laws of the state and all county acts  pertaining  to
  the administration of county government are enforced.
    (g)  Report  to  the  board  of  supervisors the failure of any county
  officer or other official paid from county funds, or  the  head  of  any
  administrative  unit,  institution or other county agency to enforce any
  law or county act which such official has been charged to perform.
    (h) Examine and approve or disapprove  the  form  and  sufficiency  of
  sureties on official bonds and undertakings.
    (i)  Report  to the board of supervisors the removal of any appointive
  officer or employee of the county in the  manner  and  within  the  time
  prescribed by local law.
    (j)  Present  to  the  board  of  supervisors, from time to time, such
  information concerning  the  affairs  of  the  county  as  he  may  deem
  necessary or as the board of supervisors by county act may request.
    (k) Attend meetings of the board of supervisors if he so desires or is
  requested by the board of supervisors so to do.
    2.  When  delegated  to  him by county act, the county executive shall
  have and exercise the following functions, powers  and  duties:  (a)  to
  coordinate the various activities of the county and unify the management
  of  its affairs; (b) to cause an audit and examination to be made of the
  books, records and papers of any administrative unit of the  county  and
  of  any  county  officer  or  other  official paid from county funds and
  report thereon to the board of supervisors with  all  convenient  speed;
  and  (c) to supervise the administration of all functions transferred to
  the county from units  of  local  government  and  make  recommendations
  thereon to the board of supervisors.